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Class // autonomous photography //

For this class, during the last block of this semester, we work by methods of a photographer of choice and focus upon a subcultural group.

I Choose to work inspired by Alec Soth, who’s work you can find on my inspiration blog (whatcamecross.tumblr.com). I will focus upon the subcultural group of creators. A group of people that live with a strict passion or fascination for specific things. This can be anything, some of them want to live free to feel alive, others must build that one house they dream of. The thing they have in common is that they all have an thriving urge.

This week we worked by the titel ‘And me’. I found some people that I know of for a couple of years now. They have kitchens on wheels. A scene that is rooted in film catering and developed it self thru traveling art festivals in the Netherlands. This year happened to be a great success for them business wise. A huge crowd came to visit this years festival at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam.

Since I worked in catering myself a lot I always envied these people with there extravagant kitchens and bars. For these weeks assignment I imagined myself being one of them.

Wat is Documentaire eigenlijk precies?

Deze vraag werd me afgelopen week gesteld toen ik aan het werken was aan een project op de Amsterdams ZuidAs. Dat bracht me op het idee om deze definitie ook hier met jullie te delen.

De organisatie “World Union of Documentary“ gaf in 1948 deze definitie aan documentaire:

“Met documentairefilm wordt bedoeld alle methoden van opname op celluloid (dat is het materiaal waar fotorolletjes van gemaakt worden, tegenwoordig ook digitaal) van enig aspect van de realiteit door ofwel feitelijke filmopname ofwel door een integere en gerechtvaardigde reconstructie, om daarmee een beroep te doen op zowel verstand als gevoel, met als doel het stimuleren van het verlangen naar en het vergroten van menselijke kennis en begrip, en het eerlijk tonen van problemen en oplossingen daarvan op het terrein van economie, cultuur en menselijke relaties.”

Stichting Wakker Dier heeft net een nieuwe campagne gelanceerd om meer bewustzijn te creëren rondom de consumptie van kippenvlees. Ter vergelijking laten ze een ‘normale’ kip en een plofkip zien. Vorig jaar rond deze tijd maakte ik voor het vak reclamefotografie een campagne ter promotie van biologisch kippenvlees. Ik koos er daar voor om de vergelijking tussen mens en plofkip te laten zien gebaseerd op de feiten rondom plofkippen.

Stichting Wakker Dier heeft net een nieuwe campagne gelanceerd om meer bewustzijn te creëren rondom de consumptie van kippenvlees. Ter vergelijking laten ze een ‘normale’ kip en een plofkip zien.

Vorig jaar rond deze tijd maakte ik voor het vak reclamefotografie een campagne ter promotie van biologisch kippenvlees. Ik koos er daar voor om de vergelijking tussen mens en plofkip te laten zien gebaseerd op de feiten rondom plofkippen.

Class // autonomous photography //

For this class, during the last block of this semester, we work by methods of a photographer of choice and focus upon a subcultural group.

I Choose to work inspired by Gregory Crewdson, who’s work you can find on my inspiration blog (whatcamacross.tumblr.com). An I will focus upon the subcultural group of creators.

This week we worked by the theme ‘Here I am’. I focused on the procrastination phenomenon, a set a rituals that many artists perform as a matter of postponement. With ‘Here I am’ I show my never ending need to wander and be with nature, whenever I am restless or in despair.

Theme song to these feeling;

trek - Spencer&Antfood

And there it is! BERLIN HEUTE! a contemporary photography journal on Berlin.

Early april 2012 forty-two photography students of the KABK The Hague, went on an field trip to document the city of Berlin. They all worked by the theme; Berlin hat viele farben (Berlin has many colors, or The colors of Berlin).

Right here in front of you is the end result of there investigations. All photographers had 2,5 days time to make the series. A true challenge with stunning results.

My feature is to be seen from page 81.

Enjoy!

R

Since I like to hunt for specific things but often don’t know what to do with it, I started to photograph them. And so I do with Airplanes in blue skies. Two weeks ago in Berlin I Shot a quite special one. 

Since I like to hunt for specific things but often don’t know what to do with it, I started to photograph them. And so I do with Airplanes in blue skies. Two weeks ago in Berlin I Shot a quite special one. 

… And there it was, the stunning stack of wood, 9174 m3 and 45.98 meters high. A brave generation made the attempt to challenge there fathers that set a worldrecord 25 years ago. Months went by, rains, blizzards, freezing cold, setbacks, fatigue, and doubts, but the piles of wood kept on growing, and so did the social cohesion. Nearly 6 months of hard labor brought a small community together to celebrate there sheer will and determination.  What started as generational strife, evolved into a metaphor for social cohesion and companionship that would dominate the news for weeks. Non commercial projects like these are becoming scarce and seem to be incomprehensible for the regular consumer that is fed with thoughts of profits and financial gain. The irritation about this trend set me of to this place to follow the proces of the building. The people of Espelo, didn’t quite understand what I came searching for early january when there was nothing to see at all. Nevertheless they welcomed the funny guy from Amsterdam warmly and gave me shelter when I needed it.  The project is not finished yet. When the corn starts to bloom the spot of the fire should be visible in the hight of the crop.  A small book shall be the end product of this project. For now I want thank the very hospitable community of Espelo for all there good care. Best Roderik

… And there it was, the stunning stack of wood, 9174 m3 and 45.98 meters high.

A brave generation made the attempt to challenge there fathers that set a worldrecord 25 years ago. Months went by, rains, blizzards, freezing cold, setbacks, fatigue, and doubts, but the piles of wood kept on growing, and so did the social cohesion. Nearly 6 months of hard labor brought a small community together to celebrate there sheer will and determination. 

What started as generational strife, evolved into a metaphor for social cohesion and companionship that would dominate the news for weeks. Non commercial projects like these are becoming scarce and seem to be incomprehensible for the regular consumer that is fed with thoughts of profits and financial gain.

The irritation about this trend set me of to this place to follow the proces of the building. The people of Espelo, didn’t quite understand what I came searching for early january when there was nothing to see at all. Nevertheless they welcomed the funny guy from Amsterdam warmly and gave me shelter when I needed it. 

The project is not finished yet. When the corn starts to bloom the spot of the fire should be visible in the hight of the crop. 

A small book shall be the end product of this project.

For now I want thank the very hospitable community of Espelo for all there good care.

Best Roderik

NRCnext Inbeeld! 22/03/2012

Last Satruday we went tot the beach where MR. Niels Blokhuis, Dude of all suits, found himself a white horse called Adonis.

Vanfleteren meets Deelder

For a technical assignment I had to make an imitation of a picture. My choice was easily made. Somewhere in september last year, two legends met in a bar called Ari. The result has been on my wall ever since it was published in the Volkskrant.

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While hiking in the Austrian alps last summer, these gliders were flying over al day.I imagined the battle of pride among the two disciplines on the takeoff platform. This batle could only take place in the air, where the hunt for thermal currents is on!

I got an assignment to work in Gregory Crewdson his style. I went to Schiphol Airport, a strange place in time.

I got an assignment to work in Gregory Crewdson his style. I went to Schiphol Airport, a strange place in time.

A gift?

A gift?

Hi! I’m Roderik and I tell stories and take pictures

Hi! I’m Roderik and I tell stories and take pictures