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Two people lie side by side on a grey pebble beach. One person is shirtless in black shorts, while the other wears a striped top and black trousers.

Photography: Willem de Kam's candid shots of seaside holidays

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Date
8 July 2013

Rotterdam-based photographer Willem de Kam’s images first dragged us in because “they looked a bit English,” so we were utterly delighted to discover that in actual fact the majority of them were taken in Bretagne, France, proving for the final time that more or less anywhere can look “a bit like England” if you have the right combination of stony beaches, disgruntled looking old people and some greenery. From sunny shots of head-scratching couples by the sea to one lady who looks weirdly like she’s got her head stuck in the wall, Willem’s candid photographs balance youthfulness with equal measures of bright sunshine and some oddity. All the better to intrigue you with.

Two people sit side by side on folding chairs, facing away from the camera. They look out across a calm grey sea towards a distant shoreline with a cluster of buildings.
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Willem de Kam

A group of people sit along a stone wall in a village, with ivy-covered stone houses and lush green trees behind them. A person pushes a black pram while others relax and talk in the sunlight.
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Willem de Kam

Three people stand close together against a pale wall outside a gallery. One person holds a small object while the others look on.
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Willem de Kam

A person in a pink shirt walks a brown and white dog along a coastal promenade. In the background, two people stand talking beside a bus stop overlooking a rocky shoreline.
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Willem de Kam

A person in a white dress stands with their back to the camera, facing a weathered stone building. The building is decorated with overflowing baskets of purple and white flowers. To the left, a long white marquee with clear plastic windows stretches across the pavement.
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Willem de Kam

A long table covered in a white lace cloth is laden with food and drinks for an outdoor gathering. Several people stand and sit around the table in a sunny garden setting with green fields in the background.
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Willem de Kam

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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