Friday, January 27, 2012 at 5:44PM Ken Roczen at the Lommel GP, Belgium, 2011... The supercross season just started and Roczen broke his wrist right before Anaheim 1, what a bummer.. I would've loved to see him compete against the Americans again. Guess we have to wait for a bit.........
Black & white, Motocross Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 2:33PM Watching this makes me wanna shoot some motocross!!! I haven't been shooting MX in a couple months..... Damn this vid's even has our homeboy JH#84 in it..... Go see it.. Get inspired...
Inspiration, Motocross, Video Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 11:42PM Just a quick blog post after a 16 hour workday.... I did a photoshoot for the KNMV (Koninklijke Nederlandse Motorrijders Vereniging) today.. The Dutch version of the AMA (American Motorcycle Organisation for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about)... Anyways, crazy long but fun day. I'm gonna get some rest now.............
Motocross Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 3:02PM Jeffrey Herlings #84 got another podium spot at the last MXGP in Sweden...
Second place for the fast Dutchman from our hometown!!
Friends, Jeffrey Herlings, Motocross Friday, July 1, 2011 at 3:27PM The other week you might have seen the pics I took of MX riders Nick Kouwenberg and Norman Veerbeek.. Well we also shot some video, in the backyard of young kid Daan Gerritsen.. He rides motocross himself too, but he's getting more and more into editing video also.. So after we were done filming and shooting photos, I gave him all the footage I got of that afternoon... He started work in Final Cut Pro the day after and below you see the result.. Nice work Daan!!
Mx banen Europa: Nick kouwenberg and Norman Veerbeek riding session from D.G. on Vimeo.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 10:37PM Super cool kid Daan @ MX Tracks Europe asked me a while ago to come visit his backyard motocross track some day. Well today was that day and when I showed up I was blown away by the great atmosphere this beautiful spot had... I had flashbacks to the days of us riding BMX trails in the fields, in the southern parts of England. In the huge backyard behind his parents' old country house, we shot photos with the extremely skilled freestyle rider Norman Veerbeek and with our friend, GP rider Nick Kouwenberg. What an amazing piece of property these kids have there... Good times, again.
Monday, June 6, 2011 at 9:45AM Nick Kouwenberg is a Dutch motocross rider who does his own little thing in the Dutch MX scene.. He asked me if I had any shots of him from the last Dutch grand prix, and I couldn't come up with any more than the portret and the "dead sailor" below, so I threw some Photoshop around it to make it a bit nicer for him... Anyways, he's a styler and I promise that I'll have some better shots of him next time. The plan is to do some shooting and filming at a close by backyard track in a week or 2.... Let's hope the sun's out..
Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 12:28PM These were used for MXlife Magazine a little while ago..
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 8:09PM Our hometown boy Jeffrey Herlings had a butt patch stitched to his motocross pants which read "Like 2010".. Well that's exactly what happened last weekend. After being injured for a couple months JH started training again at the end of 2010. Two weeks ago was the first GP of 2011, in Bulgaria, where he finished 3rd.. This last weekend, he pretty much destroyed everyone in the MX2 class. Ken Roczen was the only rider who came close in the first heat, but due to a small crash he ended up in second place. In the second heat, the H-Bomb was so fast that even Roczen couldn't keep up with the pace. Let's hope Jeffrey can keep goin' on like this.. It's gonna be a tough season, but once again he showed that he's a serious contender for this year's world title. The win at the Valkenswaard GP of 2011 was his 3rd GP win in his career so far... All the Dutch fans got what they came for. What a weekend!!
This pic was taken approximately 5 minutes after these two guys finished.. JH on the left having a well deserved drink. Team mate and second place finisher Ken Roczen #94 on the right...
A couple more of my shots here and here..
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 10:30AM More of Simon's work on Cudby Photo
Inspiration, Motocross Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 12:11AM A couple weeks ago I did an interview for MXlife Magazine, with MX2 rider Jeffrey Herlings... Something different for the 15 year old kid then the ususal questions about what he's expecting for the next GP, and all that blah blah... Unfortunately he crashed the weekend after the interview, during the the 2nd moto of the Czech GP, and wrecked his shoulder. That crash cost him a possible 3rd place overall in the MX2 World Championship.... Hopefully he'll be stronger than ever when he comes back for the 2011 season.. For now, get well soon Jeffrey, and you all enjoy the interview.
The Dutch version can be found at Bavo's brand new MXlife Magazine @ www.mxlife.be
1.: MXlife: Name, age, residence..?
JH: Jeffrey Herlings from Elsendorp in the Netherlands.. I’ll become 16 years old on the 12th of September. Build year was 1994, haha!!
