Maikel de BakkerSometimes the most interesting places are the ones most people pass by without noticing. This narrow alley in the center of Tilburg caught my attention during a small street photography adventure with a friend.
Normally, I work in color, but this time I decided to embrace black and white — something I rarely do. Without color, the eye is drawn to form, texture, and contrast. Every brick, every reflection of light becomes part of the composition.
Shot with the Canon 5D Mark IV and the Sigma 24–70mm Art lens, this scene challenged me to balance light and shadow in an environment where every photon counts. Street photography, after all, is about seeing — truly seeing — and waiting for the light to tell its story.
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Normally, I work in color, but this time I decided to embrace black and white — something I rarely do. Without color, the eye is drawn to form, texture, and contrast. Every brick, every reflection of light becomes part of the composition.
Shot with the Canon 5D Mark IV and the Sigma 24–70mm Art lens, this scene challenged me to balance light and shadow in an environment where every photon counts. Street photography, after all, is about seeing — truly seeing — and waiting for the light to tell its story.
#StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhite #UrbanGeometry #Tilburg #PhotographyJourney #SigmaArt2470 #Canon5DMarkIV #LowLightPhotography #VisualStorytelling #CityMood #TexturesAndLight #CompositionMatters #StreetScenes #MonochromeMood #DutchStreets #EveryPhotonCounts #ExploringTilburg #UrbanObservation #ArtOfSeeing #ByMaikeldeBakker
