Photography: Urban | Twan Zijlstra

Veliko Tarnovo

Jul 2016

The historical center of Veliko Tarnovo pays little mind to the town’s importance to modern-day Bulgaria. Instead, its sleepy streets and stacked homes seem to have frozen in time.

Athens is a pretty rough-around-the-edges city, and it’s pretty rough on the inside as well. However, there is a small area on the foot of the Acropolis called Anafiotika, which resembles the Greek charm mostly associated with the country’s islands.

A Day’s End in Athens

Jul 2016

While modern-day Athens hardly resembles the ancient Greek culture, its archaeological sites scattered around the city are the unmistakable proof of days gone by. Sunset is by far the best moment of the day to visit and capture these remains, when the marble acquires a golden glow.

Southern French Silence

Jun 2016

Every city is a three-dimensional mosaic of colors and surfaces. This take on ”the city’ can be recognized in these cityscapes in Southern France, where the blue sky, the white walls and the red rooftops dominate the mosaic.

Zagreb Looking Up

Feb 2016

A certain fascination for the cluttered old architecture in southern and eastern European cities has lead to this colorful portrait of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Few cities have such a clear and consistent color scheme, which makes Zagreb perfect for a series like this one.

In Light Divided

Nov 2015

Cyprus is a unique country in Europe, being divided into a Greek Cypriot and Turkish part with a border literally slicing streets and buildings in halves in the capitol. The strong contrasts in this series symbolize this artificial division of two once interwoven cultures.