Buiten Beeld Natuur in Nederland

Black-and-white photographs show wildlife, outdoor environments, and landscapes across the Netherlands, documenting the relationship between people, animals, and Dutch nature. Drawing on fifteen years of fieldwork, photographer and writer Martijn de Jonge pairs his monochrome images with first-hand written stories and reportage from his time outdoors. The visual survey ranges from birds and wild animals to urban edges and open countryside, examining how natural habitats persist alongside human activity in the Netherlands. In 2001, the documentary series and cover photograph from this project won third prize in the Zilveren Camera competition for documentary series. Combining nature photography with personal narrative, the book presents a fifteen-year selection of De Jonge's black-and-white work and field stories.