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dinsdag 19 november 2019

GCCA Winner

Instagram post with my shortlist photo of Grand Hotel Neum
#ConcreteinLife GCCA shortlist 2019
So wonderful to see my photo on display at the exhibition of the GCCA annual 'Concrete in Life' conference on concrete in Singapore last month. Too funny the man is looking at my photo of Grand Hotel Neum :)

Thank you GCCA!

Winning photo by Rolando Batacon
Winning photo shows one section of the pedestrian bridge located near AI Aweer Vegetable and Fruit Market in Dubai. The concrete bridge traverses the busy Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed road and is used by Asian expats mostly working as portrers in the vegetable and fruit market.

Imitating life's cycle, these workers cross this bridge everyday in the morning and back in the evening after back-breaking work. It was designed for ease of access enabling bicycles to easily cross the bridge.

GCCA instagram, 2019.

vrijdag 4 oktober 2019

Shortlist GCCA Concrete in Life Competition

Concrete in Life 2019 Shortlist - top 9 out of 5000 entries - © Melanie E. Rijkers #Eyespiration Fotowedstrijd shortlist - bij laatste 9 uit 5000 inzendingen - #PuurZien in Bosnië Herzegovina voormalig Kroatië

This fabulous photo of Grand Hotel Neum's concrete gateway to the beach in Neum, Bosnia Herzegovina made the shortlist of the GCCA's Concrete in Life photo competition 2019. 


10 October the winners will be announced, fingers crossed!

When we booked our trip to Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina last summer we did not know much about the countries. Our students in photography said "you should go there, it is so beautiful" over and over again. 

Croatia and Bosnia did surprise us in many ways.

From the busy cities to the fabulous national parks, OMG all over. One of the best moments was when we arrived in Grand Hotel Neum in Bosnia. We were told there was a tunnel to the sea side, as we wanted to take a walk like we do every evening.

For some reason we took the stairs.

Summer holiday storytelling with #Eyespiration Bosnia Herzegovina
10 floors down to the beach, Grand Hotel Neum © Melanie E. Rijkers
We walked 10 floors down, and back up again as well, we missed the lifts that first time. Lights that automaticly switch on when you descent from floor to floor, silence, moist air, passing an occasional puddle of water and some white outdoor chairs.

We finally made it, wondering if it was really okay to go there, not seeing any other people at that time. After two turns and by accessing a big, steel door we entered the tunnel. Apperently the hotel once was a hospital, built on a hill side.

The way down, this deep tunnel to the beach felt like a movie adventure. Exploration and discovery, safe but yet exciting. Admiration because of the old structure of the tunnel, still safe and in one piece.

Admiring the builders, for creating such a wonderful walkway even though its original use most likely wasn't as jolly. Respect to all who design, create and inspire to make the world a better place.

Bosnia Herzegovina holiday travel, summer in Europe #Eyespiration #PuurZien

Going to the beach  - Grand Hotel Neum, Bosnia Herzegovina

Concrete in Life, 2019 © Eyespiration.com
Melanie E. Rijkers, the Netherlands


Grand Hotel Neum, roof terrace and infinity pool
Shortlist GCCA Concrete in Life 2019

donderdag 22 augustus 2019

The Bereavement Cruise

 Amazing video! Son Mace made this fab trailer of The Bereavement Cruise 2019. Check it out! Join us in April 2020 for another fab cruise. Request a quote HERE. The Bereavement Cruise a special trip that brings together grievers and grief professionals for a week of healing and community on board a five-star cruise.

maandag 6 maart 2017

SFWC 2017 Eyespiration Photo Walk

#amwriting get inspired by taking a walk during the conference in San Francisco

Way cool pic of my Eyespiration Photo Walk for Writers at the San Francisco Writers Conference February 2017, taken by Marjoleine van Nunen, thnx! 


Using an open mind and perception to See

Using an open mind and perception to See
#Eyespiration: backlight through bride's veil 
I am explaining how to See the Light coming through the bride's veil (top photo). Bottom photo shows a quick phone pic of the situation. The backlight is so beautiful, creating a light silhouette of the bride - white wedding dress and veil work very well.

I was leading a writers inspiration walk at the San Francisco Writers Conference, when we encounterd this wedding couple on the steps of St. Grace Catherdral on top of Nob Hill. With an open mind and perception you can really See the Beauty of the World.

#Eyespiration is mindfulness with your camera, using even phones to capture the beauty of the world around us. You can join my photo walks all over the world, or book me for private sessions and masterclasses. 


maandag 20 juni 2016

Great Writing Conference London GW:

Great Writing:  The International Creative Writing Conference 2016
After 2 days of attending the Great Writing Conference at Imperial College in Londen my head's full of new ideas how to connect creative writers with... creative writers! Wouldn't it be great to combine Fine Art with Writing?

On Nicole Cooley

She put down her glasses
Creating a moment of peace
In her dazzling world of words



Photo Poem by Melanie E. Rijkers © 2016.

