Reisebrev: Et møte med Raymond Greetz – Samler og fotograf – Høsten 2025
Tekst: Inger Postvoll og Ray van Waart
Foto: Inger Postvoll
På vår bobiltur til Belgia i august-september 2025 besøkte vi byen Haag i Nederland for å besøke et marked. Rundt halsen hang selvsagt fotoapparatene og var klare for nye oppdrag. En av bodene fanget vår oppmerksomhet med en gang, og det var ikke uten grunn. Raymond tok imot oss med et stort smil og stilte villig opp til et spennende intervju. Nederst finner du kontaktinformasjon om du skulle ønske å ta kontakt med den ivrige samleren, som også var en lidenskapelig fotograf.
My grandfather was an enthusiastic amateur photographer, and when I was 16, I also received his Kodak Retinal from 1948. This is where the real work began, and I started experimenting, always out and about with the Retina, which is how I ended up in the darkroom. Later, I switched to Nikon and Mamiya and took things a step further. Architectural, industrial, and even portrait photography captured my attention, and I always saw the beauty in them that I wanted to capture in a photograph. This also sparked my passion for various cameras, which is why I started using and collecting them. I’m passionate about vintage cameras, the many different types and brands, the technology, and the design. But the collection grew too large, so I decided to sell it. You often meet wonderful people, young and old, who share the same passion. What could be better than turning your hobby into your job? I collected cameras for 40 years. At one point I had more than 600 cameras. Too many, and I decided to sell them and do other things. Now I collect beautiful memories. Seeing something of the world.Kontakinformasjon: e-mail: info@oldcameras.nl
