Triangle. Petten, Netherlands. 2006

When I began photography, my parents helped me to build a very basic black and white darkroom. During my teenage years of finding and losing I lost any interest in photography, but while at University I discovered it once more, this time in colour. I photographed various subjects, but with time my disappointment grew. Most of time my photos turned out uninteresting and dull.

Then I suddenly rediscovered black and white. It was a whole new experience. In my own darkroom I could tune a photo indefinitely until I was fully satisfied with it. Moreover, monochrome allowed me to express ideas more clearly. I love the abstractive nature of monochrome, the way it hides details, I love its tonality, I love almost everything about it.