Arie Bruinsma

Stories by Arie

Looking and writing down.

Short stories connected to images, encounters and things that remain on the road. One photograph, one thought, without hurry.

Close enough to keep looking

Close enough to keep looking

A face does not need to be explained. Sometimes you only need to come close enough and not look away too quickly.

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What people think they know about red hair

What people think they know about red hair

RED is about a visible trait that attracts many assumptions, jokes and prejudices.

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One hundred and eleven faces, no answer

One hundred and eleven faces, no answer

What makes a Frisian a Frisian? After 111 portraits the answer did not become smaller, but it did become more human.

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The car, the person and what happens between them

The car, the person and what happens between them

A car is rarely only transport. Sometimes it is a workplace, a shelter, or a portrait with someone standing next to it.

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