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Related: About this forumPlane Landings on This Island Are Insane!
A day at the beach is usually fun and relaxing, but a visit to Maho Beach might feel slightly more harrowing. The beach, located on the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten, is right next to the short runway of the Princess Juliana International Airport. As beachgoers swim and play, noisy planes descend low overhead and the smell of kerosene fills the air. Photographer Josef Hoflehner and his son Jakob Hoflehner spent more than two months at this unique beach to make images for their book, Jet Airliner: The Complete Works. Its is an extraordinary place, Josef Hoflehner said via email. There simply isn't anything like this airport anywhere on the planet. With all the heightened security we have today, one can not get that close to a plane anywhere else without buying a ticket.
The Hoflehners made four trips to the island between 2009 and 2011, shooting every day for about three weeks at a time and making note of each landing planes flight information. On average, there were only five or six passengers jets coming in per day, and often there as an hour or more between the landings, Josef said. It's not like we were relaxing on the beach like other beachgoers. We had the cameras in our hands, standing on the beach, since you never know when exactly the plane is arriving. When wed go to the restroom or go get something to drink, then the plane, which was usually late, would suddenly come in.
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Plane Landings on This Island Are Insane! (Original Post)
Agschmid
Jun 2014
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JimDandy
(7,318 posts)1. Wow... too close for comfort for me.
Can't ever be a very restful day at that beach.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)2. It seems very cool!
You'd be able to get some great planform shots, I love the black and white images!
alfredo
(60,071 posts)3. Oh, but it is an adrenaline rush.