Scholarship
In the Netherlands we can't study Creative Writing so it seems. Bummer. I am curious if it would be possible to get a scholarship to study abroad. What I learned from the conference is that all lecturers were very driven to share their thoughts, papers and projects. I wonder, after you get your degree, what's next?

More than once I heard someone say: "Pity I cannot land myself a teaching position in Creative Writing". In the future I would like to see Academies of Art hire inspiring people like these to teach Creative Writing to art students. Writing is changing. Art is changing. Let's collaborate!

On Hyde Park: Face

Staring down
Stuck in place
Tiny feet touching his head
Flying off into space


Photo Poem by Melanie E. Rijkers © 2016.

Photo Poem: a new Short
Nicole Cooley's talk Tiny Texts: Flash Fiction, short poems, one minute plays raised questions like "But what if someone wrote a brilliant piece of 300 words, and the assessment says 2000?" At an Academy of Arts they'd know what to do. Also the digital era is here. Graphic Design, Arts and Writing are all in it together. A photo and a text are only ordinary until an artist puts them together brilliantly.

During Nicole's inspiring talk I wrote 3 pieces of what I call Photo Poetry. Being a visionair, working with Miksang Contemplative Photography and teaching Eyespiration, this is my answer how I'd like to combine the art of photography with the art of creative writing. 

On Hyde Park: Fountain

In the air I fly
Having landed I slide
Blending with family
I watch people walk by


Photo Poem by Melanie E. Rijkers © 2016.

Thank you Nicole, your talk was the last piece of information I needed to accomplish my writing goal. I was also inspired by Daniel Juckes and many more speakers, and will tell you more about Great Writing in my next blog!

donderdag 7 april 2016

To Be is to See - Citylights San Francisco

Citylights Bookstore San Francsico. Afgelopen februari eindelijk met eigen ogen kunnen zien:
  Ernaast het wereldberoemde literaire café Vesuvio:



 Aan de overkant bij de bekende North Beach Jazz Mural een lichtkunstwerk met 'vliegende' boeken:


Over het San Francisco Writers Conference komt nog een aparte blog. #SFWC is het schrijvers congres in California waar ik sinds 2010 het evenement voor fotografeer en social media content voor maak. Dit jaar gaf ik voor het eerst een 'Anders Kijken' workshop aan een grote groep schrijvers, was een leuke ervaring daar op Nob Hill met een groep schrijvers een fotowandeling mogen doen.

"Als je het niet ziet, kun je het ook niet (op) schrijven"

Eerder al bezocht ik een bijzondere boekhandel op Mallorca. Als u nog tips heeft welke boekwinkels ik verder nog zou kunnen gaan ZIEN, dan hoor/lees ik het graag!

Foto's: Artstudio23.com (ook om je eigen fotografie/anders kijken workshop te boeken)

donderdag 3 maart 2016

#SWFC16 San Francisco Writers Conference 2016 Event Photography

San Francisco Writers Conference 2016
Together with Michel Switzar of DutchLines.nl I attended, photographed and lead the Writers Photo Walk at the SFWC in February 2016. As always the energy is vibrant and the speakers, agents, publishers and writers are fab!

Check out my photo series of Presidentsday weekend:

Mike Larsen


Opening 8 AM Friday 12 February 2016


Meeting a lot of new friend, writers, agents in one spot


Nina Amir's telling her success story


Ann Packer introduced and iterviewed by Victoria Zackheim


Meeting the fiction agents


Speak freely. Edit Thoroughly.




Keynote of writer T. Jefferson Parker


A few winners and runners up of the 2016 SFWC Writing Contest


Writers Photo Walk with Melanie E. Rijkers #ikzieikzie


Writers Photo Walk with Melanie E. Rijkers #ikzieikzie


Poetry in the boardroom with Dana Newman


Gala and networking night


Gala and networking night


Gala and networking night


Author Jane Friendman inspiring keynote




Ivy & Bean Author Annie Barrows inspiring the crowd


Scholarship winners 2016


See, share, like all 300+ photos on Facebook, Flickr and Google+





© Artstudio23.com (ft. DutchLines)


woensdag 11 november 2015

San Francisco Writers Conference

Sinds enige tijd werk ik samen met Taglibro.nl, een onafhankelijk Nederlands platform waar schrijvers carte blanche krijgen om een persoonlijk verhaal te vertellen. Bedenker en webdesigner Michel Switzar en ik hebben inmiddels grootse plannen.

Als je het niet ziet, kun je het ook niet (op) schrijven

Als gepokt en gemazeld kunstenaar in de autonome fotografie kriebelt de creativiteit na twintig jaar als nooit tevoren. In deze digitale tijden kunnen we allemaal fotograferen, en schrijven. Als zelfstandig ondernemer schreef ik jaren geleden al een blog op mijn website, ver voordat zoiets als social media bestond en we allemaal een Facebook en een Twitter account hadden.

