Only two hours to the beach from our home, why don’t we do this more often? We definitively should! This time family came over from Australia and Canada, hence the little airplane. Digging together in the sand and watching countless aircrafts heading Schiphol coming from the Atlantic. So normal and exceptional at the same time.

Today I am reorganizing my hard disk and I came along one of my old time favorites from Boston. A little boy holding a ball looking like a globe in his hands.

I love the time after christmas with minimized light when being feels somehow like floating in a space without time or borders. The hours are ticking away – like they always do. And then after the big noise – arriving and departing – the new year is here, always bringing new light. A moment to reflect of course. Which beautiful things of the passed year to not forget and to remind yourself of the battles that were won. But what about new plans and making resolutions? This year for me it feels rather like I have to cut down on them in order to get a peaceful mind. I read a book on the psychology of making portraits including a chapter about mindful photography. This teaches one how to stay in the moment, how to appreciate little things and to maybe find poetry within. I used to do that during my 1 000 a picture a day-project and sometimes I miss doing it. I guess I will return to that plan someday. For now it is: good bye 2017, hello 2018!