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Author: Arthur van Beveren
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Rotterdams puin
Vandaag is het precies 76 jaar geleden dat het centrum van Rotterdam door het Duitse bombardement grotendeels werd verwoest. Veel puin werd gebruikt om waterwegen te dempen zoals de Blaak, de Rotterdamse Schie en de Schiedamsesingel. Er was echter zoveel puin dat er in de stad zelf geen plek meer was. Het puin (of de…
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Dodenherdenking Kornwerderzand 2016
Like every 4th of May, I’ve visited Kornwerderzand again to attend the Dodenherdenking. Since 2012, I’ve made it a tradition to visit Kornwerderzand on the Afsluitdijk every Dodenherdenking (Remembrance of the Dead in the Netherlands) on the 4th of May. Because it’s a site with great history: here the Dutch army had some succes in…
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Exhibition at UNESCO headquarters Paris
At the occasion of the General Conference-38th Session on 3 November 2015 the UNESCO main entrance was decorated with the winning images of the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2015. One of my photos from the Regelbau series can be seen from 3 November – 18 November 2015 at 7 Place de Fontenoy in Paris. Photos by Lois…
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Alfred Fried Photography Award 2015
Last week I was invited as one of the five winners of the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2015 (world’s best photo on the theme of peace) to Vienna for the award ceremony. I participated with my photoseries Regelbau about German World War Two fortifications along the coasts of Europe. The final 10.000 euro grand prize for…
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Reto Hollenstein hits a Tour de France spectator in Utrecht
IAM Cycling runner Reto Hollenstein hit a crossing spectactor during the inspection of the time trial stage of the Tour de France 2015 in the city centre of Utrecht.
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Learn to fly
For a boy in the 1920s it seemed like a dream. Becoming an airplane pilot once. Especially for the not-so-wealthy this stayed a dream. They couldn’t get closer to the skies than on this postcard which I found in France. The untouched landscape with peaceful sailing boats and a picturesque road on land is a big…
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On the shortlist for the Alfred Fried Photography Award
Just last week I was informed that I’m on the shortlist of the 2015 Alfred Fried Photography Award! Out of the 10 listed, 5 will receive the Alfred Fried Piece Medal and one photo will be selected as the best photo on the theme of peace. The final decision will be made on 17 September in…
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Dodenherdenking bij het Kazemattenmuseum Kornwerderzand
Since 2012, I’ve made it a tradition to visit Kornwerderzand on the Afsluitdijk every Dodenherdenking (Remembrance of the Dead in the Netherlands) on the 4th of May. Because it’s a site with great history: here the Dutch army had some succes in preventing the Germans from breaking through the defence lines in May 1940. Because…