I am organizing a workshop photography in Venice, Italy in the months March, April and May 2015.

On offer is an intense day of Venice through your lense from before break of dawn until after dark, making the best of every moment of the day.

A frequent visitor of Venice I have found quite a few 'soft spots' and will be your 'rough guide' to the city for a day.

I speak English, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, French and German.

For more information you can email me at jos@jkimages.nl.

Workshop fotografie in Venetië, Italië.

Ik organiseer een workshop fotografie in Venetië, Italië in de maanden maart, april en mei 2015.

In de aanbieding is een intensieve dag Venetië door je lens gezien vanaf dageraad tot na zonsondergang, gebruik makend van het beste van elk moment.

Ik ben een geregelde bezoeker van de stad en heb meerdere 'soft spots' ontdekt. Ik ben je 'rough guide' voor een dag.

Ik spreek Nederlands, Engels, Italiaans, Frans, Spaans en Duits.

Voor meer informatie: jos@jkimages.nl

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Venice, Italy, like you've never seen before, I suppose.

One of the advantages of getting up before dawn in Venice; getting wonderful pictures breathing peace and tranquility out in the lagoon surrounding the city. The other advantage is the sublime soft light of dawn. This is another image in a series of abstracts I made during an intensive four days photography-trip to Venice, Italy.

This image is, as are my previous posts, of fishing nets resting on a construction of poles standing in the middle of the lagoon that surrounds Venice. A perfect subject for a long exposure.

Interested in buying an original print of my work? Many of my images are available. Every image is printed on high-quality paper by a professional company, will be signed by Jos Kuklewski and numbered. If you want a quote of the price, send an email to jos@jkimages.nl

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Venice like you've never seen before, I suppose.

A second image in a series of abstracts I made during an intensive four days photography-trip to Venice, Italy. An amazing, amazing city with loads of (obvious) photo-opportunities, but also loads of unconventional ways of depicting this ancient city and its surroundings.

This image is, as was my previous post,  of fishing nets resting on a construction of poles standing in the middle of the lagoon that surrounds Venice. Perfect subject for a long exposure.

Check out the detail below.

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Venice like you've never seen before, I suppose.

I have just returned from four days of photography in Venice, Italy. I love my job. It takes me to the most wonderful places and I get to meet the most amazing people. And I am lucky to get the opportunity to go to Venice  for work. Four days of intense  photography in perhaps my favorite city in the world.

This image is  of fishing nets resting on a construction of poles standing in the middle of the lagoon that surrounds Venice. Perfect subject for a long exposure.

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A result from a photoshoot with DJ Carolin. The intention was to do a glamorous fashionshoot with fantastic dresses and  some beautiful poses.

The shoot was done on location in an old factory.

Make up artist is personal assistant and stylist of DJ Carolin, Wanda de Mooij.

DJ Carolin is Resident DJ at Sense for Trance. (www.sensefortrance.com)

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A result from a photoshoot with DJ Carolin. The intention was to do a glamorous fashionshoot with fantastic dresses and  some beautiful poses.

The shoot was done on locatioin in an old factory.

Make up artist is personal assistant and stylist of DJ Carolin, Wanda de Mooij.

DJ Carolin is Resident DJ at Sense for Trance. (www.sensefortrance.com)

A result from a photoshoot with DJ Carolin. (Check out the detail below.)

One of the images we wanted was a graphic high key shot with a 'wink'.

Make up artist is personal assistant and stylist of DJ Carolin, Wanda de Mooij.

DJ Carolin is Resident DJ at Sense for Trance. (www.sensefortrance.com)

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Hamza, a man with many faces. Another result from the photoshoot I had with Hamza Gaderi a few days ago. My aim in this shot was to create a mysterious look resulting in an image that you could expect as the cover of a book or perhaps the poster for a movie. All we did was wrap a dark shawl around Hamza's  head. Some post-production in Photoshop in this shot to pinpoint the mood I was looking for.

Hamza is a very talented calligrapher based in Utrecht. You can check out his work on his facebookpage. You may contact him directly or through me if you would like some calligraphy done....

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Another picture I took of Hamza. (See the previous post on my blog).

I met Hamza in april 2014 when I was working on my 1000-faces project. (In this project I approach total strangers on the street and ask them if I may take their portrait. The project is a bit 'on hold' at the moment, but I could pick it up again any day. Still many many faces to go.....)

