In the period 1991-1994 I made a photographic story about Amsterdam Old-West. As a street photographer I do this again, but now within the boundaries of ‘Old Amsterdam’. This part of Amsterdam is everything that lies within the Singelgracht.
Street photography
Zeedijk
de Dam
Oude Doelenstraat
Amstelstraat
Spui
Nieuwendijk
Oude Turfmarkt
Binnen Wieringerstraat
De Dam, Amsterdam, 2024
Mozes en Aaronstraat, Amsterdam, 2024 NLEng Ik fotografeer in kleur en heb leren fotograferen in zwart-wit analoog. Zwart wit fotografie was er alleen maar omdat kranten in zwart wit werden gedrukt. Kleuren fotografie was iets voor de magazine en dan vooral voor de advertenties. Dus kleuren fotografie was commercieel en dus ‘vies’ . In de jaren 60 van de vorige eeuw begonnen de eerste fotografen te experimenteren met kleuren foto’s en al snel werd dit werk opgemerkt door de grote musea. Toen ook de kranten in kleur verschenen, verdween de zwart wit fotografie uit beeld. Zwart wit was vooral iets…
Mozes en Aaronstraat, Amsterdam, 2024
Mozes en Aaronstraat, Amsterdam, 2024
The Singelgracht is the waterway that borders the entire Amsterdam Center and flows along the Nassaukade, Stadhouderskade and Mauritskade. The name only refers to the canal, not the adjacent built-up quays. Partly for this reason the name is less known than those of other canals. On the outside of the canal are the Nassaukade (west), Stadhouderskade (south) and Mauritskade (east); on the center side the Marnixkade, Leidsekade, Nicolaas Witsenkade, Sarphatikade, Huddekade, Spinozastraat and Alexanderkade. (source: Wikipedia). The Singelgracht was created during the fourth expansion of the canal belt (the Fourth Explanation) in 1663. At that time, the 5 meter high city wall was extended over the Amstel to the east. There was a 60 meter wide canal around this city wall: the Singelgracht. Ultimately, this created an 8-kilometer city defense structure with 26 pentagonal strongholds and eight gates: ‘the Buitensingel’. This striking semi-circular wall marked the boundaries of Amsterdam until the end of the 19th century