From the water, Amsterdam unfolds like a stage. The boat glides slowly, tracing a discreet line on the surface, while the city rises to the horizon. The tightly-packed facades, irregular roofs and church spires create a silhouette that is familiar, but always surprising.
In black and white, the city takes on a different dimension. The colours fade away to make way for textures, contrasts and the shadows cast by the clouds. The sky seems heavy, almost dramatic, but the light still glides over the water, offering an unexpected softness.
This photograph is less an urban view than an atmosphere: a suspended moment where you let yourself be carried away by the fluidity of the canals and the quiet strength of the city. It reflects Amsterdam's eternal identity, at once vibrant and soothing, ancient and modern.
In an interior, it radiates elegance and depth, like an open window on a capital where time seems to flow differently.
I'm an explorer of moments. My photographs are born of an emotion, a light, a detail that stops me in the present. They tell the story of fragments of life, sometimes at the turn of a journey, sometimes at the heart of everyday life, always.. Read more…