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November 2011 : more than 1.300.000 views !



I'm an eclectic photographer and in daily life a psychiatrist.
During Medical School I started to make animation movies and became a member of a Dutch experimental movie collective. One of my animation movies made it to the Museum of Modern Art (Stedelijk Museum) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Furthermore I did - in the eighties of the past century - camera in a few videoclips and concert registrations of in those days popular bands/artists like Santana, Level 42, The Commodores, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Divine and Latoya Jackson.

The main issue in my (candid) portrait photographs is about trying to capture the decisive emotional moment. The treatment is sometimes surreal in order to confuse regular cognitions or to increase impact. I try to do my own thing.
"To take a photograph means to recognize – simultaneously and within a fraction of a second– both the fact itself and the rigorous organisation of visually perceived forms that give it meaning.
It is putting one’s head, one’s eye, and one’s heart on the same axis." [Henri Cartier-Bresson]
All of my photographs are © Amsterdamned! All Rights Reserved.
None of these photos may be reproduced and/or used in any form of publication without my permission.
I'm the founder and admin of group The Flickr Portrait Gallery


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Amsterdamned!'s favorite photos from other Flickr members (11,500)
Contacts (3,347)
Groups (50)
- Fotoclub "SCHITTA" 11,621 photos, 482 members
- A Square GrayScale [Admin invite only] A1/P1 Sweeper Running 6,185 photos, 512 members
- ►the best shots◄ level 2 (P1 - A5) - SWEEPER IS ACTIVE !!! 17,414 photos, 2,978 members
- ***ANGEL*** GALLERY ( L2 - Pictures with 7+ Angel Awards) P1/A3 11,166 photos, 2,493 members
- Gold Star Award - Level 2 (p1/a5) 30,206 photos, 6,167 members
- *Angel Awards* POST 1 / GIVE 5 ANGELS 161,133 photos, 7,355 members
- MAGIC EYE - Post 1 / Award 3 52,448 photos, 3,396 members
- ART ♦ CLASS AND VALUE ♦ High Quality Only ♦ P1-A2 3,829 photos, 386 members
- Flavors of Life! • Sabores da Vida! 10,474 photos, 260 members
- Birkenhead Park Exhibition place 13,261 photos, 477 members
- Flickr Bronze Trophy Group (Post 1 MUST Comment 5) 53,415 photos, 4,446 members
- E-X-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N 1,591 photos, 150 members
- *Artist of the Year* Level 6~Double Diamond~Invite Only 2,717 photos, 731 members
- Tour Around the World 3,498 photos, 343 members
- 1 "Elite Club", premier Cercle 19,694 photos, 2,086 members
- Finest Photography 3,605 photos, 293 members
- ►the best shots◄ (Post 1 - Award 3) - SWEEPER IS ACTIVE !!! 75,095 photos, 6,546 members
- Viva la Vida! Level 2 (Post 1 - Award 5) 5,824 photos, 1,492 members
- Viva la Vida! L1 (P1-A5) Contest.:1 - Birds in Flight / 2 - Cold 78,434 photos, 4,815 members
- *Artist of the Year* Level 5~The Diamond Award-Invite Only 4,206 photos, 1,168 members
- The small happinesses 11,306 photos, 650 members
- Above and Beyond 500+ * L2 Post 1 Award 5 3,453 photos, 619 members
- *Artist of the Year* Level 4~Double Platinum P1/A5- Invite Only 8,845 photos, 1,829 members
- Above and Beyond 500+ * L1 * Post 1 Award 5 5,542 photos, 899 members
- *Artist of the Year* Level 3~Platinum Hall of Fame-Invite Only 19,328 photos, 3,303 members
- FROZEN LIFE MOMENTS - Post1/Comment2 23,302 photos, 1,298 members
- Clumsy Kids 17,719 photos, 784 members
- ***All beautiful shots and many more. {♣Admin Invite Only♣} 201,898 photos, 10,971 members
- Tra un Manifesto e Lo Specchio - High quality images 35,721 photos, 3,644 members
- 121Clicks 4,066 photos, 779 members
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 67,866 photos, 2,531 members
- Flickr AID - Post 1 Comment 3 (!!!NEW!!! HALL OF FAME THREAD) 8,727 photos, 556 members
- Cool hair, like my idol, warhol! 43.600+ 43,749 photos, 1,215 members
- TLC photography [upload 1 comment 2] 55,062 photos, 3,564 members
- B&W HQ Photo Magazine - Invited Only -Best of 2011 2,612 photos, 553 members
- only Canon girls 51,271 photos, 2,700 members
- The best of black & white ☯ (award 3) 14,558 photos, 1,444 members
- peregrino27-PORTRAIT 1,145 photos, 126 members
- Sueño con Serpientes 2,385 photos, 195 members
- BLACK and WHITE ☆ Vejo o mundo em P&B ☆ 5,504 photos, 291 members
- Flickr Model 13,509 photos, 1,630 members
- INSPIRED CHOICE (Admin Invite Only) Post 1 Award 3 3,115 photos, 138 members
- My Gear and Me #1 - (Post 1 - Award 5) - Sweeper is ON 320,518 photos, 13,059 members
- THE ART OF PORTRAIT ~~¡¡ NEW ICON !!~~ 12,984 photos, 1,002 members
- ADMIN TALK INTERNATIONAL 34,947 photos, 1,001 members
- Hit -Me- With- Your- Best -Shot 14,062 photos, 415 members
- You are female, you are beautiful, let the world see you. 18,289 photos, 1,498 members
- canon digital photography. 312,164 photos, 8,819 members
- Art Threat 3,877 photos, 400 members
- ART BRITTLE 15,819 photos, 755 members
Testimonials (18)
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Rococo57 says:
"In all his work you will find game,play,set and match...try before dy...
