‘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.

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