The Netherlands, January 2025
When I look outside and see the grey sky, a light drizzle and the sun trying to peak through from time to time, I can hardly believe I spent the last few days in a winter wonderland less than an hour away from my house. These last few days there were some photographic conditions that I had not seen for years. But they were extremely local. Only a handful of places in the Netherlands had beautiful frosty conditions that lasted a few days. Temperatures around zero during the day and minus during the night. Not even that cold, but enough to transform several places in the country into a winter wonderland.Â

Altitude: 90 meters
Our country is flat. And what’s funny about this is that the ice conditions mainly happened just a little bit ‘higher’ up. That’s right, most of these photos were shot at an altitude level of around 90 meters above sea level! Just a few dozen meters lower, it was just grey without any frost or ice. This area is called ‘de Posbank’ near Arnhem. I mainly shoot here in the summer times with the blooming heather. It’s one of the best places to photograph the blooming heather in the Netherlands. It’s a place where we actually have some hills and layers, and it had its own winter climate these last few days. Frozen forest floors, hills covered in ice, completely frozen trees, lots of hoar frost, it was simply a photographic paradise for me, as we do not get these conditions often in the Netherlands. I tried to be out as much as possible to photograph these conditions. And who knows, when will be the next time?
This photo series (29 photos) portrays the last few days around the city of Arnhem. I normally do smaller photo series, but I wanted to show more story and context in this one. Every photo has a small description describing the moment and my vision of photographing it.















Here are some more small autumn trees in the frozen landscapes:




At the end of these frozen days, it felt like there was a ‘grand finale’. That afternoon, January 21, the fog became so thick that everything had to be shot with a maximum of 70mm in focal length, otherwise the shot would simply be too misty. I was walking on this small path, simply enjoying every few meters wandering what I would see next.










Until the next time?
I find it important to write down photo stories from time to time. I do this mainly for myself and hope others will enjoy seeing them. When all the memories are vibrant I like to take that moment to write everything down. Sorting the photos, processing them and writing the descriptions is part of the process to make them timeless. It’s a great way of ‘closing’ a little photography chapter, just to look back on it later and remember those moments.
Like I mentioned several times in this article: I don’t know when I will see this again in the Netherlands. It could be months, it could be years, who knows? Cold and extreme frost are getting more rare on average. But nature has its ways, and always keeps surprising us.
The Beauty of the Netherlands
And with that, I would like to mention that if you haven’t done so: please do check out my book ‘the Beauty of the Netherlands’, that was released in October 2024. It has 10 years of my best work from the Netherlands, all bundled with stories in a beautiful big sized coffee table book. You can check it out at www.beautyofthenetherlands.com
Technical info
All photos in this article were shot with my Sony A7RV, Sony 16-35 GMII, Sony 24-70 GMII, and Sony 70-200 GMII
Thank you for reading!
Albert
Dros's passion for photography and his deep Sprunki Pyramixed connection to the Dutch landscape are evident throughout the piece.
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Wat een heerlijke set beelden van deze unieke omstandigheden rondom de Posbank. Gewoon 4-5 dagen rijp en mist, ongelooflijk. Je hebt de sfeer goed weten te vangen en bedankt voor het vermelden van mijn naam. Toeval of niet.. dezelfde foto staat voor vandaag gepland om op instagram te zetten :-).