I am Karin de Bruin and photography is my passion. I live in Hellevoetsluis, a beautiful fortified town on the Haringvliet and close to many beaches. I love photos taken with long shutter speeds. Clouds fade, colours intensify and water stills. The type of weather I love most are days with less wind, but if you live on the coast that is a wish that very rarely comes true. Water always fascinates, I can watch the sea for hours, how each wave arrives, different every time. But also a small lake where the water is often a bit calmer and gives beautiful reflections of the clouds or the trees on the shore. I prefer to see something in the water. Poles, a jetty, sticks or a tree. But I also know my way around the polder or forest and, with the right weather conditions, I come away from there with colourful images too. I have my own style and am proud that people recognise photos by my hand and would like to learn how my photos are created.