Pete Carr Photo

Writer & Photographer

A box contains beams of light that look like a firework mid-explosion. People walk past and look at it.

Amsterdam Light Festival 2019

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I really enjoyed viewing the Amsterdam Light Festival from both above the canals on foot, and also from down on the canal via boat. I’ve seen many light festivals over the years and being able to see the work from the water gave an interesting perspective on the work.

Lit up models of buildings sit in a canal in Amsterdam. Barges pass by in the background leaving light trails.
A ship has a lit up sign saying "Hope" on it. The ship is moored by a large building in Amsterdam.
Close in on a light installation showing beams of light in a box mimicing a firework mid-explosion. People take photos.
A box contains beams of light that look like a firework mid-explosion. People walk past and look at it.
A bridge is partially lit up in a way that makes it look lit parts of it are missing. There are barges moored next to it in the canal. People walk down the road next to the canal.
A bridge is partially lit up in a way that makes it look lit parts of it are missing. There are barges moored next to it in the canal.
A bridge is partially lit up in a way that makes it look lit parts of it are missing. There are barges moored next to it in the canal.
An old style tower next to a canal is lit up with blue lines to give the impression that the tower is cracking apart. Bikes cover the bridge by the canal.
An old style tower next to a canal is lit up with blue lines to give the impression that the tower is cracking apart.
A light installation that looks like a furry bomb has landed in trees and projects a beam of light into the sky. People stand around and look at it.
Across a canal there are a collection of neon signs lit up and reflecting in the water. Above, at street level, are traditional Amsterdam houses.
In a canal there are lit up 3D drawings of cars and lampposts. They are half sunken into the canal. People pass on barges.
Squiggles of light float on a canal in Amsterdam as barges pass by.
A light installation floats on a stand next to a canal at night. It is a lit up gyroscope.
A box has a series of lit up bars that almost look like a firework has been captured mid-explosion. It is sitting across a canal by a long building.
A large crane has random segments lit up and points to the sky. People walk past underneath.
Lit up blue butterflies sit on a canal at night. People look at it from a passing canal barge.
A light installation above a canal boat. There are glowing items of clothing giving the impression of a washing line.
A light installation filled with neons signs sits above a canal and below tall thin homes in Amsterdam. The light reflects on the canal water.
A panoramic view of the docks in Amsterdam. On the left is a light installation that looks like a furry bomb has landed in trees and projects a beam of light into the sky. People stand around and look at it.

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