About ‘Amsterdam Canal Houses at Blue Hour’ by Edwin Mooijaart
There is a moment in the evening in Amsterdam when everything comes together: the blue hour. The sky turns a deep cobalt blue, and the illuminated facades of the canal houses reflect in the still water of the Singel. That was precisely the moment when I captured this image, along the Singel in the heart of the city. Before me stood the…
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My photography is about light and atmosphere — that brief moment when a place reveals itself. I shoot landscapes, forests and cities, but only when the conditions make it worthwhile: a fiery sunrise, a glowing sunset, thick morning mist or the blue hour when sky and artificial light hold each other in perfect balance. Flat midday light with a cloudless sky is not for me — I'm chasing something magical, something fleeting.
That search takes me from Dutch polders…
