Amsterdam-based photographer Mark van den Brink has spent years on the road, often behind the wheel of his Chevy van, as an inconspicuous voyeur, capturing the world around him with…

Amsterdam-based photographer Mark van den Brink has spent years on the road, often behind the wheel of his Chevy van, as an inconspicuous voyeur, capturing the world around him with a Minox camera. But for ‘Stills & Stones’, he decided to put his camera to work shooting still lifes for the first time. It started with a stone, set on a stool and with a suspended canvas tarp as the backdrop. All the advantages of the Minox went out the window. To focus, he needed a tape measure on hand. His usual split-second, casual shots from a comfortable angle were impossible. The subject matter, combined with a stubborn refusal to use any other camera, forced him to adopt a new strategy.