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Post by Jaga on Oct 11, 2014 5:44:18 GMT -7
this is a beautiful collection by Dutch artist. I still remember my aunt, who died with Alzheimer's disease, she had amazingly beautiful face with almost no wrinkles until the very end. www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/10/alex-ten-napel_n_5955594.htmlAlzheimer's disease is a far-reaching condition, one that rips through not only the lives of those who have personally suffered through the diagnosis, but the lives of family members, friends and caretakers who brush up against the illness as well. It can transform a loved one into a stranger, tunneling through relationships, memories and routines until the familiar slips bleakly into the unknown. A brother, grandmother or husband's descent into dementia becomes an identity in itself. They are no longer themselves; they are a captive to disease.   see more here: www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/10/alex-ten-napel_n_5955594.html |
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Post by pieter on Oct 15, 2014 8:28:51 GMT -7
A very fine and excellent photographer, this Alex ten Napel from Amsterdam. His photographs are in the tradition of 20th century realistic, black and white Dutch photography and international art photography and photo journalism. Dutch photographers know the great American, British, German, French, Russian, Czech, Polish, Hungarian and other photographers of their time. Representatives of that Dutch realism were Emmy Eugenie Andriesse (January 14, 1914, The Hague - February 20, 1953, Amsterdam), Eva Besnyö (1910–2003), Erwin Olaf Springveld (born 2 June 1959), Johan van der Keuken (4 April 1938, Amsterdam – 7 January 2001, Amsterdam), Dana Lixenberg (b. 1964, Amsterdam), Rineke Dijkstra (born 2 June 1959) and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Dutch_photographers |
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Post by Jaga on Oct 15, 2014 12:51:48 GMT -7
Pieter, I am so glad that you saw these pictures since they are beautiful and the author is Dutch. Did you hear about Alex ten Napel before?
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Post by Nictoshek on Oct 15, 2014 16:58:54 GMT -7
Anyone see this movie:
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Post by karl on Oct 15, 2014 19:29:51 GMT -7
Jaga
This is a disease I know so little about, and to say more would be a travesty to others that have lost a family member such as your loss to Alzheimer. Upon reading through the article with photographs attached, it is one thing to view the effected people, but perhaps though, a completely different view when approached through the eyes of reality.
For each effected person is still a human being, as such, a complexity of all that makes up their personality. With this, is the honour of each to be given, for these people have fallen upon bad times not of their making. They as well as the most of us, have only one life to live, and then death will be the final victor. It is this time between birth and death we are to live our lives, and make the best of the time provided to us, and these people are trying to accomplish exactly that.
Karl
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Post by pieter on Oct 16, 2014 1:20:10 GMT -7
Pieter, I am so glad that you saw these pictures since they are beautiful and the author is Dutch. Did you hear about Alex ten Napel before? Jaga, I never heard about Alex ten Napel before. But that can be my mistake or neglectance, because he is an excellent photographer. And I love photography, am fond of good photographers, and nearly a quarter of my friends happen to be professional photographers. My favorite museum in the Netherlands is the art photography museum in Amsterdam, FOAM. www.foam.org/Cheers, Pieter |
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Post by pieter on Oct 16, 2014 1:35:52 GMT -7
Other nice photography museums are Huis Marseille in Amsterdam ( www.huismarseille.nl/en ), Fotomuseum Den Haag ( www.fotomuseumdenhaag.nl/en ), and the Netherlands Photo Museum in Rotterdam ( www.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl/nl/ ). My favorite bookstore for art photography and photojournalism books is Atheneum boekhandel (Bookstore) in Amsterdam. I bought a lot of books over there the last decade. www.athenaeum.nl/vestigingen/athenaeum-boekhandel-spuiIn my opinion, although his photography is in black and white, Alex ten Napel, photography lies in the line of new, direct, realistic photography like the work of Koos Breukel. Breukel is one of my favorite Dutch photographers. koosbreukel.com/Koos Breukel is an excellent portrait photographer in both black and white and color. Alex ten Napel is very good too, and maybe goes a step further in nearly making sculptural portraits of his subjects, these people with with Alzheimer. He comes close, zomes in and catches a facial expression, melancholia and etc. Cheers, Pieter |
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Post by pieter on Oct 16, 2014 9:27:41 GMT -7
Koos Breukel Father and son Girl Woman Lou Reed Portrait of a Dutch woman Man from the Asmat, former Dutch New-Guinea Portrait of Robert Frank, American photographer Cora en Twan Queen Maxima Anthe van Bers, Amsterdam 1999 Here Koos Breukel looks at his own work in The Hague, in Foto Museum Den Haag. In the exhibition ‘Me We – The Circle of Life’ he showd 100 of his most precious portraits. His own favorite portraits. The woman at the image and standing next to him is the Dutch actress and musical star Chantal Janzen.
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Post by pieter on Oct 16, 2014 9:39:20 GMT -7
 The photographer Koos Breukel himself |
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Post by Jaga on Oct 16, 2014 12:58:31 GMT -7
Jaga This is a disease I know so little about, and to say more would be a travesty to others that have lost a family member such as your loss to Alzheimer. Karl Karl, I knew two people who lost their lives recently due to the Alzheimer. My aunt, a wife of my uncle, who was my mother's brother. He was sharp until the very end, she was not. Alzheimer runs in her family. He still missed her a lot! I also knew an aunt of my friend. My friend was the only one caring for her.Her aunt was beautiful, tall, lovely loooking.... too sad. She died and nobody even noticed except my friend, since she did not have close relatives..... +++ey as well as the most of us, have only one life to live, and then death will be the final victor. ++++ Yes, who knows, maybe they are happy in their own way |
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Post by karl on Oct 16, 2014 14:30:37 GMT -7
Pieter
Thank you for presenting the work of Mr. Koos Breukel, for indeed so, he is a very gifted and skilled portrait photographer. His work is out standing in his capture of skin tones and fine features of his models.
His work room is both simple and efficient which is an apparent sign of a person that knows him self, has complete control of the situation and knows his/her equipment.
Once again, thank you
Karl
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Post by karl on Oct 16, 2014 14:40:14 GMT -7
Jaga
For the risk of belabour the situation. I simply wish to say I am very sorry for the loss in your family from this terrible disease. Perhaps my self have been blessed with a very small family with no apparent genetic traits other then our selves. Non the less though, my self do empathically understand the feelings of others with their loss.
Thank you for your sharing.
Karl
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Post by Jaga on Oct 25, 2014 23:12:28 GMT -7
Karl, thanks for your good words. It happens, people get older and get sicker....
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Post by Jaga on Oct 25, 2014 23:12:54 GMT -7
Pieter,
amazing pictures. Thanks for posting!
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