Why I only photograph in cloudy weather

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

It happens almost every week: someone tells me I take such bleak photos. Why don't I choose a sunny day for once to capture things? Well, let me answer that.

In my photography projects, I put everyday urban development centre stage. For example, with my project about siren poles in the Netherlands. For me, these poles are a great hook for showing what the Netherlands looks like in random places. I seek out the poles and photograph the surroundings they are in.

Even light

Those are three subjects I do not want to put in the spotlight at all. So I later returned to the same place, but on a reasonably cloudy day. Then I got this:

I think this is a much more pleasant and even image that fits the aim of my project: drawing attention to the everyday surroundings.

Consistency in my project

Here is another example. Although the siren pole stands out much less there and requires a bit more searching. But that is fine, because as I said, what matters to me is the street and the built environment.

Anyway, it is nice to look back through your photo archive: what kind of weather do you usually photograph in, and does that weather fit what you want to emphasise in your photos?

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