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Archive for July, 2012

Afghanistan 1971

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

My first real trip in a far away land… Two months on the road, thousands of kilometers driving a second hand Volkswagen beetle. Being stoned in Kabul, getting involved with a drug trafficker, overturning his Citroën DS while avoiding a donkey, and then totally wrecking it under a stranded truck in the middle of the […]

Airport

Sunday, July 8th, 2012

Before picking up the rest of the family at the airport… More about ‘This is not Belgium‘.

Strolling

Saturday, July 7th, 2012

Strolling in the streets of Brussels. And in the ‘Palais de Justice’, the biggest court of justice in Europe, designed by Poelaert in the late 19th century. Quite a lot of people in the poorer part of the capital had to be evicted for its construction. So much so that ‘voilen architek’ (dirty architect) became […]

Ommegang…

Friday, July 6th, 2012

Ommegang… Yes. But wasn’t really motivated. I left before it really started. I was better at it last year. Same place as two days ago but from the other side… Repeating myself?

Don’t forget ‘Le Tour’ is touring…

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

The highest celebration of the most clever mode of transport is under way: ‘Le Tour de France’ will write another page in its 99-year old history.

July 4th

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

If it is about belonging, about identity, about connection, I don’t mind national celebrations, be it in the U.S. or in any country. If it is about borders, nationalism, exclusion and arrogance, I do.

Quick Snap…

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

A quick snap on my way to buy a screen calibrator. The ‘Ommegang’ is in the streets of Brussels again. I went last year. Will go back this year…

Scanning from the old box

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Scanning Belgian negatives from the old box. One eye on the progress bar of the scanning software on screen nr1, the other eye on stage 2 of the Tour de France on screen nr2.