Imaging The Netherlands 040: Cargo Bikes in Groningen (GR)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

040: Cargo bikes

Everyone knows that there are many bikes in the Netherlands. Many more bikes than people: Over 22 million bikes to little over 17 million Dutch. On average, they cycle about 1000 km per year, equal to almost 3 km per day. One out of four people uses the bike for going to their work. Therefore, many bike stops are needed for proper parking of the bicycles. Unfortunately, not all cyclists respect that, and prefer to park the bike as near as possible to their destinations: walls, pavements, shop windows. There are not only two-wheeled bikes, but there is also a small number of cargo bikes, in which you can transport children to the school, or groceries to the clients, or small furniture when you are moving. You can rent those cargo bikes. The photograph shows a location where the cargo bikes can be rented.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017

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Imaging The Netherlands 039: Cargo Bike in Groningen (GR)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

039: Bakfiets, a cargo bike.

With little over 200 thousand inhabitants, Groningen is the major city in the northern region of the Netherlands. The presence of a university attracts thousands of students to Groningen. The easiest way of transport in the city is by bike. Bike are found anywhere in the city, and are parked literally anywhere. Therefore, many residents have attached an announcement behind the window with a request not to park the bike against the window. You can imagine that students might lose the eye on their bikes, because of too many bikes of similar brands, shapes and colors. In order to recognize the two-wheeled vehicle with more ease, many students decorate their bikes in different colors and color combinations. But the three-wheeled cargo bike in the photograph won’t need any additional identification mark. The cargo space, most probably to carry children, is quite unique, easy to recognize.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2014 – 025

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.

Part 25:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Capybaras
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Black cormorant
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Old children’s bike

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Capybaras

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Black cormorant

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Old children’s bike

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017

Imaging Brazil 362: Bike Park, GUARAPARI (ES)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

362: Bike park

Not only the Dutch, but also the Brazilians love to cycle. It is a cheap means of transport, it doesn’t pollute the enviroment, it might economize in transportation spendings and in transportation time, and it is very good for your health to cycle. No wonder that the bicycle is gaining popularity in the immense country. However, there are certain locations where it is hard to cycle around. Like the mountainous historic cities of Ouro Preto, Mariana, Diamantina, or even Belo Horizonte. In contrast, along the many beaches in Brazil, you will notice many people cycling, and they are not only foreign tourists. And they need to park their bike too. In Guarapari, they will meet a bike park like this one in the photo. 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2008 – 058

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.

Part 58:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Black cormorant
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Purple orchid
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Black vulture
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Bike in the air

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Black cormorant

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Purple orchid

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Black vulture

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Bike in the air

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2017

Imaging Brazil 274: Three on a Bike in Pernambuco, PE (2010)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

274: Three on a bike

A bus trip in Brazil can be tiresome. Especially when you have to travel very long distances. In that respect, taking the plane is a better, but a much more expensive alternative. The hours seem to take longer on the bus when you drive in the dark. But during the day, you will notice that the time seems to go faster. You can enjoy the colorful and varied landscape for many hours, having a privileged look at the daily life along the highway. Especially when the bus has to go through villages and small towns, there is a lot to see. Like that time when my eye caught these three boys on a bike in an unknown village in the state of Pernambuco.

 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2009 – 002

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2009.

Part 2:
Gaibu Beach (PE) – Bike on the beach
Pernambuco (PE) – Cyclist transporting branches
Gaibu Beach (PE) – Fortress
Gaibu Beach (PE) – Sea view

Gaibu Beach (PE) – Bike on the beach

Pernambuco (PE) – Cyclist transporting branches 

Gaibu Beach (PE) – Fortress

Gaibu Beach (PE) – Sea view

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2016