René Timmermans Photography

10/02/2021

Winter wonderland... ❄️☃️☀️

02/01/2021

Happy New Year!

24/12/2019

13/12/2019

Today in Sweden we celebrate the Lucia tradition, to bring light into the darkest time of the year.

In honor of Lucia I post this photo of the beautiful warm morning light I caught in the NamibRand Nature Reserve.

October 2019 - NamibRand, Namibia

03/12/2019

In the south of Namibia, near the town of Keetmanshoop, lies a forest, a special forest with special trees. The forest contains 250 specimens of the Aloidendron dichotomum, a species that is better known as the Quiver Tree, because bushmen traditionally used its branches to make quivers.

October 2019 - Quiver Tree Forest, Namibia

27/11/2019

When the first light of the day hits the white clay of Deadvlei it creates a kind of second light source, illuminating the dead camel thorn trees (Vachellia erioloba or Acacia erioloba) from beneath. It makes them stand out gracefully against the enormous sand dunes in the back.

October 2019 - Deadvlei, Namibia

19/11/2019

Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib in southern Namibia. Once a small but very rich diamond mining village, it was abandoned in 1956. The geological forces of the desert took control of the deserted houses and invaded it with sand.

During our recent visit we had permitted photo-shoots in the early morning with sunrise and late afternoon with sunset, making for compelling photos when the warm sunlight enhances the colours and makes the sand appear as a liquid mass flowing trough the rooms.

October 2019 - Kolmanskop, Namibia

13/11/2019

The Oryx, also known as the Gemsbok, is Namibia's national animal, chosen for its courage, elegance and pride, with its distinct long horns that can become up to 1.2 meter long.

October 2019 - NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia

10/11/2019

There is something magical about walking in the Namib Desert during the final light of the day, when the last sunbeams cast shadows on the red burning sand dunes. The strong wind continues to blow and creates new shapes and forms to the ever changing desert landscape.

October 2019 - Sossusvlei, Namibia.

27/01/2019

Earlier today I have been hiking through the winder-wonder-land of Nacka forest, south-east of Stockholm in Sweden, and a mere 20 minute walk from my home.

11/11/2018

The warm and beautiful autumn colors are now rapidly disappearing in this part of Sweden.