Here a selection of my photos from our trip through the South of Japan, from Tokyo to Nagasaki. We traveled mostly by public transport, the city Metro systems, the Japan Rail (JR) Express and the superfast Bullet trains (Shinkansen) ‘all in all’ a total distance of 3000 km.
I can’t exactly remember when my fascination for Japan had started. Maybe early 2000 when I read my first Haruki Murakami novel (‘The Wind-up Bird Chronicle’) and became interested in Japanese literature, movies, composers and the history of Japan. Definitely my visit to the Haute Photography Exposition in 2019 in Rotterdam and in that year their special focus on a small group of Japanese photographers kicked me in the right direction, I was literally blown away by their work. I suppose there my wish arose to visit Japan, to see and experience this beautiful country even only once in my life … so a dream came through in the summer of 2024. どういたしまして,
Sensō-ji Temple
Sensō-ji Temple
Sensō-ji Temple
Sunshine City Prince Hotel Tokyo ~ 9th Floor
Shibuya Crossing
Shibuya Crossing
Shibuya Crossing
Tower Records Shibuya
Shinjuku, 3 Chome−17−1
Shinjuku, 3 Chome−17−1
Shinjuku
Ueno Park - National Museum of Western Art
Ueno Park
Taito City close to Uguisudani Station
Taito City, Negishi, 1 Chome−1
Taito City, 1 Chome Negishi
KITA-KAMAKURA TRAIN STATION
Tōkei-ji Temple
Tōkei-ji Temple
Tōkei-ji Temple grounds
Tabino Hotel Matsumoto - 7th Floor
Fukashi (Matsumoto) Castle
Izakaya Restaurant
Sanmachi-Suji district
Sanmachi-Suji district
Daiou-ji Temple
Daiou-ji Temple
Washington Hotel Plaza Takayama - 3th Floor
Chion-in Temple
Chion-in Temple
Chion-in Temple Garden
Maruyama Park
On City Bus 206 - Kyoto
Leica Store Kyoto
Ala Hotel Kyoto - 7th Floor
Gion district
City Road 186, Kyoto
Tōdai-ji Temple
Tōdai-ji Temple
Fushimi Inari-Taisha Shrine
Fushimi Inari-Taisha Shrine
Museum Cafe ~ Matcha Tea & Apricot pastry
Yochi-in Buddhist Temple - Established in 1127
Yochi-in Buddhist Temple - Established in 1127
Monastery Yochi-in Koyasan
Yochi-in Temple
Yochi-in Temple (Pilgrim's Lodging)
Yochi-in Temple (Pilgrim's Lodging)
Yochi-in Temple
Hondō at the Yochi-in Temple
Koya, Ito District
Family Mart Koyasan Store
Okunoin - Buddhist Cemetery on Mount Kōya
Okunoin - Buddhist Cemetery on Mount Kōya
TRAIN WINDOW: KOYASAN > OSAKA
Hotel Plaza Osaka - 4th Floor
Dōtonbori Canal
Dōtonbori Canal
The Kaiyukan Aquarium
The Kaiyukan Aquarium
The Kaiyukan Aquarium
The Kaiyukan Aquarium
BULLET TRAIN: SHIN-OSAKA > KADOMA
Hiroshima Grand Intelligent Hotel
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Hondōri Shopping Street
1 Chome-7-20 Otemachi
Ark Hotel Kumamoto - 6th Floor
Kato Shrine
Kato Shrine
TRAIN WINDOW: KUMAMOTO > NAGASAKI
Hotel Monterey Nagasaki - 7th Floor
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
China Town
China Town
China Town
7-Eleven Konbini - Nagasaki
Dejima - Dutch Trading Post (1641–1854)
Dejima - Dutch Trading Post (1641–1854)
Dejima - Dutch Trading Post (1641–1854)
Nagasaki Peace Park
Nagasaki Peace Park
Nagasaki Peace Park
Matsuyama Bridge
Nagasaki Harbour
Supermarket - Japanese Soy sauce
TRAIN WINDOW: NAGASAKI > TOKYO
TRAIN WINDOW: NAGASAKI > TOKYO
TRAIN WINDOW: NAGASAKI > TOKYO
TRAIN WINDOW: NAGASAKI > TOKYO
Last night in Tokyo - Prince Hotel
The 'forgotten Popfestival in Hilversum (the Netherlands) aka 'SUMMERCONCERT 74' on July 18, 1974 at the Gemeentelijke Sportpark Hilversum with Earth & Fire (NL), Alquin (NL), John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra (USA), Tim Buckley (USA), The Doobie Brothers (USA), Van Morrison (did not perform because of an incident) and The Allman Brothers Band (USA) - here also pictures of the ‘surprise appearance of the Amsterdam Hells Angels during the Doobie Brothers show.
