Never before has anyone captured the essence of the Dutch cycling culture – until now.

American photojournalist Shirley Agudo – a long-term resident of the Netherlands – captures it all in her surprising and fun images. Depicted are people transporting ‘anything and everything’ on their bikes – from tables and mattresses to the wildly popular bakfiets overflowing with children – along with witty and bizarre bike designs, and the practical (and not so practical) side of a country having more bicycles than people.

Old, young, barely-walking and, yes, even naked cyclists have been captured in all their glory in Shirley Agudo’s fascinating volume of photography about the Dutch cycling mania.

It’s all here – the history, the infrastructure, the mentality and the global reputation of a culture gone completely mad about bikes.

Great souvenir and gift book for expatriates, tourists and bicycle liefhebbers alike.

Published by XPat Media with Scriptum
ISBN 978 90 5594 698 3, 180 pages, 150 photos
Text in English and Dutch
20 x 20 cm, Paperback

Price € 16

Available at bookshops throughout the Netherlands, and at:

www.bicycle-mania.nl
www.xpat.nl
www.hollandbooks.nl

For more information on Shirley Agudo’s photography, see www.shirleyagudo.com.

You can also visit the Bicycle Mania photography exhibit now until 5 December at Eduard Planting Fine Art Photographs in Amsterdam.

www.eduardplanting.com

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