On 12 August 2026 a total solar eclipse crosses Greenland, Iceland and Spain, and it happens with the sun almost on the horizon. Where to be, and how to shoot it.

I have been shooting heathlands in the Netherlands for more than ten years, and I still go back every season. Here are my ten tips for the purple season.

Ever since seeing puffins for the first time in Iceland one summer many years ago, I wanted to spend some proper time really capturing good photos of them. It was always in the back of my head. Then, while giving a talk at the Explore Light conference in Ireland in 2025, I met photographer Chris van Twisk, a Dutch photographer living in Ireland. We got talking and he casually mentioned that he goes to the Saltee Islands in Ireland every year to photograph puffins. ‘Do you wan

It was extremely hot in the Netherlands in June. We are breaking heat record after heat record these weeks, and it is not just here. Large parts of Europe are baking too. People that know me know I really do not like heat. But there is one thing about this extreme heat that I do like: all that warm, unstable air builds up, and it often ends the day in spectacular fashion with (thunder)storms, dramatic cloud formations and the chance to photograph lightning. In this article I

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

Lots of helpful tips for photographing spring flowers!

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 I approach the topic of colour. You can see the video on my YouTube channel: If you prefer to just read, here's a summary of all the tips in the video: 1.Study Colour First things first. If you're interested in getting 'better' colour in your photos it's important to know a thing or 2 about colour psychology. Certain colours evoke different

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

Summer can be a tough season for nature and landscape photographers. Hot weather with often empty skies can be difficult, but it also offers opportunities. As we sometimes say: ‘Bad’ weather does not exist. You just have to use your imagination and do something with it! In the Netherlands we just had about 4 weeks of clear skies and hot weather. But I actually photographed quite a lot, so I figured it would be nice to list some things that I did during these weeks myself. Her

A few years ago I wrote a similar article on my website. But I figured I rewrite it with some new content and new tips, as it’s that spring season again! I love spring. Little flowers pop up everywhere. In your garden, in nature, in parks, next to the roads: basically everywhere. And these flowers are great fun to photograph. Often, you just overlook those tiny flowers. But if you get up close, suddenly you’re in a whole new world. Trust me, people will look weird at you when

Ever since i've released my A7RV article and A7RV focus stacking video I've been getting the same question over and over again: 'How do...

Spring is around the corner and the little flowers start to pop up everywhere. This article focuses on how to photograph these little flowers with a macro lens. However, you don’t necessary need a macro lens to use these techniques. A longer lens with a large aperture will also work, but you won’t get the super smooth silky bokeh (that beautiful soft part behind the flower). For the best results, especially with tiny flowers, get a macro lens or use the cheaper option: macro

Printing Your Photos - From Start to Finish In collaboration with Epson. Seeing a print of a photo you took your self is very rewarding....

10 Tips on how to photograph little mushrooms in the forest.

Handy tips to use in the woodlands.

Now that most of us are stuck at home with possibly no income, times are tough. But we can use these times to our ‘advantage’ and do...

As a landscape photographer I’m a big fan of grand vistas and photographing with wide angle lenses. But sometimes the smaller things can be just as impressive. In this article I’ll be giving 10 tips to hopefully give you some inspiration when photographing abstracts. And when you start to see them, you can’t stop photographing them. It’s very addicting! 1. Look down. We tend to look forward and see the bigger picture. But beauty is often just at our feet. Go low to the grou

I am currently organising a forest photography contest with Sony Netherlands. Submit your best autumn photo and tag #sonyherfst to win a Sony A6400. You can join with any picture taken with any camera! Here are 5 tips to get your started. 1. Find a calm scene in the chaotic forest. When you photograph a forest for the first time your impressions can be overwhelming and chaotic. A lot of things are happening. Try to find peace in all the chaos around you. Make it easy for y

Some tips from me on how to make great photos with your drone, mainly focused on the DJI Mavic Pro 1 and 2.