EP29: Willem de Kam On Human Behaviour, Football Culture, and Finding Freedom Behind the Lens
Description
Willem de Kam is a Rotterdam-based photographer whose work captures the tension between order and chaos in everyday life — from commercial campaigns and city streets to football stadiums and social rituals. His lens focuses on the spaces where people express identity, belonging, and emotion, from the terraces of Feyenoord to the quiet intimacy of personal moments.
What if photography isn’t about control, but about learning to see what’s already there?
Willem’s path began in graphic design before he found freedom in photography. Over the years, his work has grown into a study of human behaviour: how we organise chaos, how we perform in public, and how emotion becomes identity.
In this episode, Willem reflects on discipline, insecurity, and the balance between being a fan, an observer, and an artist. We talk about documenting football culture from the inside, the power of physical books in a digital world, and why empathy defines great photography.
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