This was a school assignement actually.
The assignement was to take a small team (we were a big team, 4 people. Small would have been 3 ) a digital camera and each take about 5 shots of amsterdam. They photo's were supposed to represent amsterdam in your eyes and this is what I came up with. The guy under the umbrella is my classmate Gino (someone whose doing the year over aswell, yey! familiar person). He and I formed a real team, me telling him what to shoot and him shooting the pretty pictures I took the umbrella one though.
Check out his DA space too he has some great photography there.

explanation

Now as I said we had to show how we saw Amsterdam. Now amsterdam is the best city in the world to me, I love it with all my heart and I've never had a bad time there. But lately things have changed in Holland. A few years ago two important people got assasinated and since then people have started hiding wherever they could. In this case an umbrella. Hiding and shielding themselves so they wouldn't stand out. Now in my opinion Amsterdam (and holland in general) has always had an 'hippie' vibe. We are accepting and loving and that is what makes me most proud of the country I live in. However, the people who choose to hide away from it all shroud themselves in darkness and can't see the beauty of this great country and city we live in. That is my message here. It's a long one granted.. but it's the message
The line at the bottom says (to the best of my translation skills) "If you say the same thing different, your saying something different." Which to me says, stop messing around and just say what you mean.
That's what I want, I want people around here to loosen up again, not be afraid to say whats on their mind anymore (though speak with respect), stop hiding and look at the sunshine! Because your missing it all!

The end ^.^