A digital manipulation of an image with a view of the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam.
Anyone who loves architecture will be amazed by this peninsula. The most famous starchitects in the world erect buildings here. Álvaro Siza, Renzo Piano, Francine Houben, Norman Foster and also 'our own' Rem Koolhaas from Rotterdam. His 'De Rotterdam' stands out the most. The three connected towers of almost 150 meters high together form a 'vertical city' with luxury apartments, a four star hotel, offices, shops, restaurants, fitness and parking.
Amongst all those shiny high-rise buildings, a number of buildings still remind us of the time when many Europeans departed from this place to America by steamship. Like the Cruise Terminal, where now the most majestic cruise ships moor. And the famous Hotel New York, where sturdy ship elements still remind us of all those land movers.
Both a number of old warehouses and new towers now offer space for cultural institutions and restaurants. With the arrival of the Nederlands Fotomuseum, film house and jazz venue LantarenVenster and the Luxor Theatre, the Kop van Zuid has become a real cultural hotspot.
Leo takes nature photos, wanders through his hometown Rotterdam and also likes to capture images by means of macro-photography. In addition, Leo is developing more and more into abstract and impressionistic images, e.g. by using longer shutter speeds in combination with motion blur.
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