simulation

In the Netherlands, kids learn to swim with their clothes on.

cold / warm

In front of a swimming pool -- Zuiderbad, Amsterdam.
I decided to shoot kids just when they came out of the swimming pool, to capture their state of mind/look at this precise moment.
I called this series 'wet hair'.
(more shots will follow).

contradiction

trained to perfection

I met them in Vondelpark on Queen's Day and was impressed by their performance.
I'm hoping to know them better and develop a photo story on those girls sharing the same passion for gymnastic.

limonade + cake = €1

red balloon

hip hop

They made up these hip hop moves on the spot, right after their swimming lesson.

small orange

Summer issue of small magazine is out.

hanging

She's probably training in a circus school.

the end of the week-end

french fries

the egg

labyrinth

on the road

It's about kids and caravans. On the road.
I hope to share this ongoing project with you soon.

Christmas toys for sale

Queen's Day, 5pm. Time to pack up again and go home with the unsold until next year's festivities.
This boy still expects to sell his left-overs from Christmas.

shadows

take off

tough

dirty hands

five chairs

popcorn et caetera

At the funfair -an ongoing project.

same old jokes

the blue vs the red

focused

There was a kids tournament this week-end at A.V.V. Swift football club.

nothing to lose

He knows he's asking something he should not.

backstage

I covered the backstage of a kids fashion show.
I expected it to be pretty chaotic with kids running all around but I have to say that everything went very smoothly.
(more photos on my flickr).

warriors

I'm currently working on a personal project with a hockey club in Amsterdam.
The goals look like warriors.

International Women's Day

March 8th, 2009 -Amsterdam.
Kids and their mothers are on the street to celebrate the day.

an ice cream after swimming

They are just coming out of the swimming pool.
Zuiderbad, Amsterdam.

Aikido with pregnant teacher