The Dutch Summerconcert ‘74 with over 20.000 visitors was only 2 days before the very first Knebworth (UK) 1974 festival on 20 July with almost the same international line-up e.g. Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tim Buckley, The Doobie Brothers and The Allman Brothers Band.
Interesting to mention that the Allman Brothers played their very first gig outside the USA at this festival on the 18th of July 1974 in Hilversum, The Netherlands.
Photography: © JAN VAN DER GAAG
Camera’s: Nikkormat FTn w. a Nikkor 50mm for the color photo’s and a Mamiya 500 Sekor w. a 50mm and 300 mm telelens used for black & white and 200mm zoom for color.
Film Stock Used: for color Kodak Kodachrome and Agfa CT18 / all black & white on Kodak Tri-x Pan.
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
SUMMERCONCERT 74 / Hilversum / The Netherlands
easy download, 50 pages with the complete story, all black & white negatives and color frames shot that day - printed version available Q2 ‘25
March 28, 2021
March 28, 2021
March 28, 2021
July 2022
July 2022
July 2022
Mamiya C220 / Mamiya-Sekor 80mm / Kodak Ektar 100
Mamiya C220 / Mamiya-Sekor 80mm / Kodak Ektar 100
Photo 1974 / Nikkormat Ftn / Kodak Plus X
“The best camera is the camera you have with you” is a famous statement and is totally right … herewith a selection of my best iPhone photo’s made over the years while traveling and in cities e.g. Berlin, Barcelona, Antwerp and home city Rotterdam …
3.09.2024
27.08.2024
11.09.2024
10.01.2020
28.03.2019
03.10.2019
04.07.2019
12.04.2024
12.12.2017
27.02.2021
5.02.2021
9.10.2020
07.03.2019
20.01.2019
17.11.2019
29.03.2018
16.06.2018
14.10.2017
21.06.2019
26.04.2018
19.03.2019
08.11.2017
12.10.2017
12.12.2018
just a selection of album covers designed for independent artists, friends and labels, for me a great way to combine my photography and design idea’s into one creative project.
MBN - EP: ‘CLARITY’ - TRACK #2: ‘RESILIENCE’
MBN - EP: ‘CLARITY’ - TRACK #1: ‘EQUANIMITY’
JEROEN RAVESLOOT - ‘STARDUST’
JEROEN RAVESLOOT - ‘BLUE BY YOU’
JEROEN RAVESLOOT - ‘MILLE SAISONS’
JEROEN RAVESLOOT - ‘RIPPLES’
JEROEN RAVESLOOT - ‘CHILDREN’S FEET’
JEROEN RAVESLOOT - ‘RAINDROPS’
JEROEN RAVESLOOT - ‘UPHILL WATER’
BAU ARZ - “FLASH MEMORY DRIVE”
BAU ARZ - “INSIGNIFICANT”
BAU ARZ - “NO EXCUSE”
BAU ARZ ft. MERON - “CHAINED 2 THE PAST”
BAU ARZ ft. MERON - “CHAINED 2 THE PAST”
BAU ARZ - “DARK MOVES”
BAU ARZ ft. RODKINT - “COCKTALES”
BAU ARZ ft. RODKINT - “COCKTALES”
Zonnestraal (Completed 1931) is a former sanatorium in Hilversum, the Netherlands. The building was designed by architect Jan Duiker and is an example of the 'Nieuwe Bouwen'.
