Amsterdam onze hoofdstad

The photographs show Amsterdam’s architecture and the atmosphere of the city through a collection of historical images. Black-and-white photography forms the main body of this photographic portrait, with 307 photographs printed in gravure and four photographs in colour. Accompanying texts by Gerrit Kouwenaar bring a written element to the visual account of the Dutch capital. The book combines these texts with a photographic exploration of the city, making both its buildings and its urban atmosphere the subjects of the publication. The extensive black-and-white sequence and the smaller colour selection present Amsterdam through two photographic formats within the same city portrait.