The year is almost over and like every year, it’s time to look back. And as most of the years, There’s a combination of photos from the Netherlands and international work that I quickly want to take you through. We end this year with some nice awards on my mushroom series ‘Mushrooms in their Natural World’, that won 2 big awards: 2nd prize in the International Photographer of the Year , and 1st prize in the portfolio category of the Lowlands photographer of the year . I parti

Ever since I visited Kyrgyzstan for the first time 9 years ago my dream was to see and photograph a snow leopard in the wild in Kyrgyzstan. There are places in the world where this is not that difficult, but Kyrgyzstan isn't one of them. Throughout the years I have done many photo projects in Kyrgyzstan but the only thing that was still missing in my portfolio was the ghost of the mountains : the snow leopard. Earlier this year my friend Ormon (who was also with me during my

Yes, they can be found in the Netherlands. The last few weeks I spent quite some evenings photographing fireflies in the east of the country. I had photographed them some years ago but never really got something I was satisfied with. I wanted to change that this year so I decided to dedicate quite some evenings photographing them. Difficulties: There were several difficult things here. First of all: locations. Forests look different during the night. Not only that, they’re al

Review of the newly released Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 Full Frame Fisheye lens with a focus on landscapes and astrophotography.

Did you know there are places where tulips grow in the wild? I have photographed tulips in my homeland the Netherlands for more than 10 years and recently started to photograph them in different countries around the world. But these are all cultivated tulips created in the last thousand years by people. Tulips actually have many wild ancestors. In fact, tulips have grown in the wild for over 20 million years. The world was a very different place back then and so it is difficu

Lots of helpful tips for photographing spring flowers!

March 2, 2025 . One of the best mornings in terms of fog I've seen at the famous Kinderdijk area in the Netherlands. The fog height was just perfect for the drone, with all of the windmills just sticking out of a beautiful fog blanket. This blanket lasted for about 2 hours after sunrise, allowing me to capture lots of different compositions with different kinds of light. Next to photos, I also took quite some video footage. Here's a short 2 minute film from the morning: Every

I always wanted to photograph some giant waves on the northern coast of Spain. It doesn’t happen that often. According to locals, maybe...

A few days in Slovenia photographing churches on hilltops surrounded by fog.

Photoseries of the Frozen Netherlands for just a few days in January 2025.

I've received lots of requests on the topic of colour in my photos so I decided to make a video about it, in which I show and explain how...

You probably already know the answer to the title of this article. But there is so much more to it that I want to talk about. Throughout...

Last weekend I experienced a once in a lifetime event, and took a once in a lifetime photo. With this article I want to share this photo...

Photoseries of the spectacular Holland Flower Park in Dafeng China

Me and Laowa go way back! I still remember when they started producing lenses for the Sony E-mount when Sony didn't have a lot of lenses...

My favourite shots from my trip to Japan during the Autumn of 2023. Landscapes, villages, cities and lots of amazing autumn colours!

In this article I talk about my favourite moments of 2023, in photos. Every photo has its own little story.

Photo series of Mushrooms in their natural world and surroundings, by photographer Albert Dros

How to take the best quality photos with small drones like the DJI Mini 3 (and 4) Pro.

Albert Dros explains his entire photography storage workflow in Lightroom, in office and on the road, with the use of a NAS