Light of early morning Holland, reflecting from church towers in villages miles away, picking up wind turbines and windmills in the distance, making the land disappear in a thin veil of golden haze.
It's this light diffused over vast green flatlands of Netherlands that caught my eye when I first came here, the strictly geometric look of the landscapes, the distortion of how one perceives distances when there is nothing to obscure your view for miles and miles no matter what direction you look.
One quarter of Netherlands lies below sea level and is extremely susceptible to floods from sea and rivers. Yet the land flourishes with its farms and flower lanes, tiny villages, dijks and canals. And in this fragile balance one can find tranquility and harmony that arises from the natural minimalism of the landscape.
These photos are my attempt to capture the calmness and simplicity of the countryside of big river deltas in northwest of Europe.
This is the second part of my series about Dutch natureside. You can find the first part here.
Photos themslves were taken using a range of cameras and films therefore they differ significantly in their quality and overall appearance. Most of them come from Friesland region, Noord Holland polder and island of Texel.
