Visit the new RSPB/BirdLife Save the Albatross web site at www.savethealbatross.net
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Albatross articles two dutch magazines
Published at almost the same moment, two magazines have published the contribution I made: an article about albatrosses accompanied with my own photographs. The first magazine is called Leven and is send to all members of the Dutch Vegetarian Society. The second, Het Vogeljaar is published by the Dutch Ornithological Union. Althought the theme of the two articles is the same, they were written independently from each other. Anyone interested in my special promotion Albatross on canvas can read on from the links below:
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Hooverphonic - Melkweg, Amsterdam, 27 November 2007
Wednesday 27 November the Belgium band Hooverphonic performed in the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam to present their latest (seventh) album to the dutch audience The President Of The LSD Golf Club. The public responded very enthusiasticly, and so the band returned twice for an encore, playing their hit Mad About You amongt other songs. The opening act was The Go Find, who called themselves 'Hooverphonic's soundcheckers' but they proved to be more than just that. Their latest masterpiece is called Stars On The Wall. Check here for my photographs of Hooverphonic (15) and The Go Find (8). |
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'Special Antarctica' update!
You may know that the left main menu item called Special Antarctica contains all sorts of background information on Antarctica and on albatrosses. Lately I have been working on a number of updates:
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Cristina Branco - 'Abril' :: Paradiso, Amsterdam, 21 November 2007
Cristina Branco introduced her new album Abril', filled with songs written by the Portugese singer José (Zeca) Afonso, now performed by Cristina and her new band. Their support act was the Brazilian singerRogério Bicudo. Seventeen photographs of this concert can be viewed here. |
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Souldada - Cameleon Theatre, Amsterdam, 16 november 2007
The Cameleon Theatre is located in an old school building outside the center of Amsterdam. It's a small and snug venue, the perfect location for the world music of Souldada that played here yesterday. Today I am publishing ten photographs of this band that I met two months ago for the first time when they played on a boat-restaurant. |
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The Brunettes - Studio K, Amsterdam, 15 November 2007
In the new venue Studio K in Amsterdam, The Brunettes played songs from their latest CD, Structures & Cosmetics. I vividly recommend this band to anyone who wants to go and see a good live act. In case you missed it - here's fourteen photographs of The Brunettes. |
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Sailors donate € 210,30 to the albatross!
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LEXsample photographs used for new CD and DVD of Nynke Laverman
Photographs I took last June 22nd at the Maisfrou live concert, at the theatre-garden in the village of Rijs (Friesland)have been used to design the artwork for Frisian singer Nynke Laverman's new CD and DVD titled 'De Nacht Van De Maisfrou' The DVD had its premier last Friday 9th November. The public were not the only ones to be surprised, Nynke herself was overwhelmed when she was presented with a golden record for her first CD 'Sielesâlt' which has sold more than 35,000 copies. Not a bad result at all for a CD sung in Frisian language! DVD and CD can be ordered online via Nynke's website, www.nynkelaverman.nl. |
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An Pierlé & White Velvet - Municipal Theatre Mechelen, Belgium, 1 November 2007
An Pierlé and her White Velvets played in Mechelen (Belgium) at the Municipal Theatre that had filled up with an audience that was somewhat aloof despite the band that showed great enthousiasm and produced a good sound. I've selected 10 photographs of this concert for you. |
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Tierra del Fuego, Beagle Channel and the Antarctic peninsula (End 2006/early 2007)
Due to a lot other activities, I was unable to publish this series of photographs any sooner than this. But here they are, at last: a selection of the photographs I took at the beginning of this year whilst guiding on two trips to the Antarctic peninsula. Enoy these 118 photographs (11 pages). |
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LEXsample photograph of Wandering Albatross is being used for painting
Searching the internet, the New Zealand artist Shelley Cruickshank came across my photograph used on the website of BirdLife International. BirdLife is using my photographs for the albatross campaign. Shelley sent me this picture of the work in progress. The background is nearly finished, it is inspired on Mount Maunganui in the early morning hours. She uses acrylic paint used as watercolour, on 300gm cotton paper. If you wish to see more of Shelley's work, visit her website, at www.artfromtheheart.co.nz. |
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Souldada - gig at Lizboa, Amsterdam (30 September 2007)
Souldada played on board of the cosy ship-restaurant 'Lizboa'. A pleasant atmosphere with pleasant music from Souldada's recently released album, 'Canção', with titles sung in English, Portugese, Greek and Frisian. Ten new black-and-white photographs of this intimate show have been added to my side. |
