This black-and-white photograph captures the iconic Ferris wheel on the Pier in Scheveningen in a clear, timeless moment. The huge wheel towers above the small platform, drawn tightly against the sky. In an almost surreal confluence, a cloud seems to be 'eaten' by the spinning wheel, as if nature and construction are playing one game for a moment. The photo is razor-sharp, making every detail - from the spokes of the wheel to the structure of the cloud - stand out clearly and powerfully.
The Ferris wheel has been a landmark in Scheveningen for years, a fixed form in a constantly moving coastal landscape. The choice of black and white emphasises that fixed character: without colour, pure form, light and composition remain. The contrast between the light sky and the dark contours of the wheel reinforces the graphic, almost architectural character of the image.
This is a photograph that perfectly sums up the tranquillity as well as the monumentality of this place. It is a moment that does not feel tied to a specific year or season, but to the enduring relationship between the sea, the sky and the silhouette of a modern icon. A timeless image of a place where city and coast meet.
Sjoerd Lammers
The Netherlands
Olympus OM-D + iPhone/Hipstamatic
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