Kees' photos with the keyword: niederlande

Standing on the dike along which the small village of Oostknollendam was built. The river Zaan is on the right, but can’t be seen on this picture. Its water is higher than the land behind the dike, so the cemetery is elevated, and on dike level. It is as charming as cemeteries can get: it must be a pleasure to lie buried there.

Scan of a 6x6 negative film.

Above the entrance of the cemetery. Just in case you wouldn’t know what it is all about.

May those who died prematurely not be forgotten.

No optical tricks except the reflection of the white pebbles on the shiny black surface of the headstone.

It is hard to please everyone: this one’s for Seth, who loves guitars, and Amber, who has a penchant for the weird. It is the strangest grave I ever saw in my home country, where regulations are ubiquitous and very strict. Perhaps this was allowed under the condition that no real Gibson would be used...