It doesn’t get any Dutcher than this: the aerial photographs of Siebe Swart showing land that, without human intervention, would have been under water. Swart captured the most vulnerable locations of the “best-protected delta in the world”.
The photographer zooms in on those parts of the Netherlands that would flood if there weren’t any dykes, dams and sluices. Swart is in search of “the human hand” in the landscape. He shows places with “scars” caused by floods, places where the fragile balance between land and water still plays a crucial role every day.
Helicopter
Swart’s photos are taken from a helicopter, at an altitude of around 90 metres. They are snapshots in time of an ever-changing landscape. Because if the sea level rises due to global warming, more human intervention will be needed in future.
Het Lage Land (The Low Land) is a new book with Siebe Swart’s aerial photos of the Dutch lowlands.
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Absolutely stunning photography. Those aerial shots capture so well the vulnerability of the land. Constantly keeping up with mother nature’s whims is a feat of ingenuity the Dutch people have reason to be proud of. Now let’s hope the rest of humanity wakes up before the earth’s poles start to melt. Thank you, Mr. Siebe Swart, for this wonderful, albeit too short tour of Dutch wonderland. These pictures are what dreams are made of.
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