Toch is het schrijven niet zo gemakkelijk als het lijkt. Echter, we kúnnen het allemaal. Net zoals we allemaal kunnen fotograferen. Iedereen met een camera kan een foto maken. De grote uitdaging is om een foto te maken die tijdloos is, een kiekje schieten kunnen we immers allemaal. Dat geldt ook voor je schrijfkunsten.

Ik heb gemerkt dat wanneer je je hoofd zo leeg mogelijk maakt, je de beste verhalen schrijft. Een writer's block is geen gebrek aan inspiratie, maar aan rust in je hoofd. Sommige schrijvers lossen dit op door naar het spreekwoordelijke hutje op de hei te vertrekken, maar wat als je geen middelen hebt om je een paar maanden terug te trekken? Of wat als je nú die wervende tekst voor je website nodig hebt? Waar haal je de inspiratie dan vandaan??

In dit blog zal ik regelmatig gaan schrijven over hoe je geïnspireerd kunt blijven. Zelf ben ik een echte ZIENer. Ik kijk niet, maar ik zie. Mediteren, maar dan met open ogen. Door je brein leeg te maken, is er weer ruimte voor nieuwe verbindingen. Dit leegmaken kan iedereen merkte ik tijdens het geven van onze Zien Fotografie Workshops. Als je anders leert kijken, mooie dingen leert zien waaraan je anders voorbij zou lopen, raak je als vanzelf geïnspireerd.

De workshop kun je ook zonder camera volgen, al is de basis de compositieleer vanuit de fotografie, gecombineerd met de Tibetaanse Miksang techniek: kijken met een puur en zuiver oog, zonder te oordelen. Hiermee voorkom je de valkuil dat je tijdens een wandelingetje alleen maar gaat denken aan wat je nog allemaal moet doen, boodschappen, was vouwen, kinderen uit school halen. Maak jezelf zo 'leeg' mogelijk.
Honorable Mention at the International Color Awards 2015
Miksang Contemplatieve Fotografie is de Boeddhistische leer om het fris en puur kijken echt te ervaren voor je gaat oordelen en labelen. Dit moment kun je vastleggen in een foto.
Stel je voor dat je na een wandelingetje van drie kwartier wél je hoofd hebt leeg kunnen maken, mooie dingen hebt kunnen zien... wat dit kan doen voor je schrijfkunst, voor je inspiratie. Ik zie, ik zie, wat jij niet ziet! Ga je mee?


In februari 2016 is Taglibro aanwezig op het San Francisco Writers Conference, waar ik jaren geleden zelf werd geïnspireerd door de zin "If you can't see it, you can't write it". Bovenstaande foto maakte ik tijdens een wandeling in San Francisco en won een Honorable Mention bij de International Color Awards 2015.

dinsdag 28 februari 2012

San Francisco Writers Conference 2012

All photos of the #SFWC2012 online via my Flickr page as via my Facebook page.
Have A Look! Feel free to tag yourself, download or share my pics.

What's the San Francisco Writers Conference? Check out the SFWC website!
Event overview: The conference is on Presidents' Day weekend, Feb. 16th-19th, 2012 at the Mark Hopkins Hotel. The main conference begins with a Thursday evening orientation and continues through Sunday. (There will also be SFWC Master Classes on Monday, Feb. 20th taught by some of the SFWC presenters.) The SFWC features 100+ agents, authors, editors and book industry professionals. What that means is non-stop opportunities for learning and networking at this 'Celebration of Craft, Commerce and Community' for all writers.

Attendees have access to more than fifty "how to" sessions, panels, and workshops taught by authors you know and love. Speed Dating for Agents and Ask a Pro are unique one-on-one opportunities to pitch your work directly to well-known publishing professionals. SFWC features major traditional publishing houses, but also gives attendees the latest e-publishing and self-publishing information.

Elegant keynote luncheons and networking breakfasts are included. A commemorative bag filled with writing goodies for all attendees? Of course!

Celebrity book signings and social gatherings with other writers add to the excitement of the event. No other writing conference offers so much social and one-on-one networking time with other writers and industry professionals for no extra cost. After-hours hosted open mics and pitch contests? You bet. Our attendees tell us this friendly, yet professional, atmosphere is what makes SFWC the conference they choose to attend.

From start to finish, the San Francisco Writers Conference is designed to help you become a better, more professional writer.


Bestselling authors Lisa See (Dreams of Joy, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan) & Lolly Winston (Good Grief) will join legendary editor Alan Rinzler as keynote speakers at the 2012 San Francisco Writers Conference. The SFWC will start on Thursday evening and run through the entire President's Day weekend. Both new and returning attendees will appreciate the welcome session on Thursday evening (Feb. 16th) at no additional cost. As always, the main event is Friday through Sunday...but now there will be optional PreEvent and PostEvent Master Class writing intensive sessions.


Will you be there in 2013? It's the 10th anniversary of SFWC in 2013! Perhaps we'll meet (again) in sunny San Francisco, California next February :)

The Scholarship winners