I decided to make a video dedicated to the island of
St. Eustatius and all his inhabitants after living on this beautiful piece of unspoiled paradise for two years.
I've tried to make the video open for interpretations of all sorts.
My personal experience is that the diverse culture (20 different nationalities) and history in this special municipality of
Holland (officially) is incredibly friendly & social.
Off the record the island has her own rich and open culture where the people of the world can learn from.
Because of the size of the island (21 km2) all the individuals (
3500) living on the "
Golden Rock" play an important role in the island economy.
We all know the beautiful views, houses, monuments and forts on the island of St. Eustatius, but I've tried to capture the things visitors normally don't see
..
I have chosen to keep this video as objectively as possible, keeping the focus on things visitors may overlook in their "haste".
Things like; young people who go fishing, local people going into the vulcano (
Quill) to go ant hunt for goats and crabs the traditional way, cars overgrown with Coralita like they are a part of the exterior of the island itself, the inside of
200 year old houses that normally you just walk pass & friendly inhabitants always willing to have a friendly conversation, but you maybe just misinterpret as a tourist.
But there are also special places that I encountered.
Places that are incredibly atmospheric and have a touch of creepiness but at the same time are unbelievably peaceful. There are a lot of places like this on the island of St. Eustatius.
So if you want to go back in time and experience a Glimpse yourself, don't miss out on this little island in the
Caribbean, because it is truly unique, unspoiled and hardly influenced by
Western society.
If you want to know more about this very special and beautiful piece of Holland, please check this link:
http://bit.ly/1gdNUQl .
I would like to say a big thanks to
Yuri Kneppers and Niels Boven for lending me a couple of beautiful lenses so I was able to capture these beautiful images even better with my Sony A7S.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me: robhelmink@gmail.com
- published: 03 Jul 2015
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