Het water in Giethoorn is duidelijk smaller dan dat op de foto. Schittende schaatsgebieden daar in de kop van Overijssel en dat op een uurtje rijden vanuit Amsterdam.
“Unfortunately you don't have the winters you used to have in the 17th century. In the beginning of 2013 I was lucky with a short time of winter. I had the idea to take a picture of an old Dutch landscape and was looking for a perfect location: which I found in Dwarsgracht, a small authentic village. Looking for the perfect light I'd been waiting for hours for the golden glow. I decided to find a high position, which I found in a tree for which I had to borrow a ladder from the locals to climb the tree. So I had a good view on the ice when the last skaters past by, they made the picture complete”. (Photo and caption by Theo de Witte/2014 Sony World Photography Awards)
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