A black and white HDR shot of the porters house in Schiedam. One of the most beautiful spots of the city. The clouds in the picture give it a pretty dramatic "look."
The porters house:
The striking Zakkendrager House from 1725 served as a guild house for Zakkendrager Guild Sint Anthonis. The bags carriers may unload goods since 1465, led by the many grain and malt ships. The guild and the Zakkendrager House thus formed an important link in the Schiedam economy. In daktorentje hangs a clock pockets carriers warned when loading or unloading goods in a ship were. The building is a waiting room for the bags carriers who lived in the neighborhood and would not hear the bell. For the distribution of the work was "smacked" the men dropped dice through a funnel and who threw the highest eyes, was available work. Despite increasing industrialization and mechanization in the nineteenth century, the bags carriers were vital for transport. Schiedam Zakkendrager Guild is the only guild in Europe that still exist.
Ik ben Bram Kool, 28 jaar en geboren in Schiedam. Ik ben grafisch vormgever bij ZPRESS Studio in Dordrecht en in mijn ?vrije tijd? ben ik veel bezig met fotografie. Al vanaf jonge leeftijd wilde ik graag foto?s maken. Ik kreeg een fototoestel met toen nog een fotorolletje en.. Read more…
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