Social, passionate, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and driven, these are the women of the maritime sector! Photographer Anne Reitsma went out with a pilot, a crane operator, an offshore surveyor, a Wadden Sea fisherman and a towage entrepreneur. She photographed their work, sometimes in the early hours, at improbable heights or in the middle of the water. This photo exhibition could be seen free of charge in the entrance area of the Maritiem Museum from 7 March 2025 to the end of September 2025.
In 2025 the Maritiem Museum takes ample time to reflect on the many women the maritime sector counts. Now, and in the past. Women also worked in shipbuilding, on inland waterways, in the port or on board in earlier times.
Photographer Anne Reitsma has for more than twelve years succeeded in giving the grandeur of the Rotterdam port a human face. She has the talent to create images that are authentic and capture the moment of