Living outside my world

Photos: Home: Amsterdam

liloentje — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:17:00 GMT

The Daily light

Photos: My favorite pica´s

liloentje — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:10:00 GMT

Being in different places, meeting new people and exploring the beauty of mother nature. Here some of my favorite places (worldwide) and moments

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited, The different faces of Viña del Mar

liloentje — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:39:00 GMT

After seeing the other applications I almost gave up. And exactly herein you can recognize me. At one hand there is a lack of self-confidence. I never consider my own work or performances as good enough. But I do have the perseverance to not let that become in my way. I work hard and with discipline to improve my skills, techniques and vision. I am ambitious, willing to learn and my biggest passions are photography, traveling and exploring the world. It would be an honor to learn from the best and to get in contact with inspiring organizations such as Nation Geographic.I am convinced to have the eye for detail and the creativity that allows me to capture the beauty of human life and nature. I also have the patience and passion to retake pictures until they are as best as possible.What I would like is to learn new techniques to improve my wildlife pictures, to gain inspiring ideas to be able to reach the larger public and an expert’s input on how to tell a story solely with images. In my opinion, this scholarship is a life-changing opportunity from which I hope to gain sufficient knowledge and experience to increase my confidence and grow both as a photographer and as a person.

Photos: Home

liloentje — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 06:35:00 GMT

Zeeland is the place where I almost grew up. I almost spent all my Holidays in this beautiful province in the south of the Netherlands. Swimming, sailing and gathering with family. This is the place were I feel most at home

Photos: This is me!

liloentje — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:05:00 GMT

Instead of telling you all about myself I haven chosen some pictures of special moments in my life.

My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

liloentje — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:27:55 GMT

A sunny day in Toconao was the first time I saw a membrillo. It was after the ¨Highland winter¨ when heavy rainfalls ruined this little ´place of stones´ in the north of Chile. A nearby dam flooded and a muddy torrent swept away parts of the village. Twenty families lost their house, the reason I was there.
Gathered by Oscar, the big organizer, a group of people collected money and traveled from Calama to Toconao. With a truck full of construction material and cars overloaded with blankets, clothes and food it took two hours to cross the Atacama dessert. Together with local families we built wooden houses. At the end of the day an old indigenous lady in her colorful traditional dress came over to thank me. Her grandson gave me a plastic bag with yellow things. Not having a clue what it was I thanked her and wished her all the luck of the world. The next day I had lunch with my neighbors and for dessert we had the weird yellow things, called a membrillo. My neighbor, tried to describe the taste, but failed. This fruit has the shape of a pear; the structure of an apple and is sour like a lemon but can be sweet as well. Determined to describe its taste, I strained my senses, and put a piece in my mouth. There was a sour explosion. My lips twisted in an ugly grimace and it felt if I was about to loose my teeth. Simultaneously I tasted something sweet. It faded before I could recognize it. All left was a strange feeling and strong dryness in my throat. I realized that the mix of flavors could not be put in words. This experience made me think about the old lady in Toconao. For the first time in my life I saw from close how living without the luxury of the modern world actually mirrors wealth. It is hard living in the dessert without tap water. It is also wonderful. Living in one of the most beautiful places on earth, without the hustle and bustle of city-life and having a backyard full of membrillo´s, which overwhelming sourness makes a sweet whiff even sweeter.