TALKS & KEYNOTES

My talks are not about photography alone.
They are about how we look.
And what changes when we do.

I speak about attention, presence, and the courage to slow down—
on stage, in work, and in life.

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Emotional Journeys Through Images

When I speak, I don’t talk about technique.

I talk about attention.

About how images are shaped by what we notice—
and how the way we look changes what we experience.

These talks unfold through images, pauses, and lived moments.


Less explanation.
More awareness.

Black and white photo of a man in a bowler hat holding a fishing rod, standing with mountain scenery in the background. Text reads, 'Van Der Werf, Monochrom Attitude: A Journey Beyond Black and White.'

A Monochrom Attitude

A Journey beyond black and white

Monochrome slows the world down.
It asks us to look again.

Without color, attention shifts—
to light, to form, to what lingers beneath the surface.

This talk explores monochrome as a mindset:
a way of seeing that favors clarity over excess,
and depth over decoration.

Black and white street photography image of a person with a hat on a diagonal walkway in front of a tiled wall, featuring the text 'Van Der Werf' at the top and 'The Art of Noticing: Street-Photography: The life coach to go' at the bottom.

The ARt of Noticing

Street photography as a way of paying attention

Street photography taught me to slow down.
To look longer.
To trust small moments.

This talk explores noticing as a mindset—
one that shifts how we see people, places, and ourselves
when we stop trying to control the frame.

Person holding a camera above water, wearing a suit in a lake, with trees and houses in the background. Black and white photo. Text: 'Van Der Werf', 'The Art of Photography', 'Distilling the essence of life in singular frames'.

The Art of Photography

Distilling life into a single frame

A single image can hold more than a narrative.
It can hold a pause.

I speak about attention, connection, and the courage to reduce—
to trust that less can carry more.

This is not about adding meaning,
but about recognizing it.

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