The Rijnhaven Bridge is a bridge for pedestrians and bicycles and connects the Wilhelminapier with the Katendrecht district. Katendrecht was in the past the pink neighborhood where sailors and other people visited the nightlife. Because in Rotterdam many places and objects get a nickname the Rijnhaven bridge quickly got the nickname "The Whore Runner".
This photo was taken with a light-sensitive wide-angle lens from a tripod and with a slow shutter speed. As a result, there is more light in the photo than there actually was. It also gives the water and clouds a typical "look".
Hotel New York, the World Port Centre, the Montevideo and the Rotterdam are visible in the photo.
Hotel New York, with its two towers, is easily recognizable and it exudes the atmosphere of the time when the headquarters of the Holland America Line was located there.
Peet de Rouw is a maritime and industrial photographer who prefers evening and night photography. During the Corona period, Peet delved into artificial intelligence (Ai) for producing images using entered text. His work has been used in magazines, books and on websites. As a specialist in night photography,.. Read more…