Hi, I’m Bryan.
I’m a writer and photographer from the Netherlands, and most of what I write starts with something I notice in everyday life.
The way I reach for my phone before I even get the chance to feel bored. The strange freedom of walking somewhere with a camera and nowhere else to be. Why certain places keep pulling me back. How easy it is to spend your life being busy without really paying attention to it.
I’m interested in attention, creativity, travel, photography, freedom, and the small choices that shape how life actually feels.
A lot of that comes from trying to figure things out for myself rather than pretending I already have the answers.
I travel whenever I can, take far too many photographs, keep returning to Switzerland, and think probably more than is necessary about how we spend our time.
On Medium, I write essays about those things.
Sometimes they’re about technology and modern life. Sometimes about photography or travel. Sometimes they start with a completely ordinary moment and end somewhere I didn’t expect.
If you’re new here, these are a few good places to start:
I also write more regularly on Substack, where I share essays, shorter thoughts, photographs, and whatever I’m currently thinking about.
And if you’re looking for practical travel guides or photography articles, you can find those on bryandijkh.com
Mostly, I’m just trying to pay better attention to life while I’m living it.
And write some of it down.
