http://www.akershoek.com/wp Jeroen Akershoek - [lang_en]Photography[/lang_en][lang_nl]Fotografie[/lang_nl] Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:53:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A photo impression about Sail Amsterdam 2010. http://www.akershoek.com/wp/2010/08/22/sail-amsterdam-2010/ On July the 20th 2010 was the start of the 94ste Four Days Marches Nijmegen. I wanted to walk this year, together with my father. I had done several good training marches. Sadly, on the last training I developed an injury, shin splints. Things were looking grim for my ambition ... http://www.akershoek.com/wp/2010/08/07/vierdaagse-nijmegen-2010/ One of my photos was published in the Dutch edition of National Geographic, in March 2010. The photo was chosen for the World Heritage theme. http://www.akershoek.com/wp/2010/06/28/publicatie-ng-march-2010/ Yesterday, I've accompanied a friend to National Skydive Center Teuge. He loves jumping out of a flying airplane, but I prefer to keep my feet on solid ground. So I took the opportunity to make a photo series about the event. Although I would have loved to join on the ... http://www.akershoek.com/wp/2010/06/17/skydive-teuge/ Last weekend I made these photos at the Dutch Shorttrack Championships in Tilburg. Here are a few photos that are among my favorites! http://www.akershoek.com/wp/2010/03/01/nk-shorttrack-2010/ Some photos I took at the regional speedskating event Eindhoven Trofee. The next shots are from a longdistance competition in Haarlem. http://www.akershoek.com/wp/2009/12/21/speedskating/ During one of the first lessons at the Fotovakschool we got the assignment to make some portraits of each other. I am very pleased with the result of this shot. http://www.akershoek.com/wp/2009/10/14/portret/ I have won another prize :) I've submitted two photos to the International Photography Awards (IPA). My photo 'Windmills' has won the second prize in the category  SPECIAL : INDUSTRIAL NON-PRO. http://www.akershoek.com/wp/2009/09/10/ipa-2009/ Yes, I have won the 129st Fotosurf fotocontest! Below you can see the photo I have submitted. During this month, the complete result can be found on this website: http://www.fotosurf.nl/e-start.htm After that you can find the result in the archives. http://www.akershoek.com/wp/2009/08/02/winner-129st-fotosurf-fotocontest/ Last sunday, it looked like there was going to be an interesting sunset. It rained a bit during the day, but in the evening the sky was clear with an occasional cloud. It seemed a good idea to go to Hoek van Holland to try and make a good sunset ... http://www.akershoek.com/wp/2009/05/22/hoek-van-holland/