Hamza and I have stayed in touch and agreed to do a photoshoot together. This is one of the results.

Hamza is a very talented calligrapher based in Utrecht. You can check out his work on his facebookpage. You may contact him directly or through me if you would like some calligraphy done....

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Today Hamza Gaderi paid me a visit. I met Hamza in april 2014 when I was working on my 1000-faces project. (In this project I approach total strangers on the street and ask them if I may take their portrait. The project is a bit 'on hold' at the moment, but I could pick it up again any day. Still many many faces to go.....)

Hamza and I have stayed in touch and agreed to do a photoshoot together. This is one of the results.

Hamza is a very talented calligrapher based in Utrecht. You can check out his work on his facebookpage. You may contact him directly or through me if you would like some calligraphy done....

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My final post for this year. It's a wrap!

Thanks to everyone who has stayed in touch and is following the progression of my work over time. I hope to create wonderful pictures in the year to come. I have many plans and projects going, so I perhaps I can give you some more pleasant surprises in 2015.

This is a long exposure (abut 30 seconds) I took at the fortress of El Essaouira in Morocco, earlier this month.

Take care, all! :-)

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Another result from my photoshoot with Tomas. My aim was to create images with classical light resembling old paintings. I paid much attention to light and posing. In this picture, although you might not think so at first glance, the hands play a very important role.

Have a look at my previous post.

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Inspired by a painting (Persephone) by Dante Gabriel Rosetti, I did a photoshoot with model Tomas.

The aim was not to copy the image at all but, using classic lighting, to create the feel of a classic painting.

Check the detail below.

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Feel free to "like" the image or leave a comment below.

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Solitary confinement in an ancient cistern where the floor is covered with a layer of water can play tricks on your mind.......

Another image from this magnificent building in the old part of El Jadida, Morocco.

This picture, as many of my other pictures, is available in print. If you are interested, you may send me a message

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In the heart of the old fort of El Jadida, Morocco is an ancient building erected by the Portuguese in the 16th century. Originally designed as an arsenal, it was later converted into a cistern. Today a  thin layer of water is maintained on the floor of the cistern to create the wonderful reflections and play of light.

Check out the detail of this image below.....

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A ship run aground just outside the harbour of El Jadida, Morocco. The wreck has been left to the will of the waves and can be seen from the shoreline just north of the town. Long exposure at sundown.

Check the details below

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See my previous "Harsh coast"-posts.

One of the places to visit on my journey through Morocco was the coastal town of El Essaouira with its wonderful medina and ancient Portuguese fort. Just outside the walls of the medina the waves of the Atlantic bash at the most wonderful rock-formations. The waves were quite fierce at this point but going outside the defensive walls on the rocks for some long exposure shots was absolutely worth the risk.

This is a 30 second exposure using an 10-stop ND filter. (For those not 'in the know': this filter blocks a lot of light making long exposures in the daytime possible.)

This picture, as many of my other pictures, is available in print. If you are interested, you may send me a message

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Actor Daan van Bendegem throws a party. For himself. And his 12-year-old self.

I was asked to take pictures at the dress rehearsal yesterday evening. The play can be seen at the HKU Theatre in Utrecht on 17, 18 and 19 december. Tickets free.

Acteur Daan van Bendegem heeft een dansfeest georganiseerd voor zichzelf en zijn 12-jarige ik.

Ik ben gevraagd foto's te maken tijdens de doorloop voorstelling gisterenavond. Te zien in het HKU Theater, Utrecht op 17, 18 en 19 december. Toegang gratis. (Wel reserveren.)

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One of the pictures I took last week on the rocks outside the citywalls of El Essaouira in Morocco. (See my previous post.)

This is a 30 second exposure using an 10-stop ND filter. (For those not 'in the know': this filter blocks a lot of light making long exposures in the daytime possible.)

This picture, as many of my other pictures, is available in print. If you are interested, you may send me a message

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I am just back from travelling through Marrocco for a week. One of the places to visit was the coastal town of El Essaouira with its wonderful medina and ancient Portuguese fort. Just outside the walls of the medina the waves of the Atlantic bash at the most wonderful rock-formations. The waves were quite fierce at this point but going outside the defensive walls on the rocks for some long exposure shots was absolutely worth the risk.

This is one of the results.

I managed to keep myself and my gear dry, although at one point I had only just left a spot where seconds later a massive wave hit the rocks......