Light will be on exhibition in Amsterdam! Some photographs find their way a little further than you expected. My analogue photograph Light has been selected for the Frayme book, featuring the work of so many talented photographers. And now, it’s leaving the pages of the book and becoming part of the exhibition at De Hallen Amsterdam. Seeing my analogue photograph that started as a frame on film become a printed image in a book, and then a photograph on a gallery wall, feels pretty special. 🤍 📖 Published in the Frayme book 🖼️ On view at the Frayme exhibition 📍 De Hallen Amsterdam 📅 Opening weekend: 25–27 September

There’s something about slowing down. Exploring abandoned places with a film camera makes you see things differently. You wait for the light, look for the details and take your time before pressing the shutter. These are some of the moments behind my exploration and the analogue photographs that came from it. No endless shots. No instant preview. Just an abandoned place and a little patience.

Hi! 👋🏻 I’m Marieke, the face behind Secrets to Yesterday, and I photograph what time leaves behind. I’m drawn to abandoned places, architecture, forgotten places, and the histories they hold. I’m fascinated by what once happened there and how time has changed them. I can’t photograph the past, but I can photograph what remains. The architecture. The light. Forgotten objects. Worn surfaces. The quiet marks left by time. In a world that keeps moving faster, becoming increasingly digital and AI-driven, I choose to slow down. To look closer. To go back to the basics. And I choose imperfection. In the places I photograph, in the grain and unpredictability of film, and sometimes in the final image itself. It doesn’t have to be flawless to be meaningful. For me, a photograph is perfect when it makes someone stop, look closer and wonder what once was. That’s what I want my photographs to do: preserve what remains. And there are some exciting things coming up. 👀 New projects, new opportunities and plenty more stories to capture. If you’re new here, welcome! If you’ve been here for a while, thank you for staying. This is What Remains. 🖤 Photo: Yara den Houdijker

Not every roll goes according to plan. Sometimes something goes wrong during developing, but that doesn’t always make a photograph a failure. I actually love these “mistakes”. They’re unique, unpredictable and impossible to recreate digitally. With analogue photography, the process is part of the image. And sometimes, the imperfect frame tells the best story. I’ll always have a soft spot for these little failures. 🤎

In a world full of AI, I choose film. 🎞️ No filters. No instant previews. No perfect pixels. Just light, chemistry, patience and a little bit of magic. Real light. Real moments. Real film.

What happens when you take a 40-year-old Hasselblad out for a shoot? These 10 photos were shot with my vintage Hasselblad. There’s still something about medium format photography that digital just can’t quite replicate. The slower process, the character, the detail… and of course, not knowing exactly what you’ve got until weeks later. And then I realized… I’m actually older than this camera! So technically, the Hasselblad isn’t the only vintage piece involved in this shoot. 😅 Anyway… which photo is your favorite, 1 to 10? Drop the number below 👇

Beach or exploring? 👇

…when in Brussels 🏛️ Stepping inside the Palace of Justice and instantly remembering why I’m obsessed with places like this. The scale, the details, the architecture… absolutely unreal. And honestly? I don’t care if a building is abandoned or still alive with people. Places like these deserve to be explored and appreciated either way. Some architecture simply makes you stop and look. Brussels never disappoints.

People think cemetery walks are peaceful. My brain: "WOW." "Oh wow." "LOOK AT THAT." "ANOTHER WOW." One beautiful monument, angel statue or mausoleum after another. I came for a walk and left with 300 photos and a camera roll full of excitement. Historic cemeteries will never stop amazing me. 🖤