A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
485: Inside an subway station
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
438: Bi-articulate bus
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
036: Yellow tram om the hill
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1999, 2001, 2003, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 76:
Maranhão (MA) – Brick transport by boat
Maranhão (MA) – Brick transport by boat
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
406: Waiting to enter the subway service
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
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
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
028: Train at Central Station
When I was in the Netherlands in 2010, I regularly made use of public transport: trains, buses, and trams. I made long train trips from Breda to Amsterdam, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, The Hague, and even Groningen. When I was a student, I had the privilege to travel for free. No wonder that I had spent many hours on the train, on the bus, or on the tram. To visit the Dutch cities that I hadn’t visited before, to meet friends living in other cities, to go to the beach. Now I had planned some day trips to Amsterdam and The Hague. In The Hague, I was on the platform, wairing ofrm e train to Breda. I was about to enter this so-called intercity train.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
008: Rabelos, port wine boats
It is quite a romantic image: little boats, with a number of barrels on the decks, on the Douro River, with the Dom Luis Bridge behind. A typical view of Porto, world famous for the port wines produced there. The boats are called barco rabelo (rabelo=’little tail) and are typical for the transport of goods and passengers on the Douro River. Port wines, produced in the Douro Valley, were transported to Porto (neighboring Vila Nova da Gaia, at the other side of the Douro River, to be more precise) for storage and trade. The rabelo is a little extension at the rear of the boat, used for steering. For a long time, transport by rabelos was the fastest way of transport between the Douro Valley and Porto. Every year, on 24 June (St. John’s feast day), a rabelo race is held. Nowadays, the boats are also used for tourist acitivities, like boat tours.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1999, 2001, 2003, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
020: Black-suited woman
Like many major cities in the world, Amsterdam has also to deal with rush hours and traffic jams. It’s quite frustrating to spend several hours every day commuting from your home, just outside the big city (what many Dutch prefer), to your office in the city. Therefore, many people take public transportation like the subway, bus or train. Others prefer to be more independent on public transport and choose for the bicycle, motorcycle, or scooter. Like the woman in this photograph. Despite the fact it was a cold day in March, with the temperature floating around seven degrees centigrade only, she sat there on her white scooter in her black uniform. It was as if she were a policewoman from some decades ago. It was no wonder that she caught some attention from bystanders, even in Amsterdam, where you may observe many people that will draw your attention.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
001: On the bus
As a teenager, I cycled to my highschool, which was located at about 12 km from my home. Summer, winter, sun, rain, storm, snow, I had to withstand all weather conditions. Undoubtedly, the summer season was by far my most favorite. Nothing more enjoyable than to cycle in the sun, wearing only a T-shirt and jeans. In contrast, the icy cold days – with temperatures close to -20 degrees centigrade -were those moments that you would like to forget soon, but they are imprinted in your memory forever. When I was a student, in possession of a special student card for public transport, I gradually left my bike at home more often and took the bus. In Brazil, in Belo Horizonte to be more precise, I was dependent on public transport. Most of the time, these buses were very crowded, with people chatting, shouting, and laughing. When I returned in the Netherlands in 2010, I was surprised to notice that the bus was almost empty, and that almost all passengers were in absolute silence.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
265: Areia Vermelha
You will find a great variety of coasts and beaches along the very long Brazilian coastline. For example cliffs, sandstone shores, sandy beaches, beaches that disappear at high tide, sand banks. These sand banks are very popular among tourists; local boatmen try to have their profitable share. To a somewhat expensive rate they offer boat trips to the sand banks. However, at the larger and better known beach resorts, these boat trips are under the control of the municipality, and only licensed boats are allowed to transport tourists. As in Maragogi, Porto de Galinhas, and here in Joao Pessoa, where they offer boat trips to Areia Vermelha. At low tide, the ferry, with several dozen tourists, heads to the sandbank, and returns a few hours later, at the time when the sand disappears again, being taken by the water.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2009.
Part 4:
Recife (PE) – Yellow fruits
Recife (PE) – Angel
Recife (PE) – Colorful banners
Recife (PE) – Ferry rowing boat
Recife (PE) – Yellow fruits
Recife (PE) – Angel
Recife (PE) – Colorful banners
Recife (PE) – Ferry rowing boat
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2016
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.
Part 18:
Pernambuco (PE) – Ferry
Pernambuco (PE) – Ferry
Pernambuco (PE) – Ferry
Pernambuco (PE) – Ferry
Pernambuco (PE) – Ferry
Pernambuco (PE) – Ferry
Pernambuco (PE) – Ferry
Pernambuco (PE) – Ferry
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2005.
Part 2:
Paulista (PE) – Transport
Paulista (PE) – Transport
Paulista (PE) – Transport
Paulista (PE) – Transport
Paulista (PE) – Transport
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2016
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