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Call for action: sign petition to ban hunting birds with glue in Spain
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€ 163,66 for BirdLife's albatross campaign after Dutch Bird Fair
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Ramses Shaffy with Alderliefste :: Open air concert at the Vondelpark, 12 August 2007
Alderliefste, a band that mainly plays French evergreens, is also the trio that has translated the famous Dutch song 'Laat Me' by Ramses Shaffy, into French (under the title 'Vivre'). The old master himself was present this afternoon at the Amsterdam Vondelpark to sing a couple of songs by himself. And he was in a good mood. He would probably sell out the big halls in Amsterdam should he organise a show once more... Fifteen new photographs of this concert are now online. |
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Storks in the Amsterdam Vondelpark (II)
Today I have added fifteen new photographs of the Vondelpark storks taken over the last couple of days. One of the three young birds fledges on August 2nd, but remains on the nest with the other two where they practice their flying excercises. |
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Nynke Laverman - "Sielesâlt & Maisfrou" concert, Concert Hall Amsterdam, 24 July 2007
Nynke Laverman and her musicians gave their last show of the Sielesâlt and Maisfrou themes for a packed hall in the Amsterdam Concert Hall, one of a series of summer concerts of various artists, and a nice closure of this season it sure was to be. I am adding fourteen new photographs of this unique concert. |
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Showcase: Reni Laine, Martin Gabriel & Ralph (Melkweg, 18 July 2007)
In the Amsterdam venue the Melkweg three new artists presented their songs in a so-called showcase: Reni Laine, Martin Gabriel & Ralph van Manen. Today I am presenting 16 new photographs of these three acts. |
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Fernando Lameirinhas' 32nd gig at the Amsterdam Vondelpark, 15 July 2007
If we are to believe the presenter (and why not?!) this was the 32nd time in the 36-year existence of the Vondelpark open air concerts, that Fernando Lameirinhas performed. His concert lasted one hour and a half and his warm music made the sun come out indeed. He closed off with the Dutch-Portugese hit song Abraça-me/ Omhels me dan. |
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Bright Eyes - live at Melkweg, 11 juli 2007
Bright Eyes is the band of singer Conor Oberst (27, Nebraska) who played at the Amsterdam Melkweg venue with quite a big band. Just two days ago, their new single ‘Hot Knives’/'If The Brakeman Turns My Way’ had been released, and the songs of tonight's gig were mainly from their latest album Cassadaga.
The support act was a pleasant solo performance by Jaymay from New York (photographs of her further down this page). I had the impression that the audience appreciated her songs too.
There's 15 new photographs for you to enjoy this time. Storks in the Amsterdam Vondelpark - updated
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Storks in the Amsterdam Vondelpark
Since last May a pair of storks (Ciconia ciconia) has chosen the Amsterdam Vondelpark as the location to build their nest. Last year their attempt failed when they tried to nest near a tennis court. This year near the rose garden they seem to be more successfull with four young chicks recorded. However, over the last days when I was present, I never counted more than three at one time. Today I am publishing nine new photographs of these wild birds and a wallpaper for your PC. |
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Nynke Laverman - 'De Maisfrou' open air concert Riis, 22 June 2007
About 500 guests visisted the 'garden theatre' in the Frisian village of Rijs (Netherlands), where Frisian singer Nynke Laverman played her last show of the Mexico-inspired 'Maisfrou' ('corn woman') series. The musical arrangement of the two concerts of tonight and tomorrow had been expanded with additional musicians. I am presenting 14 new photographs of the first concert. |
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Green Guide for Zwolle city
One photograph of a Shoveler Duck (shown on the page Download for free... LEXsamples) that I took last year, is the opening picture for the chapter on the development of a new nature project called 'Het Engelse Werk', situated along the IJssel river. This new handbook was presented last Friday 22nd of June. 'Het Groene Boekje Van Zwolle' is a collaboration between the two regional departments of the dutch nature conservation organisations KNNV and IVN. ISBN 978-90-9021996-7 (NUR 410). Editor Anja Bosman-de Haan. Lay-out: Design studio Rood, Amsterdam. If you are curious to know where LEXsample photographs have been used before, check the item 'about LEXsample' from the menu and click Publications in print. |
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Two new LEXsamples (wallpapers for your PC)
In the background, I am still working to add new photographs from the trips I made to the Antarctic peninsula. You'll have to have a bit more patience. But meanwhile, I am adding two new photographs that I took on these trips, you can download them and set them as your computer's background. BBC to air two albatross documentaries
