When The Siren Goes by David Galjaard (August 28, 2009) 
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Curator Statement by Sterre Sprengers
David Galjaard takes great photos of spaces, landscapes and still lifes for NRC Next newspaper. Based on articles and themes, he knows how to create images that tell the story in surprising ways. In this manner, David’s visual language offers a fresh approach to visual communication which provides innovative possibilities for NRC Next. Sterre Sprengers is chief photo editor at the NRC Next newspaper.
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Our poll "A photo essay always needs a great written story" closed. 267 people voted, 28% agrees, 72% disagrees. 233 people answered our follow-up question "Are you a photographer?" 82% indicated they are, 18% said no. Initially, negative answers to question #1 were almost 100% as was the pecentage of photographers among respondants. Then, when the level of non-photographers started to rise, the percentage of people indicating good text is always essential started to rise too. This seems to indicate that non-photographers think that adding good text to your photo essays is essential. In my opinion: if you want non-photographers to dig your work, you know what to do...
To make sure citizens in The Netherlands stay aware of the sound of the general emergency alarm, every first Monday of the month, at noon the alarm is tested. Every city alarm goes off at the same time.
But where should you go when the alarm sounds on a Wednesday? Despite the realistic threat of a terrorist attack – which was recently confirmed by the NCTb (National Coordinator for the Prevention of Terrorism) – there are no official air-raid shelters anymore.
In the mid-80’s, after the Cold War, the Ministry of Internal Affairs decided to close all shelters. One of the reasons for doing so, was that in case of a terrorist attack with nuclear or biochemical weapons the time to alert the citizens is limited anyway.
Research from NFO Trendbox shows that two weeks after September 11, 66% of the Dutch citizens found it necessary to have an air-raid shelter close-by.
David Galjaard (1983) lives and works in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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