2. MXlife: Other hobbies besides motocross..?
JH: Riding my bike (bicycle) and running, which are part of my work actually too.. For the rest I enjoy riding pitbikes and every once in a while I’ll ride gokarts or do some jetskieing with friends, but that’s only very sporadic.
3. MXlife: Favorite motocross track..?
JH: I really enjoyed Glen Helen this year.
4. MXlife: All time favourite motocross rider..?
JH: Ehm.. Stefan (Everts), Ricky Carmichael, Jean Michel Bayle
5. MXlife: Favorite motocross product of all time..?
JH: I don’t really have a favourite when it comes to that, because in the years I’ve been riding, nothing real new things were invented. I’m very impressed by the evolution of parts though.
It’s amazing how a bike can be made faster time and time again, and how things will work better for me, and that gives me a kind of a kick.
6. MXlife: Favorite moment of the day..?
JH: When I’m on the bike.
7. MXlife: Favorite food..?
JH: French fries, that’s how we roll here in the south of Holland!
8. MXlife: Whip or backflip..?
JH: I’ll go for a nice big whip… The flips are too dangerous for me.
9. MXlife: Carmichael or Stewart..?
JH: Stewart for his style on the bike, but in general I’d say Carmichael.
10. MXlife: Blonde or brunette..?
JH: Blonde! (Laughter)
11. MXlife: Punkrock or hip hop..?
JH: Hip hop.
12. MXlife: Last time you put a sticker on something..?
JH: On some girls ass last Sunday, haha!!
13. MXlife: Last good nickname someone gave you..?
JH: The bullet… I got it around the time of the Valkenswaard GP. MXlife: “But is it good..?” JH: If I have my day, yeah... Otherwise the bullet will stay in its gun... But on a good day it definitely goes off and it’ll come out of the barrel.
14. MXlife: Last magazine you read..?
JH: Moto-X Magazine.
15. MXlife: Last time you crashed really hard..?
JH: My front flip at the GP in France
16. MXlife: Last time you threw up..?
JH: When I crossed the finish line in Mantova.
17. MXlife: What do you hate..?
JH: People who lie.
18. MXlife: What makes you happy and gets you in a good mood..?
JH: Some hot chick!! (Lots of laughter)
19. MXlife: Do you collect anything..?
JH: Eeehmm… Yeah, I used to collect tons of sunglasses and Red Bull hats, and stuff like that, but I’m pretty much over that now.. Nowadays, I just wear whatever I can get my hands on, and the rest is all laying around being dirty from all the mud.
20. MXlife: What do you always carry with you..?
JH: Cell phone.
21. MXlife: Which saying or word do you use to often..?
JH: F*ck!
22. MXlife: What would you like to change about yourself..?
JH: Eeehm, that’s a tough one… What would change about me..? MXlife: “I wouldn’t change a thing”… JH: I think I have everything I should have, so no, nothing I think. I’m happy with how I am.
23. MXlife: Who or what inspires you at the moment..?
JH: Right now I’m being inspired by guys like James Stewart. I like his style and it’s amazing to see him ride. His bike skills are insane. I’m also being inspired by movies every now and then. Like when I watch Rocky you know, you get this feeling that you really want to be the best and out rule everybody.
24. MXlife: In 10 years..?
JH: I hope to be in America, and by that time I will start to mellow out a bit you know.. I will start to take it a bit easier by then. I’m only 25 by that time, but when I’m able to ride at the top for 10 to 12 years, I think I’ll have done a pretty good job. MXlife: “And find a job in the motocross business by then”. JH: Yeah, something like that. Being a manager would be cool, or train guys like Leon (Giesbers) does now. MXlife: “One quick question in between.. "How did you like your America adventure to the Glen Helen GP..?” JH: My results were bad. Eeehm, the country… The people were a bit weird. Everywhere you come inside everybody was sooo excessively kind like, “Hiii..!! How are you..?!!” I wasn’t really into that… Maybe I'll have to get used to it.. Different culture. But the tracks were cool, and the riding was good, I just haven’t been very lucky there during the GP. In a couple years I could see myself living there yeah.
25. MXlife: Any last words..?
JH: Ehm, wide open, I’d say… Wide open from now on!
Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 7:06PM Second place overall at the Belgian Grand Prix today... Too bad he crashed in the first moto while being in first. He could've had a big chance of winning his 3rd GP of this season... These photos were taken a few weeks ago in Belgium, at the Maxi Freeride event.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 9:29PM at a southern Dutch track today..
Motocross Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 12:12AM One shot of the second MX1 start at the USGP, and a portrait of legendary motocross rider Jeff "Chicken" Matiasevich...
Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 12:06AM Suspension specialist Serge, me as the lensman, and #111 as the rider...
