Imaging The Netherlands 035: Motorcycle ambulance, Den Haag (ZH)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

035:  Motorcycle ambulance

In 1997, motorcycle ambulances were introduced in The Hague and the surrounding suburbs. Motorcycle ambulances were first used in WWI by American, British and French troops. Since the 1980s, more countries started to introduce motorcycle ambulances as a rapid alternative for the regular ambulances at locations less accessible for regular ambulances. In The Hague, it was the construction of a tram tunnel that motivated the implimentation of motorcycle ambulances. Generally, the paramedic drives alone, but is fully equipped for rapid responses in emergency situations. However, they cannot transport patients: they have to be transported by four-wheeled ambulances.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017

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Imaging Brazil 376: Cat on Park Bench in Belo Horizonte MG (2012)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

376: Cat on park bench

During my ten years in Belo Horizonte, I’ve spent a lot of time in Parque Municipal, the century-old city park in the heart of the capital of Minas Gerais. I was often found in the butterfly garden, in order to photograph the colorful flowers and the graciously hovering butterflies. Or I was sitting along the pond, observing the waterbirds and the people passing by. Sometimes, I sat on a bench, reading a book. On such an occasion, a big black-and-white approached me and jumped on the bench. He strided towards me and settled himself down next to me. He allowed me to stroke his head and ears. Obviously, one of his ears had a big hole in the middle. I was wondering about what might have caused this big hole, but I still have no clear explanation. 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017