Author Archives: Bastiaan Slabbers

Cosby’s Return

US actor Bill Cosby appears in front of the media after he arrived home following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling throwing out Cosby’s sexual assault conviction which is expected to result in his release from prison in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA, 30 June 2021. Cosby has already served more than two years in prison following his conviction for assaulting Andrea Constand.

On Photographing Every Day Life’s Normal

As a photographer most of the time my lens is focussed on official gatherings. Typically I document press conferences, people addressing a crowd, rallies, arts culture and sports events, and so on. These events often appear to be designed to maximize the visual power of the moments. But with a certain level of choreography comes prediction and they often lack mundane spontaneity that one typically find when photographing Every Day Life in the public arena. Before our lockdown, part of my job is to travel to andContinue reading “On Photographing Every Day Life’s Normal”

New Bike Day (father-son adventures’ edition)

It is three decades ago since I purchased my first MTB. At that time I thought it was the best looking thing I had ever seen. It was the end of the Eighties so the Giant Track came in all black with turquoise accents. When first shown to my granddad he called it in DutchContinue reading “New Bike Day (father-son adventures’ edition)”

How Playing with LEGO Together Helps Us Get Through the Pandemic

By Bastiaan Slabbers and Jana Shea Today, exactly one year ago, our family of three — like so many others — found ourselves scrambling as we reset our lives to deal with a global pandemic. With three months left in the academic year, the School District of Philadelphia had made the decision to pull theContinue reading “How Playing with LEGO Together Helps Us Get Through the Pandemic”