Cor de Graag, the man behind Trendy Rotterdam
To observe It has been a year since Cor de Graag (1965) has been working as an independent consultant. Cor: “Many entrepreneurs suffer from the superman syndrome. They think that they can do everything themselves and that they do not need help. My...
‘The love of my live’
door: MisjaB The two of them I’m in Rotterdam photographing Ben Akkerman for Zin Magazine. On arrival I am pleasantly surprised: not only Ben looks smashing, but he also appears to have a very charming wife: Ingrid. So, while having a cup of coffee my first question...
Ben Akkerman: “At the age of 73 I went to the bank for a start-up loan …”
door: MisjaB You are who you are Ben Akkerman (1942) is an optician and together with his wife he has a shop in Rotterdam: Eyeclusive. He started in the shop of his father. Ben: “My father was an authoritarian man. I always followed my own path; also in the way,...
Friends Els & Trudy wearing Rembrandt
Rembrandt In 1634 Rembrandt painted the marriage portraits of the newlyweds Marten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit in Amsterdam. In 2016 the two portraits were bought by the Netherlands and France together, a unique event. The portraits, more than two meters high, had..."Beautiful young people are accidents of nature but beautiful older people are works of art"
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Hi, my name is MisjaB (1952). Striped shirt, eye-catching glasses and camera, that's me. Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam: wherever I go I photograph older women and men with their own bold style on the street. Curious about their fashion secrets? I like to share them with you. Together with my best fashion addresses, and the best tips from my ‘little black book'.
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