Oh yeah, the Amsterdam Light Festival, that's still ongoing. 😅 Tomorrow is the last day, so it's time to draw up the balance.

I haven't been as involved with this edition of the Amsterdam Light Festival in comparison with previous editions, think I have paid 'only' three visits. It nevertheless was a relatively interesting edition.

By no means the most interesting one, I don't think we're ever going to get the kind of light festival anymore like the first two or three editions were, but there most definitely have also been far less impressive editions.

It looks like the organisation of the Amsterdam Light Festival has chosen quality over quantity. There were fewer projects this edition compared to previous editions, but the fewer projects that were out there were of a higher level in my opinion. So I hope the ALF will continue on that path moving forward.

By the way, where I normally would have spread the photos out over multiple uploads, this time I'll just post the three photos I had left to share in one go.


Titia Ex - ARISE (that red project at the maritime museum)

Sony A73, Sony FE 24-105mm lens
10 seconds, F/10, ISO 100
6th of January 2026, 17:41 CET

Pavol Truben - Under Pressure (the yoga practicing snails)

Sony A73, Sony FE 24-105mm lens
1.6 second, F/9, ISO 100
6th of January 2026, 16:53 CET

SpY - ORB (that'll be self explanatory now 🙂 )

Sony A73, Sony FE 24-105mm lens
20 seconds, F/9, ISO 100
20th of December 2025, 17:15 CET

#jdjphotographynl #amsterdam #amsterdamlightfestival #langesluitertijd #longexposure #lichtkunst #lightart #avondfotografie #nightphotography #winter #sneeuw #snow #scheepvaartmuseum #maritimemuseum #wertheimpark #orb

⚓ The tugboat Entreprenant, moored at the Dunkirk Maritime and Port Museum, brings the port’s history back to life 🚢 A must-see for a family visit!
https://jason-edwards.fr/dunkirk-entreprenant-museum-ship/
#Dunkirk #entreprenant #maritimemuseum #MaritimeHeritage #familyvisit

I'm a sucker for the modular building sets, so this one got my vote. What's not to like?
https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/771a7f54-59f6-46e9-99c1-2363357f7ab5
#Lego #AFOL #LegoIdeas #museum #maritimemuseum #seafarers #ivoted

By New Zealand artist Cinzah Merkens @mrcinzah at Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa New Zealand Maritime Museum, Auckland, New Zealand in January 2021. Photos taken February 2025.
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Interview about this mural (video 2m46s)
https://youtu.be/ojQB1bKDy6A?si=C-87ddSau3i_vWRE
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Artist website: http://cinzah.com/
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#aerosol #americascup #Aotearoa #Auckland #cinzah #globalstreetart #graffiti #graffitimural #insearchofstreetart #jj_urbanart #maritimemuseum #mural #muralart #newzealand #newzealandartist #nzmaritimemuseum #nzmurals #octopus #publicart #sprayart #streetart #streetart_daily #streetartist #streetartnz #streetartphotography #urbanart #wallart #waves #whale

Das Reykjavik Maritime Museum zeigt in der Ausstellung „Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries“, wie sich Islands Fischerei seit dem späten 19. Jhd von einfachen Ruderbooten zu modernen Fangschiffen entwickelt hat. Zu sehen sind u.a. originale Ausrüstungsgegenstände, Navigationsinstrumente, Netze, Kleidung und detailgetreue Schiffsmodelle. Die Ausstellung beleuchtet nicht nur technische Fortschritte, sondern auch die Lebensumstände der Fischer und die zentrale Bedeutung der Fischerei für Islands Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft.
09.05.2025 #iceland #Reykjavik #MaritimeMuseum #museum #FishingHistory <7>