Humanity
#BlackLivesMatter
After the murder of George Floyd, finally a turning point seems to have been reached. Everywhere - New York, Londen, Amsterdam, Sydney - the whole world is protesting for #blacklivesmatter and equality and against racism and discrimination as a whole. Also in my hometown Haarlem, there was a protest the 17th of June 2020, which I attended and captured.
Bloodcoal in Colombia
Between 1995 and 2005, many people from rural communities in Cesar - a region in northern Colombia - were forcefully displaced from their lands. Paramilitary groups, hired by international coal mining companies, intimidated, kidnapped and murdered people in order for these large companies to obtain community lands. Together with the Dutch organisation PAX, I visited these communities, to see where their members live now, what they have lost and how they cope with the struggle to obtain reparation and land restitution, as well as the truth about the violence that they suffered.
Being gay in Kampala
Clare is a gay woman in Kampala, Uganda. In the past, that one little sentence would have never made a lot of impact to me. I would have known that it’s tricky in a country where it is not allowed to love whoever you want to love, but I didn’t feel the impact it could have. Until I was invited to just walk with her for a day or two. Being outcasted, threatened and all at the same time staying positive ánd loving to the world, Clare taught me some valuable lessons about life.