The untethered stories about Hugo Wilmar. About cameras, eyewitness lowering and the Tintin-esque stories of the Engelandvaarder, War photographer, Wildlife Biologist en Disney filmmaker.
“Incognito and Using American. "Snake" I cheated the entire republic for 2 weeks. "
(…) I ended the year 1947 - worthy of a rock-hard Marine - quite singular and original.
"It isn't everyone who gets the opportunity to spend a few months in the Arctic photographing its wildlife."
“(…) The dyed jaguar kitten has faded so rapidly within the last 2 weeks (although the hair on my hands is still black) that he has become completely unusable and as a matter of fact looks terrible. (…) ”
(…) So finally after six months I walked around freely in London, (..); I still had to start! ”
(…) Jan, America is, in a word, shit-so-shitty guys that I'll go back later and I've often thought about why you never came. ”
“Holland - England was generally miserable; the food position hopeless; the road: long, dangerous but beautiful; people and organizations: unreliable, powerless, also afraid. (…) ”
The American people are otherwise nice: there were large signs everywhere with “WELCOME HOME SKINNY” (Skinny) something we would not easily do in Holland with someone who has just received the highest accolade.
“It is disappointing to note that most of the rare scenes are almost all carefully designed either with the help of domesticated animals or through
captured specimens that are in a grid invisible to the spectator ”
(…) Few people in the world are paid to look for deer and fish trout, and that in such a grand setting
“My dear, these are not for you, they are for my batteries. I must keep my batteries warm so they will operate, because if they freeze up my camera won't work, and if my camera doesn't work, we may as well stay home. ”
I managed to reprint one of the photos, but should not say it too loudly.
As free as a petrel on the Atlantic
Caught in flight like a game bird
(…) As far as publication is concerned, it is blocked and prevented as much as possible. Disgraceful!
“The song of fear dominates the night. The unrecognizable sounds, every time, wherever you were. ”
"The Dutch people live in the firm conviction that we are here in our beautiful East Indies and that we are lucky."
(…) I managed to reprint one of the photos at the back, but I shouldn't say it too loudly. ”
I managed to reprint one of the photos, but should not say it too loudly.
The American people are otherwise nice: there were large signs everywhere with “WELCOME HOME SKINNY” (Skinny) something we would not easily do in Holland with someone who has just received the highest accolade.
“The song of fear dominates the night. The unrecognizable sounds, every time, wherever you were. ”
“(…) The dyed jaguar kitten has faded so rapidly within the last 2 weeks (although the hair on my hands is still black) that he has become completely unusable and as a matter of fact looks terrible. (…) ”
“My dear, these are not for you, they are for my batteries. I must keep my batteries warm so they will operate, because if they freeze up my camera won't work, and if my camera doesn't work, we may as well stay home. ”
"It isn't everyone who gets the opportunity to spend a few months in the Arctic photographing its wildlife."
“It is disappointing to note that most of the rare scenes are almost all carefully designed either with the help of domesticated animals or through
captured specimens that are in a grid invisible to the spectator ”
Caught in flight like a game bird
(…) Few people in the world are paid to look for deer and fish trout, and that in such a grand setting
“Incognito and Using American. "Snake" I cheated the entire republic for 2 weeks. "
(…) I ended the year 1947 - worthy of a rock-hard Marine - quite singular and original.
"The Dutch people live in the firm conviction that we are here in our beautiful East Indies and that we are lucky."
(…) As far as publication is concerned, it is blocked and prevented as much as possible. Disgraceful!
(…) So finally after six months I walked around freely in London, (..); I still had to start! ”
“Holland - England was generally miserable; the food position hopeless; the road: long, dangerous but beautiful; people and organizations: unreliable, powerless, also afraid. (…) ”
(…) I managed to reprint one of the photos at the back, but I shouldn't say it too loudly. ”
(…) Jan, America is, in a word, shit-so-shitty guys that I'll go back later and I've often thought about why you never came. ”
As free as a petrel on the Atlantic