Photography / Merlijn Tishauser

A different
way of looking.

Individual photographs and two series.
Places, people, light, and the details in between.

Selected work / 11 photographs

Individual photographs

People, places, and things that caught my eye.

Four empty chairs and music stands arranged in a sunlit room, photographed in black and white. — Veere01

A low blanket of mist beneath a golden sky, with a dark horizon in the distance. — Clouds02

Black-and-white portrait of a person with glasses, with striped sunlight falling across their face and clothing. — Portrait03

A red train crossing above a busy Berlin street, with motion blur around the buildings and pedestrians. — Berlin04

People walking across an Italian square between colourful buildings in afternoon light. — Italy05

Two people talking over a market counter, photographed close up in black and white. — At the counter06

Lisbon rooftops and a curved metal railing in warm evening light beneath a clear blue sky. — Lisbon07

A stone bridge crossing a river beneath wooded hills and clouds, photographed in black and white. — Scotland08

A shirtless person looking down while holding a brown bag in a dark studio. — Bag09

A glass Absolut bottle lit against a cool gradient background, reflected on the surface below. — Absolut10

A violin resting in an open, green-lined case among other instrument cases. — Violin11

Series / 6 photographs

Verdronken huisjes

Six black-and-white photographs of houses, gardens, and their reflections in floodwater.

A small timber shed and garden chairs reflected in water surrounding the garden. — Verdronken huisjes — 0101

The shuttered front of a timber garden building with floodwater reaching its steps. — Verdronken huisjes — 0202

A dark timber house with white window frames surrounded by water and bare branches. — Verdronken huisjes — 0303

A timber cabin among trees, with its walls and windows reflected in still water. — Verdronken huisjes — 0404

A small greenhouse standing in floodwater beneath shrubs and a low hillside. — Verdronken huisjes — 0505

A pale garden house and leafless tree mirrored in water around their foundations. — Verdronken huisjes — 0606

Series / 5 photographs

Islay landscapes

Five monochrome studies, presented with their original white print borders.

A fine, speckled monochrome texture, presented as a print with a broad white border. — Bunnahabhain01

Pale abstract surfaces crossed by dark diagonal streaks, framed by a white print border. — Caol Ila02

Soft bands of light and shadow across a textured monochrome surface, within a white print border. — Kilchoman03

A pale, uneven monochrome surface with scattered darker marks, presented with a white print border. — Lagavulin04

A close monochrome study of rippling textures and shadows, surrounded by a white print border. — Laphroaig05