Michelle Peeters

The quiet brought by coronavirus, photographic contributions

Tuesday 28 April 2020, 17:17 by | 6,407 views | 6 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

In the article Photograph the quiet brought by coronavirus we asked members to send us their own photographic contributions. They responded enthusiastically, and we received beautiful photos of quiet and deserted cities and residential areas. Great inspiration!

Adelheid Smitt Deventer

Photo: Adelheid Smitt - Deventer

Adelheid Smitt - Deventer


Adelheid took a beautiful series of quiet photos in her home town of Deventer. One of them shows the leaning Waag, an old building dating from 1528. This square is usually full of outdoor cafés, and it is always lively.

Adelheid Smitt Deventer 1


There are also two photos of the illuminated Walstraat. This is where you can find the more unusual shops, and in December hundreds of people walk through this street for the annual Dickens Festijn. Finally, there is a photo of Deventer, looking across the IJssel and the pier leading to the ferry.

Normally, this place is also busy with people who park on this side of the river, free of charge, and cross by foot ferry. The ferry was now tied up and still at the end of the pier. Yet apparently it still sails every day between 7:30 and 23:00.

Adelheid Smitt Deventer 2


Jaap Schreuder - Cadzand beach


Cadzand beach, on the last windy weekend of March. I love the beach and rough seas in strong winds. I like going there to watch, and I am never the only one. But now, in times of coronavirus: complete desolation as far as you can see, and that is very far!

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Photo: Jaap Schreuder - Cadzand

Only the bins keep watch, impeccably positioned at the prescribed distance from one another. I have never seen it so deserted! The Westerschelde, which is usually busy with shipping, is completely empty too.

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Photo: Jaap Schreuder - Cadzand

Nancy Vermeylen - the city of Geel, Antwerp province


Life does not follow a straight line, but a winding one, and with the coronavirus crisis it is even more winding ... But enjoy that "journey"... Every detour can show you a different horizon ... in this case, quite literally .... The otherwise lively city of Geel ... now in lockdown .... The people of Geel have understood: stay in your house.

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Photo: Nancy Vermeylen - the city of Geel

Alex Leys Herentals quiet city

Photo: Alex Leys. Our market square in Herentals is normally completely full of cars...

Renee Engels Venlo

Photo: Renee Engels. Quiet Venlo

Renee Engels Venlo

Photo: Renee Engels. Quiet Venlo

Pasang Lama Lakeside Pokhara Nepal 1

Photo: Pasang Lama. Lakeside in Pokhara - Nepal

Pasang Lama Lakeside Pokhara Nepal 4

Photo: Pasang Lama. Lakeside in Pokhara - Nepal

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Michelle Peeters

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Michelle Peeters is fotografe en oprichter van DeuxBleus Fotografie. Michelle herkent het bijzondere in het gewone en het gewone in het bijzondere. Ze heeft zich nooit willen specialiseren en is daardoor van alle markten thuis.

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6 comments

  1. guest wrote on Wednesday 29 April 2020 at 00:13  | reply

    Thanks for posting my pictures!
    Pasang Lama Pokhara Nepal

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  2. foxhusky
    Profile foxhusky wrote on Tuesday 5 May 2020 at 21:31  | reply

    Dag Michelle. Fraaie foto's, maar toch even wat correcties in je tekst over Deventer. Ik ben zelf fotograaf in Deventer en inwoner van de oude binnenstad. Ja, de Waag is scheefgezakt, maar niet het oudste gebouw van de stad. Sterker nog, het oudste (stenen) gebouw van heel Nederland staat in Deventer, maar is niet de Waag. Het oudste gebouw is van 1130, de Waag is van 1528. Verder kunnen mensen in december genieten in de Walstraat van het beroemde Dickens Festijn, niet het Dickens Festival. Tenslotte, de veerpontje vaart gewoon nog elke dag tussen 7.30 uur en 23.00 uur heen en weer over de IJssel en ligt dus niet vast.

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  3. Michelle Peeters
    Profile Michelle Peeters wrote on Tuesday 5 May 2020 at 21:32  | reply

    @foxhusky: dat zijn dan correcties voor Adelheid Smitt, de fotografe en maakster van de bijbehorende teksten!

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  4. foxhusky
    Profile foxhusky wrote on Tuesday 5 May 2020 at 21:39  | reply

    @Michelle, er staat niet bij wie de teksten heeft geschreven. dat Adelheid de fotograaf is wel. Neemt niet weg, dat er over Deventer drie onjuistheden in het stukje staan.

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  5. Michelle Peeters
    Profile Michelle Peeters wrote on Tuesday 5 May 2020 at 21:40  | reply

    @foxhusky: dat klopt inderdaad. Ik kan de teksten wel aanpassen, ervan uitgaande dat het allemaal klopt!

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  6. AdelheidSPhotography
    Profile AdelheidSPhotography wrote on Wednesday 6 May 2020 at 16:45  | reply

    @foxhusky, @Michelle, mijn verontschuldigingen voor de gemaakte fouten in de tekst. Ik weet wel dat het Dickens Festijn is, maar heb me verschreven. Dat met de Waag was onzorgvuldig, maar het pontje lag wel degelijk verankerd vanaf vroeg in de avond omdat er geen mensen waren.

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