At first glance, Willem van den Hoed’s works seem to be technically perfect photographs, taken at the right place at exactly the right time. Only after studying them more intently do these sublime pieces reveal the timeless dimension artificially created by Willem van den Hoed. The photographer looks out from extravagant hotel rooms and photographs the view over an extended period of time. Then he digitally layers hundreds of photographs, working like a painter who spends weeks correcting and painting over fresh oils. In his photographs, van den Hoed unites individual fragments of light,