Commuters of Erasmusbrug
Commuters of Erasmusbridge (working title) is a photo series, depicting portraits of cyclists and people who ride their scooters over the Erasmusbridge. The photo series is a collaborative work with Susanna Fasciolo.
The people will be photographed on two positions of the Erasmusbridge on two or three times of the day. The first position will be on the ascent of the Erasmusbridge (it does not matter which end of the bridge). Position number two shall be after the ascension, when the commuters can go idle/freewheel on their two-wheeler. The series is set to be shot on the morning commute around 8am and on the evening at approximately 4-6pm (since the sun is setting already at 5pm in November, the decision still has to be made, if we want to use a flash as an additional light source or only want to rely on the sunlight at 4-5pm)
The Erasmusbridge - on one hand - is a famous photo motif for tourists and - on the other hand - an important landmark for everyday commuters. Since it is connecting the north and south parts of Rotterdam it attracts about 420 cyclists every day [1]. There is a remarkable variety of people cycling, of all ages and from all walks of life. There are young people listening to music while sitting on the scooter, old couples riding e-bikes. There are parents with their kids, sometimes one on the front, one on the back. Some people are very focused and aware of their surrounding, some lost in thoughts and others are pedaling in exhaustion. The outfits, cycling gear, physical fitness (exhaustion, concentration, relaxation) of the person on the two-wheeler shall let the viewer make assumptions about the purpose of the ride. The photo series - sometimes even in a humorous way - shall leave disclosed, whether the depicted persons are getting to work or school, going out for a night on the town, transporting goods, bringing children to kindergarten, just going for a ride and so on.