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The Magical Light of a Winter Morning

The Magical Light of a Winter Morning

Posted by | Feb 4, 2017 | ,

…es of Amsterdam at moments when it shouldn’t normally happen: early in the morning, taking the long route to the office, or on foggy days and cold nights. If I don’t have the camera with me, I get bored of walking more than one hour in the city. The winter mornings, especially the sunny ones, have a special light. This is what we’re missing when we are in a rush to get to work, not paying attention to our surroundings: Next time, slow down and loo…

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How to spend 24 hours in Amsterdam

How to spend 24 hours in Amsterdam

Posted by | May 7, 2025 | ,

…You can almost go back in time if you walk these streets very early in the morning. Then I’d head towards the Dam Square, quickly admire the Royal Palace and the Nieuwe Kerk, take a few snapshots with the pigeons, and continue towards the canal belt area. In the morning, before the traffic on the canals begins, the water is still and it’s like a mirror reflecting the beautiful canal houses. I would be seen zig-zag-ing the bridges between the four…

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Saturday morning walk

Saturday morning walk

Posted by | Mar 5, 2016 | ,

This is how I like to start my weekends: sunny weather and a trip to the Noordermarkt, to buy fresh, tasty food! Happy Saturday everyone! 🙂 Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for more stories about life in the Netherlands, written by a real local, updated constantly. Check out my photo book: Amsterdam Through the Seasons! Love what you’re reading? Support my work with a small donation. Subscribe to the newslette…

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A Summer Morning at the Alkmaar Cheese Market: My First Visit

A Summer Morning at the Alkmaar Cheese Market: My First Visit

Posted by | Jun 16, 2016 | ,

This is an early Amsterdamian piece from 2016, written after my first visit to the Alkmaar Cheese Market. For a full visitor’s guide with current opening times, history, and practical info, see: Alkmaar Cheese Market: A Complete Visitor’s Guide. The Dutch know their cheese: they make delicious cheeses in quite a few varieties and I love them for that! This is a rich tradition in the Netherlands and there are a few traditional cheese markets where…

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Amsterdam Photographers to Follow on Instagram

Amsterdam Photographers to Follow on Instagram

Posted by | Apr 20, 2021 | ,

…oot is during the morning. The city is calm and peaceful at that time. The morning light is beautiful and less harsh than during the day and the crowds are still at home. Making for much more authentic, storytelling scenes.” 2. @pictorlux I found Roger’s account while looking for cinematic pictures of Amsterdam. He’s doing a lot of night photography recently and I love his photos of Amsterdam streets in the fog; so mysterious! ” I am Roger Janssen…

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The Story of a Saturday Morning

The Story of a Saturday Morning

Posted by | Apr 16, 2018 | ,

The day started sunny and warm, with beautiful fluffy clouds and cherry blossom: It continued with dark clouds approaching (still beautiful) and a lunch with a good friend at Orloff, where we found refuge from the rain and hail.  Then it was sunny again, perfect for a walk and pictures under the cherry trees: Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for more stories about life in the Netherlands, written by a real loc…

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Early morning in Amsterdam

Early morning in Amsterdam

Posted by | Jul 20, 2014 | ,

Walking around the city before everyone else wakes up is a wonderful sensation. I love the empty streets, the tranquillity, the stillness of the canals, the sun slowly rising over the houses. I think it might become a habit 🙂 Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for more stories about life in the Netherlands, written by a real local, updated constantly. Check out my photo book: Amsterdam Through the Seasons! Love…

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Saturday morning

Saturday morning

Posted by | Feb 7, 2015 | ,

Even a rainy winter day can be a great one, if you know how to spend it! This grey Saturday started well: a delicious cappuccino and an apple muffin at Headfirst Coffee Roasters, in the pleasant company of Amsterdamming, a visit at the Noordermarkt to buy spring flowers and cheese, then going home to cook something delicious for later. I hope the rest of the weekend will be as nice and cosy as it started 🙂 Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdam…

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Red Light District in a Different Light

Red Light District in a Different Light

Posted by | Oct 30, 2018 | ,

…indows.  My friend and I were almost alone on the streets on that Saturday morning. Here and there we would encounter other people: two guys feeding the pigeons, someone cleaning a store window and other occasional passers-by. We would check each other with curiosity, each of us thinking what on earth is the other person doing at such an early hour in this part of the city. Even the seagulls (who were having a feast on the garbage bags not yet pic…

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Amsterdam in Summer: A Photo Diary from Fifteen Years of Archives

Amsterdam in Summer: A Photo Diary from Fifteen Years of Archives

Posted by | Aug 4, 2026 | , ,

…hen it breaks through. I’m not a morning person, I admitted as much in the morning light, back in 2011, but the few times I’ve caught the city at sunrise have been worth every alarm. One of them was an early morning in 2014, the streets still empty and the canals completely flat; I wrote then that it might become a habit. It did not, at least not until many years later. And then, every year, comes the moment I notice the first yellow leaves in lat…

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