Junot – Where to next?

August 9, 2025

In the spotlight

_{The real photo I took vs. the AI remix 🔼 Slide up to see what the robots did with it! 🤖}

4.3 km / 2.7 miles 🚶

Heerlen 🇳🇱

Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg.

The story

What’s best on a sunny day with harsh light and strong contrast to beat the Zomerparkfeest hangover? Shoot some black-and-white pics!

The gear

Camera:
Samsung NX Mini

Camera lens:
Samsung NX-M 9mm f/3.5 ED

Film simulation recipe:
Classic (color 0, saturation +2, sharpness -2, contrast +2), white balance: Auto WB (G:0, B:0, A:0, M:0), +1/3 EV

The pictures

August 8, 2025

In the spotlight

7.2 km / 4.5 miles 🚶

Zomerparkfeest, Venlo 🇳🇱

Zomerparkfeest is a four-day music festival held in Julianapark in Venlo, taking place every year in August.

The story

My second visit to this nice, free festival. Last year, Joost Klein headlined; this time, Crybabies stole the show!

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Chrome

The pictures

August 2, 2025

In the spotlight

12.7 km / 7.9 miles 🚶

Düsseldorf 🇩🇪

Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany and is located at the confluence of two rivers: the Rhine and the Düssel, a small tributary.

The story

A muggy day: sun versus rain in Düsseldorf.

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Chrome

The pictures

July 27, 2025

In the spotlight

5.1 km / 3.2 miles 🚶

Maastricht 🇳🇱

Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the Meuse, at the point where the Jeker joins it. Mount Saint Peter is largely situated within the city's municipal borders.

The story

After all the recent photo adventures filled with festivities, good food, drinks, and great company, I felt the need today to quietly shoot some black-and-white photos with the old X-E2 in the ever-beautiful Maastricht — just a moment to unwind.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-E2

Camera lens:
TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8 II

Camera lens filter:
NEEWER Black Diffusion 1/4 Cinematic Effect Filter

Film simulation recipe:
Monochrome Red

The pictures

July 21, 2025

In the spotlight

11.4 km / 7.1 miles 🚶

Gentse Feesten 🇧🇪

The Gentse Feesten is an annual music and theater festival in Ghent, Belgium. Besides stage events, there are street acts such as mimes and buskers. It has been held for more than 50 years and is attended by about 1–1.5 million visitors.