![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,1890,2832,1600,2832/0-0-0/d23fc8f3-0c40-4304-a621-c168dbb4e868/1/1/Strijbis_Maartje_Diggers-10.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=29c57eb4757dfcd2d0bd52e29b026c4c4224cf0e0794c2724bea6e5fc2c29d75)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1668,2500,1200/0-0-0/077180ed-e7c6-4989-8460-60e26d08f92e/1/1/PD_II_Nancy_Maartje_Strijbis-MJS_3962.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=11abb9c371ecaa9a7a6541cd6d87ea97b96e7b4dde2bb0608f19d4053564d2f0)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,801,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/43de69a3-9e03-4f46-8432-49db5d0bbf28/1/1/Birdie_Maartje_Strijbis-1866.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=2289ec53c84371e8023d92b0517018321e979b785c6856ce7a2cc15d35e8744b)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,1668,2500,1600,2500/0-0-0/01e748ad-d67c-4529-8ac7-42e67e580243/1/1/Diggers_Lippenhuizen_Maartje_Strijbis-7021.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=34beed1dac40861de030466c8fbf787425a52c8ba7c883f498d408e21a0ee16e)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,2000,1335,2000,1200/0-0-0/82693d75-d735-469f-a51d-8dfc7f33a1eb/1/1/Maartje_Strijbis_-_Diggers_Maartje_Strijbis-3585-2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=87ab71a5a735c11b53225e19a26cb5dcdc627561d9e6ce4d376bdaa40952e531)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,2832,1890,2832,1200/0-0-0/78e014c7-1e10-4e11-81f2-3006bc4d52de/1/1/Strijbis_Maartje_Diggers-7.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=fd4ae9b606c00435f0c57af1f60d31b1dce530eb4d88c04e0efe4b764675c040)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,1890,2832,1600,2832/0-0-0/844d9426-9aec-4885-b1d8-33ac981aa8eb/1/1/Strijbis_Maartje_Diggers-8.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=29c57eb4757dfcd2d0bd52e29b026c4c4224cf0e0794c2724bea6e5fc2c29d75)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,1335,2000,1600,2000/0-0-0/7096b45b-9335-4c7e-9036-8fc45eebe894/1/1/Maartje_Strijbis_-_Diggers_Maartje_Strijbis-6933.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=f752e931ae5b65a7bcc3b222de2736586ce9982b719b87043cc0dc9a865d06a8)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,2000,1252,2000,1200/0-0-0/350f3692-ee4a-4646-b991-ef9726b4eae4/1/1/Maartje_Strijbis_-_Diggers_Maartje_Strijbis-3873.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=f6ff7b952213629dfa69553f717f3b4a720d5c4fc6e83263882ab0c27ed5a0d3)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,1890,2832,1600,2832/0-0-0/96163c88-def2-4122-8ef1-4127eb8347c6/1/1/Strijbis_Maartje_Diggers-14.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=29c57eb4757dfcd2d0bd52e29b026c4c4224cf0e0794c2724bea6e5fc2c29d75)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,1890,2832,1600,2832/0-0-0/6da62094-dbb7-4a12-94ea-180922b04b7c/1/1/Strijbis_Maartje_Diggers-11.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=29c57eb4757dfcd2d0bd52e29b026c4c4224cf0e0794c2724bea6e5fc2c29d75)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,1890,2832,1600,2832/0-0-0/461ea617-95c9-49b7-b6fa-6927eb67e133/1/1/Strijbis_Maartje_Diggers-15.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=29c57eb4757dfcd2d0bd52e29b026c4c4224cf0e0794c2724bea6e5fc2c29d75)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,1890,2835,1600,2835/0-0-0/160fd9b2-cce4-426b-b597-8d4a2c2d6c95/1/1/Strijbis_Maartje_Diggers-16.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=5823b663e33952bc871a64317957f58b871ef5da3ea99edd2ad7ea3f8d3e43cf)
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f5027be7-708f-4b2e-991d-a776112af942/0/0/0/0,0,2832,1890,2832,1200/0-0-0/cfbcdf48-912d-4721-8099-b87960de45c4/1/1/Strijbis_Maartje_Diggers-17.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037317955~hmac=fd4ae9b606c00435f0c57af1f60d31b1dce530eb4d88c04e0efe4b764675c040)
‘To find the fullness and satisfaction of life in narrow desires –
the ice age fossils, the turtles, the old mirrors, the orchids.
I suppose that is exactly what I was doing in Florida, figuring out how people found order and contentment and a sense of purpose in the universe by fixing their sights on one single thing or one belief or one desire.’
Susan Orlean - The Orchid Thief
For the photo series Diggers I immersed myself in the universe of metal detector hunting. There's a large and very active community of professional archaeologists, serious amateurs, divers and coin beepers in the Netherlands. It's an awesome world of eccentric individuals digging for history, explosives and gold.