Seen at yesterday’s street festival at Spuistraat. The atmosphere was so awesome that I decided to record some sceneries with my mobile phone. You can find them on my Instagram account: http://instagram.com/humansofamsterdam#
Humans of AmsterdamWorking on the official Humans of Amsterdam website. It’s not finished yet but any kind of feedback is more than welcome!
“He is the best dog in Amsterdam, Well except for that one time he trashed my house, ruined the furniture and ate all the food he could find the in fridge.”
Approaching Humans on the streets of Amsterdam and asking them for their photograph and story can be challenging and sometimes even scary. I still remember the first day I went out on the streets. I was not really familiar with my camera and had no idea how I was...
“In the winter of 1944 me and my brother had to leave Amsterdam because of the Hunger winter. My mother wasn’t able to provide food for us so we were send by boat to a family in the north of the country. The worst thing was that we didn’t know if we were going to be...
Sunsine has arrived in Amsterdam. .
“I place promotional posters all over the city for a living. In Amsterdam its basically forbidden to do so. When you put up a poster you need to be fast so you won’t get caught. But even if you do, in the worst case you get a ticket. It´s a small scene. We all know...
“Growing up I didn’t have a lot of money so I was never able to travel outside of London. One year ago I took a big step and I got on a plane to visit my girlfriend in Australia. I wasn’t afraid of the flight but to leave my family behind and not knowing what to...
Seen at Amsterdam fashionweek.
“My hobby is pole dancing, I have been doing it for three and a half years. I have a pole in my living room so when people are judgmental about it I’ll make them stay in that pole for a few minutes.” #amsterdam
“I come from a village in Germany with only 900 inhabitants. Moving to Amsterdam has been a big step for me. I came here to study anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. I took a 5 week course of Dutch language over the summer. Even though the books are in...
“I once walked from Amsterdam to Leiden for a school assignment. We were very optimistic and we started with a group of 10. Every few kilometers a few people gave up. It was me, one my friends and his dog who made it to Leiden.” “What have you learned from this...