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Amsterdamned!. Get yours at bighugelabs.com/flickr

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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.


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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)

  • Her wish by Mariska Karto - a bit busy
  • Love this little life by Mariska Karto - a bit busy
  • The Diary Of A Young Man ii by Tomasito.!
  • “You can't trust any bugger further than you can throw him, and there's nothing you can do about it, so let's have a smoke” by Syl V.
  • baby, don't be shy by TA.D
  • HAPPY NEW YEAR....TO MYSELF!!!! by Annalisa Cattaneo
  • This Boy's Tale. by Tomasito.!
  • memento by Timoleon Vieta II
  • Saving Private Ryan (Part II) - Sijunjung, Bali by theblackstar
  • Jan, 24th - Strobist sessions #2 - Outside... by Sylvain_Latouche
  • Animals by Nicholas Max Scarpinato
  • Now I'm to 42, Happy birthday for me by in eva vae & son
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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