In his long line of contacts he has always time to help on the wild and deep FlickrRiverSea. A personality with own individual work.
He explore the basic bottomline of creativity."7th November, 2008
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GroupFounder says:
"ArtDirector Amsterdamned!
Congratulations - 祝贺您 - Enhorabuena - Parabéns - Félicitations - Gratulation – Congratulazioni – 축하합니다.
World100F – QualityGroup – Marco"26th September, 2008
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My Baby Mia [very busy for few days] says:
"I am excited with every piece of your art my friend!
Can I call it intellectual art? Your creations are unique!
They stay in my mind after I close your stream, an I all the time I like to come back and see more!"18th July, 2008
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Bloodred1889 says:
"i love amsters photography, i love the tight crop of his portraits and the way he captures people in a moment, amster reminds me of alistair thains photos of people, up close and tight cropped.
amsterdamned is a great insperation to me and a great photographer."27th May, 2008
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Mindstormphotos says:
"Amsterdamned , you are one of my 4-5 favorites admins here in flickr
you have a style in your photography ,and one of the best groups ...and thank you very much for your support .
Be well - Mindstormphotos"25th April, 2008
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Xa Gupta says:
"i simply love your pics...... great use of light and colors... great job..."
23rd February, 2008
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Eyal Golshani says:
"Amsterdamned takes candid photography to a new level, his work has inspired me to focus on people photography. Keep up the good work
Eyal"20th September, 2007
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Stephen G Woo Photo journey says:
"Ben is a one of a kind photographer who have passion to create stunning image of man kind."
27th April, 2007
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heavens1 says:
"The portraits Amsterdamned takes, captures the very essence of humanity.........
Soulful and beautiful...."20th March, 2007
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one pic a day says:
"Amsterdamned is a masterful portraitist.
In his profile he describes the "decisive emotional moment" and he does indeed live up to his own high standards. He has an unique way of seeing, and his post processing is surprising as it is convincing.
There are people that upload 10'000+ photos on flickr - Amsterdamned is not one of them, he chooses carefully..."16th March, 2007
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lrmeulman says:
"Even though he doesn't post many photos, his photos are of the highest quality. Anytime I log in, his are the photos that really catch my eye, and his photostream is always a pleasure to watch."
9th March, 2007
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Wåhlin says:
"Your photo's at people are very good. I look forward to see more of your work."
25th February, 2007
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stefman75 says:
"The portraits of Amsterdamned are wonderful. In his photos he captures the soul of people. Watching his intense portraits it's possible to catch the essence and the emotions of the life. I love his great photos"
4th February, 2007
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K. Shreesh says:
"Your portrait photography is the best. You have art of capturing emotions. The portraits become very expressive. I love your portrait photos. Keep it up."
28th January, 2007
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LinBow says:
"Keep going, I want to see more of your work. I am so impressed with your ability to capture a moment in time."
29th November, 2006
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brynmeillion - JAN says:
"Amsterdamned is a good contact to have - and a joy to visit. What can you say about the king of portrait photography except that he is probably one of the best on flickr in my opinion- It might be down to his profession but I think he just has an eye and an empathy for the human spirit and he captures them so well - his pictures have messages for us all on how we treat our people - with respect."
18th November, 2006
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Expectant Alchemist says:
"The quality and depth of his work is amazing. Several of his shots transcend the term favorite and are more deserving of the label 'Classic Image.'
Looking through his body of work, I often wonder if I am viewing a compliation of National Geographic photographs. He is a first class photographer that produces professional quality work and I highly recommend a thorough review of his photographs; there are so many keepers - you just have got to see for yourself.
Jeff Franks
Expectant Alchemist"17th November, 2006
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Photo Art by barry says:
"I think you work is very interesting. Keep up the good work"
8th November, 2006
- Name:
- Ben van den Bussche
- Joined:
- October 2006
- Currently:
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands (15-10-2006)
- I am:
- Male