Mamiya C220 / Ilford FP4 ISO 125
Mamiya C220 / Ilford FP4 ISO 125
Mamiya C220 / Ilford FP4 ISO 125
Yashica Electro 35 GSN / Kodak Portra 160
Yashica Electro 35 GSN / Kodak Portra 160
Yashica Electro 35 GSN / Kodak Portra 160
Rock Concerts in the Netherland in the Seventies, venues in The Hague, Leiden and Rotterdam with guitarist Jan Akkerman, vocalist Kaz Lux, Lou Reed, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Ron Wood, Rod Stewart, The Faces
Nikkormat Ftn / Kodak Ektachrome / AHOY HAL ROTTERDAM / 30.11.1976
Nikkormat Ftn / Kodak Ektachrome / AHOY HAL ROTTERDAM / 30.11.1976
Mamiya Sekor 500 / Ilford HP4 / De Doelen Rotterdam / 6.03.1975
Nikkormat FTN / Kodacolor II Film / De Doelen Rotterdam / 6.03.1975
Nikkormat FTN / Kodacolor II Film / De Doelen Rotterdam / 6.03.1975
Nikkormat Ftn / Kodak Ektachrome / Groenoordhal Leiden / 11.06.1977
Nikkormat FTN / Kodak Ektachrome / Rod Stewart & The Faces / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Mamiya Sekor 500 / Kodak Plus X Pan / Rod Stewart & The Faces / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Nikkormat FTN / Kodak Ektachrome / Rod Stewart & The Faces / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Mamiya Sekor 500 / Kodak Plus X Pan / Rod Stewart & The Faces / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Nikkormat FTN / Kodak Ektachrome / Rod Stewart & The Faces / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Nikkormat FTN / Kodak Ektachrome / Rod Stewart & The Faces / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Mamiya Sekor 500 / Kodak Plus X Pan / Rod Stewart & The Faces / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Nikkormat FTN / Kodak Ektachrome / Rod Stewart & The Faces / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Nikkormat FTN / Kodak Ektachrome / Rod Stewart & The Faces / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Nikkormat FTN / Kodak Ektachrome / Rod Stewart & The Faces / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Nikkormat FTN / Kodak Ektachrome / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Nikkormat FTN / Kodak Ektachrome / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Nikkormat FTN / Kodak Ektachrome / De Doelen Rotterdam 12.10.74
Nikkormat FTn / Ilford FP4 / Eli Tour / Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux / Congresgebouw The Hague
Nikkormat FTn / Ilford FP4 / Eli Tour / Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux / Congresgebouw The Hague
Nikkormat FTn / Ilford FP4 / Eli Tour / Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux / Congresgebouw The Hague
Nikkormat FTn / Ilford FP4 / Eli Tour / Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux / Congresgebouw The Hague
JUNE 2016 — Rocky Mountains / Denver / Glenwood Springs / Aspen / Gunnison National Forest / Colorado Springs / Denver
Nikkormat Ftn / Panagor 2.8 28mm / Ilford FP4
Nikkormat Ftn / Panagor 2.8 28mm / Kodak Portra 160
Nikkormat Ftn / Panagor 2.8 28mm / Ilford FP4
Nikkormat Ftn / Panagor 2.8 28mm / Ilford FP4
Nikkormat Ftn / Panagor 2.8 28mm / Kodak Portra 160
Los Angeles 1998, 2000 and 2001 - camera Nikon F70 35mm Film Fuji Reala 100
corner of Sunset Blvd and Highland Avenue before the Hollywood High School / Nikon F70 / Fuji Reala 100 / 2 Frame Panorama
Tower Records on Sunset Blvd / Nikon F70 / Fuji Reala 100
Tower Records / Sunset Blvd / Nikon F70 / Fuji Reala 100
Washington & Lincoln Blvd / Nikon F70 / Fuji Reala 100
Sunset Blvd & La Brea Avenue / Nikon F70 / Fuji Reala 100
Only 5 days before their memorable ‘Focus at the Rainbow’ concert on May 5 1973, Focus played an afternoon gig on Monday April 30 (in those years our Queens Day in The Netherlands) at “De Vliegermolen” Sportshal in Voorburg The Netherlands.
