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July 18, 2025

What fog taught me

Some places are better in the off-season, and a village bakery is one of them. Locals barely noticed me. A man feeding gulls told me the place looks completely different in spring.

July 13, 2025

Notes from the salt marshes

The alarm went off before dawn, and by six I was already at the salt marshes. On the way home the train was nearly empty, so I reviewed the day's notes and planned the next trip.

July 11, 2025

On stone walls

It has been a while since my last trip to the canal district. Most of the morning went into watching stone walls; I took fewer frames than usual, but each one felt deliberate.

July 8, 2025

Slow afternoon at the old harbour

The forecast promised rain, so naturally I headed to the old harbour. I kept a paper notebook this time, writing down the time and the light for every roll.

July 5, 2025

Back to a mountain hut above the treeline

The forecast promised rain, so naturally I headed to a mountain hut above the treeline. I kept a paper notebook this time, writing down the time and the light for every roll.

July 1, 2025

A short walk: the northern lakes

The forecast promised rain, so naturally I headed to the northern lakes. A light drizzle started around ten. I sheltered under a bus stop roof and photographed people hurrying past.

June 25, 2025

Three days at a frozen bay

It has been a while since my last trip to a frozen bay. I tried a few long exposures, but the wind had other ideas. The handheld shots turned out better anyway.

June 21, 2025

Harbour cranes at a village bakery

The forecast promised rain, so naturally I headed to a village bakery. A light drizzle started around ten. I sheltered under a bus stop roof and photographed people hurrying past.

June 17, 2025

A morning at a hillside vineyard

It has been a while since my last trip to a hillside vineyard. The path was muddy and longer than the map suggested, but the view at the end made up for it.

June 13, 2025

Bicycles at a mountain hut above the treeline

It has been a while since my last trip to a mountain hut above the treeline. The café near a mountain hut above the treeline still serves the same cinnamon buns; I had two and pretended it was research.

June 7, 2025

What old doors taught me

The alarm went off before dawn, and by six I was already at the botanical garden. The café near the botanical garden still serves the same cinnamon buns; I had two and pretended it was research.

June 2, 2025

Learning to see bicycles

It has been a while since my last trip to the old harbour. The path was muddy and longer than the map suggested, but the view at the end made up for it.