Baltrum is one of the smallest islands along the northern coast of the Netherlands and Germany. It is somewhat unique in the sense that there are no motor vehicles on the island, except for an ambulance and a fire engine. Here, life is moving at a slower pace!
During the summer of 2019, I was lucky to spend two weeks on Baltrum, enjoying the calm atmosphere of the island, which I tried to capture in a series of long exposure photographs along the coast.
Almost 3 miles of Baltrum's west end eroded within the 270 years prior to 1926. Nowadays massive constructions protect the island's most vulnerable west end. Part of this construction are so called "Buhnen", piers, built into the water to break waves and slow down the currents eroding the shoreline.
One of the most fascinating scenes is when fishermen stand far from the shoreline on those piers. From a certain angle, it looks like they can walk on water. But since they can't, they must be extremely brave and hopefully be very good swimmers - just in case.
