Mart Peters, displays one on his many honey-bee "frames" from his beekeeping operation in Venlo, Netherlands. The best part of my photography is showing real people, doing real work. Local Venlo beekeeper Mart Peters, owner of Abeilles Martin, has been beekeeping for years and raises a variety of bees, including the European Black Bees. The Black Bees are heartier and more adaptable to the Netherlands’ colder climate. “Our way of beekeeping is different from other countries.

Hofcafé Alt-Bruch owners from left, Marlene and sisters Margarete, Luise and Inge, display their delicious homemade cakes. Hofcafé Alt-Bruch has been baking for their customers for more than 20 years. It’s something about the people I meet, that inspires me to take their photograph. They may have an interesting face, a friendly smile or a good personality; someone you enjoy talking with, and many times, you may never see them again. But they make a lasting impression on you,

Johannes Thodam, president of tractor club Schlepperfreunde Hinsbeck (Tractor Friends Hinsbeck), leads his group on a tour of the German countryside, with stops for lunch and cake at local country cafes. Funny how one thing leads to another. Working in my apartment in rural Netherlands, I hear people walking by speaking languages I don’t recognize, and I feel the ground shake and windows rattle as gigantic farm equipment rambles by on their way to harvest plants I don’t even