00·JOURNAL — FIELD NOTES
JOURNAL
Notes. Taken on set, or while sorting through photos. In no order, except that of the days.
LOG 10
13 August 2026
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Moyémont, Vosges
Eight meteors in a single frame
498 frames, two hours of sky, eight meteors — and the three measurements that decide whether a composite holds up.
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LOG 09
8 August 2026
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Amsterdam
Nobody looks at the stroke
Everyone talks about the colour. It is the least interesting thing in that building. I walked into the Van Gogh Museum with the question the Rijksmuseum had left me the day before: how do you render exactness and the instant at the same…
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LOG 08
8 August 2026
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Amsterdam
What the museum taught me about my own trade
I don't like the Dutch Golden Age. I walked into the Rijksmuseum knowing that, and walked out with the only serious technical lesson I've had all year. The app guide is excellent. Genuinely. It sets every room in its decade, explains why a…
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LOG 07
7 August 2026
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Amsterdam
Twelve degrees
Amsterdam, 6 August 2026 · planning an evening so you can stop thinking about it In Amsterdam you know where to go. The canals are on every map, the bridges are numbered, and there is one exact spot everyone takes the same photograph from.…
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LOG 06
31 May 2026
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Berlin
Berlin, beyond the schnitzel
In Berlin, you know what you came for. The schnitzel as wide as the plate, the fries, the sweating beer mug. The crisp roast, its potato dumpling and red cabbage. At Schnitzelei the cutlet arrives topped with a fried egg and fried capers;…
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