slow photography
Feb 26
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The street that would disappear 1

In Holland there is this law; if a house has been empty for a year and a half it can/could be legally squatted. To prevent this from happening there are organisations that take care of buildings. I lived anti-squat for more than 12 years. You never know when to move out and there is only a 2 weeks notice, but if you are lucky you get to live in amazing places. I was very lucky. I lived in an old hospital, close to the sea in Scheveningen for 5 years for example, but my last house was also very special. It was situated on the edge of the city of The Hague. The last part where there were still greenhouses. The whole area with farmers had to make place for rich people’s houses and project development. When I arrived a part of the area was already constructed with big villa’s, but because of the crisis the demolition of standing houses came to a stop. My street was a long street of old freestanding farmhouses that had to be taken down in the future and they were almost all occupied by anti-squat people. At the very end of our street there […]
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Feb 24
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Tika Stardust – Love without borders

Sometimes magic happens and angels do exist! Tika Stardust is the greatest love giver I know. She is fighting the rights for people with emotional and physical disabilities to express their intimacy and sexual needs. For years, Tika worked in the more traditional healthcare industry. It was this work that made her aware of how intimacy and sexual needs are both ignored and remain taboo. Her work is documented in the book Een stukje liefde. I am blessed that I met Tika at a special moment in my life. We couldn’t stop talking and, apart from being an amazing woman, she was busy trying to get the taboo of love and intimacy for handicapped and mentally disabled people out in the open. I was happy to help her get images to go with her story. I accompanied her to several clients and I could feel the love and respect. She has been on television, TEDX and was interviewed by several newspapers. A short documentary won the price for “Best Story” and also In Hongkong and Taiwan they made a documentary where sex is a difficult subject to talk about. I am very proud to see my photo’s in all these […]
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