Koninginnedag
Queen's Day is known for its "freemarket" (Dutch: vrijmarkt) all over the country, where everybody is allowed to sell things in the streets. Other activities during Queen's Day are children's games, individual musical performances, and music concerts. The night before Queen's Day is celebrated too in some cities, and this is called Queen's Night (Dutch: Koninginnenacht).
The black and white slide film I used to shoot this doesn't lend itself to all the orange clothing people are wearing. People from Amsterdam are in the best mood of the year on this day I think. When the weather is good there's no better place to party in the world, the chaos and good nature of the locals is definitely worth going for.
Nikon F4S - Nikkor 20mm f2.8 - Agfa Scala 200 B&W Slide film
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Photographer: Robert Bailey
