xxx ♥ – Hang Youth

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Since the 2020 Corona pandemic I started documenting random encounters in the city of Amsterdam. The city I live in and the city I love.

In November 2021 the pandemic hits hard. The much anticipated concert of Dutch band Hang Youth was scheduled the day a stringent Covid lockdown became in force – noticed only two days in advance.

The venue Paradiso pushed the sold-out show to afternoon, just an hour before lockdown. Fans took their chance, unknown when the next opportunity to go out would arise.

Hang Youth billed the afternoon as The Last Show on Earth.

Hang Youth Concert, The Last Show on Earth in Paradiso - documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Concert billed as The Last Show on Earth by Dutch band Hang Youth in Paradiso. The concert has been pushed to the afternoon to meet the COVID-19 lockdown, announced two days before. Stage diving the pit in a sold-out Paradiso.
Amsterdam, November 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni
Hang Youth Concert, The Last Show on Earth in Paradiso - documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Audience at The Last Show on Earth by Dutch band Hang Youth in Paradiso.
Amsterdam, November 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni
Hang Youth Concert, The Last Show on Earth in Paradiso - documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Singer Abel van Gijlswijk at The Last Show on Earth by Dutch band Hang Youth in Paradiso.
Amsterdam, November 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni
Hang Youth Concert, The Last Show on Earth in Paradiso - documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Audience at The Last Show on Earth by Dutch band Hang Youth in Paradiso.
Amsterdam, November 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni
Hang Youth Concert, The Last Show on Earth in Paradiso - documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Audience on stage at The Last Show on Earth by Dutch band Hang Youth in Paradiso.
Amsterdam, November 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni
Hang Youth Concert, The Last Show on Earth in Paradiso - documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Audience at The Last Show on Earth by Dutch band Hang Youth in Paradiso.
Amsterdam, November 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni
Hang Youth Concert, The Last Show on Earth in Paradiso - documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Frontrow audience at The Last Show on Earth by Dutch band Hang Youth in Paradiso.
Amsterdam, November 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni

The concert was a blast.

About the series

In the series xxx ♥ – Amsterdam encounters I document the city through random encounters on the streets and in places, with fellow Amsterdammers.

xxx ♥ – Oosterpark Rollerskating, Amsterdam Encounters

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Documentary photography Amsterdam Encounters – Since the 2020 Corona pandemic I started documenting random encounters in the city of Amsterdam. The city I live in and the city I love.

This is for the people on the streets, in places, going out, wandering, live, protest, celebrate, love & hate, winning & losing, or just be – in the city.

Amsterdam Encounters Oosterpark Rollerskating - Documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Amsterdam Encounters – Femke and Guno at Oosterpark Roller-skating.
Amsterdam, July 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni

Oosterpark Roller Skating

In Oosterpark was Worldwide Rollout Day with the Skate Heroes Dance School present.

Amsterdam Encounters Oosterpark Rollerskating - Documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Amsterdam Encounters – Cosmo and Renda and Guno at Oosterpark Roller-skating.
Amsterdam, July 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni
Amsterdam Encounters Oosterpark Rollerskating - Documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Amsterdam Encounters – Shadow at Oosterpark Roller-skating.
Amsterdam, July 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni
Amsterdam Encounters Oosterpark Rollerskating - Documentary photography by Bram Belloni
Amsterdam Encounters – Amanda and Abygail at Oosterpark Roller-skating.
Amsterdam, July 2021 – Photo: Bram Belloni

About the series

In the series xxx ♥ – Amsterdam encounters is a documentary photo series in which I document the city through random encounters on the streets and in places, with fellow Amsterdammers.