Support Act: Harvey Andrews & Graham Cook
Focus Line up: Jan Akkerman (Guitar), Thijs van Leer (Organ, Flute), Pierre van der Linden (Drums) and Bert Ruiter (Bass)
Hawkwind at the ‘De Doelen’ in Rotterdam on 26th of June 1974 (all photo’s by Jan van der Gaag) - Camera: Nikkormat FTN / Nikkor 50mm F 2 / original color positive film: Agfa CT18
American singer, movie actor, percussionist, guitarist Al Matthews
American singer, movie actor, percussionist, guitarist Al Matthews
American singer, movie actor, percussionist, guitarist Al Matthews
American singer, movie actor, percussionist, guitarist Al Matthews
Nikkormat Ftn / Agfa CT18 color reversal film
Nikkormat Ftn / Agfa CT18 color reversal film
Finding myself super annoyed at how easily people hurl their empty soda cans onto the street, I wondered why most of these discarded cans were from the Red Bull brand. So in 2017 I formed a strange habit of shooting these flat Red Bull cans with my iPhone, with the vague idea of creating a photo collage of all photographed cans, as a protest against the pollution in the cities we live. Later in 2021 I continued this ‘project with trashed flat empty Coca-Cola and beer cans - Instead of photographing them with my iPhone on the spot like I did with the Red Bull project in 2017/18, I took the flat cans from the street, brought them home, selected the ones I wanted to photograph and photographed them against a white back-drop with a professional camera to create extra sharpness. As much as I hate to see trashed cans all over our streets I see also the beauty in some of the flat road cans and see similarities with some photo-realistic painters and their art work.
In case you were wondering, I tossed all of these flat (and sometimes half full) Red Bull cans, into the trash bin; my service to the ‘fast and furious’ Red Bull drinker, who was probably too high on caffeine and didn’t have the time and decency to dispose them correctly.
© Jan van der Gaag
Rotterdam 2021
Rotterdam 2021
Rotterdam 2021
Rotterdam 2021
Rotterdam 2021
Rotterdam 2021
Rotterdam 2021
Rotterdam 03/2023
Rotterdam 03/2023
Simply named Het Park (The Park) is the oldest city park in Rotterdam and designed in 1852 by Jan David Zocher and his son Louis Paul Zocher.
Mamiya C220 / Kodak Portra 160
Mamiya C220 / Kodak Portra 160
Mamiya C220 / Ilford FP4
Mamiya C220 / Kodak Portra 160
just for the fun I started in 2017 to colorise some of my old family black and white photo’s using the Selection and Colouring layering techniques in Photoshop. Of course I had to scan them first using my Epson V600 and ‘clean and remove all spots and scratches from the digital files before starting the colouring process, but that was (for me) also part of the fun. Check here some of the photo’s I did and see how really old photo’s live up and how my parents, grand parents, my uncle Oom Jan who died in the 2nd World War and other close family members started to live up again even from photo’s made around 1920.
my father at the front row outmost right, my uncle (Oom Lou) friend of my father, at the front second from left …
with bridesmaids, my sister Ineke at the right and my niece Hannie at the left ± 1959
Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys on the roof of his home address Amstel 3, Amsterdam
My uncle left with my father at the right side
Died in the Battle of the Java Sea on 27th February 1942