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Wildlife on Helgoland
At the beginning of this month I spent a couple of days on the German island of Helgoland which is quite different from the Dutch Wadden Sea islands. Steep cliffs host breeding birds like the Northern Gannet, Northern Fulmars, species for which you would normally have to travel further up north to Norway or the UK. There is a fantastic Northsea aquarium too, and seals are hauling out on the island's sandy beaches. Today I am presenting a selection of 48 new photographs on five pages:
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An Pierlé & White Velvet - live at Elastiek Festival
An Pierlé & White Velvet played a free concert in the centre of the small village of Hilvarenbeek (The Netherlands), where the annual Elastiek Festival took place. All inhabitants and many people from the area had decided to go and check out the music, resulting in a mixed audience of old and young people. An got in the mood in her very own style, by reminiscing about a silly children's song from Dutch eighties TV. It did not take long for the concert to turn into a big party like the band is used to play, enjoying a good sound and making everybody, including themselves, really enthousiastic. 16 new photographs of this concert. |
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LEXsample promotion: order an albatross on canvas
LEXsample allows you to order five beautifull albatross photographs as a sharp and stylish print on canvas. These five attractively priced prints have been selected by me to support BirdLife's Save The Albatross campaign. |
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LEXsample on Flickr
As of today, LEXsample photographs will also be included on the popular Yahoo picture collection Flickr.com. Click on the Flickr logo beneath, to view my first contribution to this photo community.  |
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Gabriel Rios - live at Paradiso
The puertorican singer from Ghent, Belgium, performed in a sold-out Paradiso concert hall and transformed it into a big party which lasted nearly two hours. You'll find here fourteen pictures of this concert. |
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Eleni Mandell - live at Paradiso
The American singasong writer Eleni Mandell performed last Monday in Amsterdam in Paradiso's small venue. She sung old songs and new ones, from her latest album 'Miracle Of Five'. Today I am publishing 10 new photographs of this gig. |
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An Pierlé & White Velvet - live at Bataclan (Parijs)
Fifteen new photographs of Belgium singer An Pierlé & White Velvet are presented on this page. She and her band played at a full Bataclan hall for a very enthusiastic parisien audience, a sparke which also ignited the band itself. The support act was taken care of by the French band Alabrume, of which I have included five photographs too. |
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The Jack Hills & Erny Green
The Jack Hills are from the town of Utrecht (Netherlands), and are formed around singer and guitarist Wybrand Oppermann. They opened up the evening in the Atlantis club at Alkmaar. The second gig was a strong performance of Erny Green, who was accompanied by the musicians of Jack Hills. Photographs of both gigs can be found on this page. Reni Laine at the Atlantis
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An Pierlé & White Velvet - live at Trix (+ The Bony King Of Nowhere)
This time 16 photographs of An and her band at the Trix cultural centre, just outside the ring of Antwerp, close to her parent's house. The support act was taken care of by The Bony King Of Nowhere, a young singer/guitarist who played dreamy songs, accompanied by his partner. White Velvet followed and played for nearly two hours, entertaining a quiet but enthusiastic audience. |
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Reni Laine - American Baby
Reni Laine is a New York singer/piano player who performed last Sunday at the weekly sing-a-song writer's event at the KHL club. She and her musicians played songs from her new CD 'American Baby'. 8 new photographs of Reni Laine are presented here. Ysis
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Last Saturday March 3rd, visitors of the Dutch Raptor Day donated generously to Birdlife's campagne Save The Albatross: at the end of the day no less than € 52,48 had been given by raptor enthousiasts. I want to thank everybody who donated a note or a few coins! Also, I want to thank the organisation of the Dutch Raptor Taskforce (especially mrs Hanneke Sevink) for their hospitality and for allowing me to have a stand. Read more about albatrosses, longline fishing and about the initiatives that BirdLife International is taking to avoid more casualties. |
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Number 1
11 new photographs of my number one. |
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Dina Emed - Piel de Tango
It was more or less by accident that I walked into Confitería La Ideal, Buenos Aires. La Ideal is a bakery during the daytime, and a tango hall in the evening, where both performances and lessons are being held. On the evening on the 4th of February there was a performance of Dina Emed with her dansers and musicians. Donation to Save The Albatross campaign
Updated Antarctica :: books
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