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I live in Leiden, the Netherlands, which is the oldest university town in the country. It is a lovely place with a historic atmosphere and typically Dutch canals.
I became enthusiastic about photography when back in 2007 I replaced my old Canon Powershot A70 with a Pentax K100D just before a vacation to Canada; I have been experimenting a lot with it since then and have discovered that landscape photography is my favourite.
Currently I mostly use a multi-purpose lense, a Sigma 18-200 mm, which is quite practical to avoid dragging a lot of stuff around everywhere you go, but of course is not ideal for every circumstance. I also have a 50 mm lens which I use more for portraits, which I hardly ever post on Flickr though.

I am quite enthusiastic about Flickr; of course I like comments like everyone; I do prefer the useful ones over the gratuitious ones though - but of course I have a life away from Flickr too, so sometimes I could do much better myself in that sense. I try to comment on the pictures of my contacts from time to time. I'm sorry if I do not always do that regularly enough, again, we are all busy, aren't we?

I don't take it lightly when people use my pictures without asking, so please don't. Some of my pictures are licensed to Getty and they do chase picture thieves!

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Photos of Johan_Leiden (1)

  • "...I want to return to the childhood..." for Johan Leiden (**i*E16)+> by Brian Wayfarer
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Testimonials (6)

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    Canon-Girl says:

    "Johan shows in his photography all the places I would like to visit one day, with all the variety of their different people and cultures. His mastery of capturing the beauty in our world is not limited just to landscapes, but extends to flowers, architecture, street scenes and so much more.

    As a person Johan defines charm and is one of the kindest and loveliest people I was lucky to meet. Thank you for being here!"

    31st May, 2010

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    Vincenzo D'Ortenzio says:

    "Johan è una persona estremamente gentile e un grande appassionato di fotografia: come tale ama proporre le sue splendide immagini nella stessa maniera in cui ama osservare con passione, spirito ed entusiasmo quelle degli altri.
    Documenta brillantemente tanto i suoi innumerevoli viaggi quanto i suoi meravigliosi e per me incantevoli posti.
    E' un piacere averlo scoperto ed essere suo contatto.

    I migliori saluti dall'Italia Johan."

    24th April, 2009

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    backpacker1uk says:

    "Johan is not only a photographer but a great ambassador for his country. Ask about a photo and he will not only tell you about the photo but also the location and how to get there. His photos are so varied and never a dull moment passes when viewing his collection.

    Thankfully Johan is not just a peep and look person he also comments on your photos and writes how he feels. A true flickr friend."

    16th June, 2008

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    Hjalli♣ says:

    "Johans photostream is worthy to look at.
    Full of life and bright colors is what you'll see first, then the real genius of photography will confront you.
    I really do like his stream."

    1st June, 2008

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    Brian Wayfarer says:

    "Johan es un hombre muy culto y su talante europeo lo convierte en un humanista.
    Sus fotos se inspiran en la naturaleza y esencialmente en la belleza de las flores.
    Su galería es múltiple y diversa y visitarla constituye todo un placer.
    Es para mí una alegría tenerle como contacto y amigo."

    1st June, 2008

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    Anjan Reijnders says:

    "Johan continually impresses his viewers with stunning depictions of European landscapes, architecture, culture, and society. His unsurpassed ability to capture the essence of his surrounding makes for an interesting Photostream at all times. With colourful, distinct, well composed, seasonal, and culturally relevant photographs Johan provides great inspiration to fellow photographers, and in particular to Dutch expatriates like me. Keep up the excellent photography!"

    22nd May, 2008

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