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Photography John Duurkoop

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Nederland
The Hague
Photography John Duurkoop

John Duurkoop Photography voor autonome digitale en analoge fotografie projecten.

04/09/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 | 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀
𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭𝟭

Cities are built in layers.

Roads, bridges, buildings and people all occupy their own space, yet together they create the character of a city.

In black and white, these different layers become lines, shapes and textures, turning a familiar urban scene into an almost graphic composition.

Another perspective from my ongoing exploration of 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆.

28/08/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 | 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭𝟬

Sometimes, the best way to see architecture is to stop looking straight ahead.

Looking up transforms buildings into lines, patterns, and perspective. The familiar becomes almost abstract, while the sky becomes part of the architecture itself.

For me, photography is often about finding that moment when a different point of view changes the way we see something we thought we knew.

21/08/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 | 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟵

Sometimes architecture becomes almost abstract.

A staircase, viewed from the right angle, turns into a pattern of repeating lines, shapes and perspectives.

I photographed this stairwell in 2014, in the office building where I worked at the time. Looking back at an image almost twelve years later, I realise that what caught my attention then is still what attracts me now: the search for an unusual perspective.

14/08/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 | 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀
𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟴

A bridge is more than a way from one side to another.

In the right light, its structure becomes a composition of lines, shapes and shadows, almost detached from its original purpose.

That is what I look for in my monochrome photography: familiar places seen from a different perspective.

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

07/08/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 | 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟳

Some places are more than destinations.

They are spaces where architecture quietly guides thousands of journeys every day.

In black and white, the grandeur of Milano Centrale and the rhythm of passing travellers become one composition of light, stone and movement.

Part of the ongoing series 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

31/07/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 | 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟲

Nature creates its own architecture.

For a brief moment, the approaching storm transformed the North Sea into a theatre of light and shadow. The people on the beach remind us how small we are beneath an ever-changing sky.

Black and white removes the distraction of colour and lets atmosphere become the subject.

Part of the ongoing series 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

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24/07/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 | 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗸𝘆
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟱

Some structures never lose their presence.
Long after their original purpose has disappeared, they continue to define the skyline through form, engineering and character.

For me, black and white strips away distraction and reveals the dialogue between steel, light and the ever-changing Dutch sky.

Part of the ongoing series 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

17/07/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 | 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟰

Some places seem untouched by time.

The still water reflects not only the historic house but also the quiet atmosphere surrounding it. In monochrome, the symmetry and contrast become a timeless composition.

Photography sometimes isn't about capturing a moment, but about revealing its silence.

Part of the ongoing series Monochrome Perspectives

10/07/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 | 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀
𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟯

Sometimes the most ordinary places reveal the most extraordinary patterns.

A staircase becomes a study of repetition, geometry and light. Every line leads inward, drawing the eye towards a vanishing point that seems to continue beyond the frame.

Monochrome removes distraction and allows structure itself to become the subject.

Part of the ongoing series Monochrome Perspectives

03/07/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 | 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮

Every journey begins long before we reach our destination.

Between departure and arrival lies a quiet moment where movement becomes almost effortless. Surrounded by lines, light and repetition, a single figure turns an everyday passage into a study of rhythm and perspective.

Sometimes the journey itself is the destination.

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

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