Un/Taken ep. 5 Natasja Beckers

Want to read what you don't get to see?

This topic is about the photo you did not take. If you haven’t seen the previous episodes, read those stories here.

For this episode I’ve asked a starting photographer, Natasja Beckers about her photos, taken and untaken.

Here we go.

Untaken

Which photo was untaken and why did you not take it?

I had really wanted to photograph the Nelson Mandela bridge over the A12, near Zoetermeer, at night. It is fifteen minutes away from my home, despite it being high on my list it never came about. Now the question is whether there will ever be another opportunity... This bridge is currently being repaired and it is not yet certain if it will return to its former state.

Taken

Which photo that you did not expect to take surprised you the most?

Last Friday morning before I went to work I quickly went to the supermarket to buy a sandwich for lunch. When I arrived in Alphen aan de Rijn I saw a large puddle of water with…