Michal Fasanek | Photography

Amsterdam(mers) in motion

Many times repeated saying that cycling is more than just a way of transportation in here is probably well known to everybody who, even briefly, visited the city of Amsterdam.

"Fiets" is constant and fixed part of everyone's life, it's an attribute that makes living in this city so unique and it fascinated me from the very first moment after I've moved here.

For my project "Amsterdammers in motion" I have chosen the most common thing you can spot on the streets - a cyclist with his bike. For me, generally shy person, it has very convenient aspect of immediacy. One brief moment, no time to ask for permission, no time to deny, no time to put on a 'photo face', just one shot and the twinkle is gone; leaving me waiting for my next victim and portrayed person wondering what have just happened...