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BREAKING: Next week’s IBC Show 2021 in Amsterdam is now cancelled

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In what comes as a complete surprise to absolutely no one, and after having announced only a week ago that the show must go on, IBC 2021 scheduled to begin in just over a week in Amsterdam has been cancelled. Citing the “growing concerns about the COVID-19 situation in The Netherlands”, which show organisers say have deteriorated over the last week, the show has now been cancelled.

They go on to say that feedback from IBC exhibitors and visitors has also aided in their decision to cancel the show – which isn’t much of a surprise given how many companies had already pulled out and the number of visitors either unwilling or unable to travel to The Netherlands right now due to government lockdown restrictions recently put in place.

Amsterdam’s IBC Show still planning to go ahead in two weeks despite “Lockdown Lite” in the Netherlands

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IBC Show, the popular video, cinema and broadcast trade show in Amsterdam is typically held in September. Last year, it was cancelled. This year, it’s been postponed slightly until  December 3rd and running until December 6th. They’ve just made an announcement stating that the IBC Partnership Board has decided to continue with the planned event because they believe they can still do it safely. Their aim is to “re-engage the industry after a very challenging year”.

A noble goal, but perhaps a little too hopeful. The Netherlands recently entered into another lockdown, dubbed “Lockdown Lite” by some outlets, which will lead to some significant challenges for a show like IBC if does indeed go ahead. Many companies are unwilling to attend – or now completely unable due to the new lockdown situation – and there’s still a chance that local authorities may force organisers to cancel the event.

In August, the Netherlands turns purple and this is what it looks like

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When photographers think of my country they think of windmills, Amsterdam and tulips. These are generally the most photographed subjects in the Netherlands. What they don’t know is that my country turns purple in August. It usually starts mid or early Augusts and ends till the end of August. It turns a lot of areas completely purple.

What am I talking about? The heather plants. Compare it to the France Lavender fields that start a couple of weeks earlier in July. The purple heather fields in the Netherlands are a dream for any landscape photographer. Combine them with mist and you’ve got yourself a dreamscape that looks to be coming straight out of a fairytale. The misty mornings usually start in August also, when it gets cold at night and warm during the day. The temperature along with humidity makes for low fog that looks great combined with the purple heather.

Spectacular Hi-Def Aerial Photos Take You On A Breathtaking Tour Of The World

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A group of photographers based out of Moscow, Russia have embarked on a fascinating project that’s taking them to some of the most beautiful locations earth has to offer. Amassing over 2000 images of 200 different locations on their website so far, the group has covered a lot of ground. With photos from the North Pole to Antarctica and just about everywhere in between–they’ve even traveled to the stratosphere. 

Discover The Beauty Of Hairless Cats In This Striking Portrait Collection Of Sphynxes

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For Alicia Rius, photographing animals comes naturally. Her portfolio is brimming with gorgeous fine art photos, in which you’ll find an assortment of four-legged subjects ranging from horses to hairless cats. Rius was born in a small town in northeast Catalonia. She would earn a bachelor’s in Advertising and a master’s in International Marketing, before eventually taking a job as a project manager for an ad agency in Amsterdam. Not that the work at the ad agency was dull, but it left Rius wanting something more.

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