ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Shirley Agudo is an American photographer, author, editor and intercultural trainer living in the Netherlands. For Bicycle Mania, her fifth book, she spent two and a half years photographing the Dutch bicycle culture in all its glory.

In the same year, 2009, Shirley also published Hot Pink, a colorful photo portrait of Amsterdam’s annual Canal Parade – a brazen celebration of gay and lesbian rights and the world’s only gay parade on water.

Shirley is also the co-author of Fodor’s Holland (Random House); the ghostwriter of Network Your Way to Success (C. Ruffolo); the co-author and managing editor of Here’s Holland, the definitive guide to travel and life in Holland (www.heresholland.com); and the editor of several books.

Prior to moving to Europe in 1993, Shirley was managing editor of a US magazine, Pittsburgh’s Child, and, prior to that, a corporate public relations manager. She was born near Pittsburgh, PA, and currently lives near Amsterdam.

As a photographer, Shirley is represented by Eduard Planting of Eduard Planting
Fine Art Photographs in Amsterdam (www.eduardplanting.com), where her work is frequently on display.

Shirley’s range of work can also be seen at www.shirleyagudo.com

Contributing photographers

Trevor Waldron is a British photographer, workshop leader and international tour director based in Brussels. His work encompasses landscape, travel and portrait photography, with the unifying theme of natural light. His courses are held in Belgium, the Netherlands and the
UK – including private coaching – and his photography tours are conducted worldwide. Trevor was born in London. www.trevorwaldron.com

Ben Deiman is a Dutch documentary photographer who works on assignment both in and outside of the Netherlands. His photography has been described as ‘cheerful and sparkling’ and as ‘total and utter patriotism.’ Born in Beverwijk and based in Deil, both in the Netherlands, Ben’s own photography books include: .nl, Amsterdam in Pictures and Rotterdam in Pictures, among others. www.deimanfotografie.nl

Max Rubenacker, an American photographer based in Colorado, has photographed extensively throughout the United States and Europe.
With an eye toward texture and eccentricity in his subjects, he is fascinated by “the pictures that are given rather than those that are taken.” www.plasmatio.com