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Eric van Schaaik
@ericvanschaaik
Street / Music / Still Lives
◎ Boston
Founder. Long walks, longer exposures. Cities at the edge of sleep.
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Contact Sheet / 9 frames
I’m sure a picture like this one at the Getty Museum in LA has been taken a thousand times before. I don’t care
Lone Tree in Joshua Tree, CA. The Photo Freundschaft Kollektiv got up at 4:30 (!) to experience this extraordinary landscape just 1 hour outside Palm Springs. Totally unprepared in terms of shoes, sunscreen, water, et cetera for 115 degrees F. Totally worth it! 10/10 would do it again! Thanks DvJ!
Palm Springs, CA. Road is straight as an arrow. Very cinematic. Who is the main character in this pic. The Road? The Mountains? When you drive here, watch out for crossing wildlife and photographers
Passed by this lovely Biergarten in the night in the Funk Zone in Santa Barbara. Much to the surprise and delight of Dominik von Jan, Biergarten was spelled correctly! Supertoll!
Mystery Woman spotted at Superba on Sunset Boulevard in LA (so close to Hollywood). I imagine her being a movie star trying to be incognito. It awakened my inner Paparazzi… Who is it? And does she keep her Oscar in that purse?
Free morning concert at Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht on May 12th 2026. Adam played a semi-acoustic set with covers (Beatles, I Will) and a few original songs. Dude has the chops and the voice! Small crowd, but we all enjoyed it! I Had the opportunity to quickly chat about guitars and songwriting. To see him with a whole band would be amazing! Thanks!
A rainy day in NYC. Times Square gives Blade Runner vibes
At the Holiday Ice Show at Skate at Canal District in Kendall Square, Cambridge, on December 13, 2025.