Drones can't fly in Amsterdam, not even above a Prinsengracht penthouse. My alternative: a 10-metre mast bought in 2014, collected with my brother in a too-small delivery van. The pictures show the roof terrace with the city as backdrop.
An architect usually designs with the surroundings in mind. A photo taken from the ground rarely shows that relationship well. My work is about that difference — free-standing homes, holiday rentals, building sites, location and object in one frame.
In controlled airspace (CTRs) like Amsterdam, Rotterdam or The Hague, flying a drone isn't permitted. Not at all, also not for commercial work. Outside those zones I fly a drone; inside them I use a 10-metre Photomast — less spectacular, equally effective for the image the client needs.
For Den Haan Bouw I photographed a penthouse with roof terrace in the centre of Amsterdam. A drone wasn't an option — Amsterdam CTR. With the Photomast I lifted the camera ten metres above the terrace, high enough to show the city as a backdrop to the roof.
For clients working inside a CTR this is the difference between no image and a usable one. The law keeps changing; the mast has been in the delivery van for nearly a decade.
For developers, contractors and owners I work with drone or mast — depending on location and regulations. We weigh up what's responsible and permitted in advance.
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