Imaging The Netherlands 026: Wandering Acoustic Guitar Player, AMSTERDAM (NH)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

026: Wandering guitar player

Most Dutch living at some distance from the Dutch capital know it already: whatever you can imagine, you’ll meet that in Amsterdam. Anything that is odd, crazy, weird, it’s there. Sometimes, Amsterdam appears to be a city without limits, where you can meet people pushing their limits, people who have no limits. Everything sees to be possible. And if not, people just do. They just do what they want to do. Even then they are lacking talent, skills for that. Like this man, wandering, with his acoustic guitar. People in the street stopped their activities, when he walked past them. He was singing, but he clearly didn’t have the talent for that. Absolutely not. But he was just doing what he loved to do: playing guitar and singing in the streets. And gaining little money too!

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017

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Imaging Brazil 358: Fountains at Praça da Estação, BELO HORIZONTE (MG)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

358: Praça da Estação

Praça Rui Barbosa, as it is named offically (after the Bahian politician), is one of the principal locations in Belo Horizonte. The cornerstone of this square was laid in 1894, even before the inauguration of the new capital of Minas Gerais. Ten years later, the square was urbanized, surrounded by English-style gardens. The neoclassic building of the railway station was inaugurated in 1922, and now hosts the Museu de Artes e Ofícios (Arts and Crafts Museum). Centrally located in this square is the monument of the Mineiro Civilization. Early 2000’s, the square became revitalized with new pavement, illumination and two large fountain blocks. The square hosts various festivals and cultural events, including the Arraial de Belô, a folkloric dance event held in June. 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017