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Street Candids, Essays, and Fine Art Prints

03/11/2026

The joy of analog photography

[film photography, black and white, Ilford film, Leica M4, home developing, darkroom, street photography]

03/01/2026

The last one, and my favorite, from this batch.

02/27/2026

Bar

02/26/2026

Playing cards in Bryant Park

02/25/2026

Street scene in NYC
Could probably have done some more burning on the top left corner

02/24/2026

Chess players in NYC
6x9 silver gelatin print

02/23/2026

Et voilá, first from a new batch is silver gelatin prints

02/17/2026

The last one from this set. It might become one of my all-time favorites.

02/16/2026

A silver gelatin photo of The Roast Grill in downtown Raleigh, NC
I probably could have give it a bit more exposure during developing

02/01/2026

OMG there is snow and ice - can’t get out the door - what can I do all day 😳

01/27/2026

01/18/2026

Learning, learning, learning
And hopefully a tiny bit improving

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Halfmoon, NY

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https://www.mantenphotography.com/

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Artist’s Statement & Bio

Artist’s Statement

Inspired by a quote from Anais Nin, I want to share not the obvious but what we usually are unable to see. The best way for me to achieve this, and to communicate my thoughts and feelings about my images, is through social documentary photography.

When shooting candid street images and when working on a documentary project, I follow the rules of 'straight photography’; meaning that I should not manipulate the images in digital processing other than converting to black-and-white if needed, removing dust spots, and, if necessary, changing exposure. Not adding anything, not removing anything.

My candid street and documentary photography should provide an as objective as possible account of what I saw when creating the image. Because I want to use these two (related) types of photography to document what is happening in the world I live in, I am of the opinion that I should provide the viewer with an image that is exactly depicting what happened. Nothing less, nothing more.

I realize, however, that even adhering to these principles does not make my photography objective: every time I create an image I make a decision regarding what to include in the frame and what not.

This in-camera cropping and deciding where to focus the image - where to focus the viewer - is a very subjective choice. A choice that can, and most likely will, impact the message the image conveys.

Bio

Born and raised in the south-east of the Netherlands, photography has been my passion for over 40 years.

Starting with a film point and shoot, and later SLRs and DSLRs, my main tools currently are a Fujifilm X100F digital camera and a Leica M4 35mm film camera. Medium format, however, continues to be part of my creative toolbox.

My job provided me with the opportunity to live and travel in Spain, Australia, and South Africa. During that time my main interest was landscape and wildlife photography.

Having explored different types of photography over the years, I eventually decided to focus on social documentary photography.

My work has been displayed in several shows.

I currently live with my wife and three dogs in the upstate area of South Carolina, USA.