The artistic voyage visits the last remaining traditional cultures in the Netherlands. The 528-page book explores Dutch heritage and traditional dress through intimate portraits and iconic landscapes captured using a tailor-made 10 x 8 analogue plate camera.
The extraordinarily large negatives give the images that recognisable level of detail, while the contrast and depth create the effect of a romantic painting, subtly hinting at the work of the Dutch masters from the Golden Age. Nelson's use of a relatively low perspective and natural light allow the images to emanate a sense of respect for both people and their environment.
The loving portraits and iconic landscapes are complemented with reportage shots. As they walk, talk and dance before the camera, the people in the photographs present their way of life against their own familiar backdrop of harbours and golden dunes on the horizon or windmills in fields in the distance.
Specifications
290 x 370 mm
528 pages
Hardback
More than 350 images by Jimmy Nelson (381)
Foreword by Arthur Japin
Hand-drawn illustrations
Languages: Dutch & English
Full colour
Text: stories
Printed in Italy
The images can be scanned with the free Jimmy Nelson app
