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The Pumping Station Diaries

Inside the machines that keep a city two metres below sea level dry.

Words Sem de RidderPrint onlySpring 2026
Photograph for “The Pumping Station Diaries”.

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This story lives on paper.

“The Pumping Station Diaries” runs on page 76 of Nº 10, Water Rights. We publish the current issue online; back issues stay in print.

About the author

Sem de Ridder is a photographer based in Rotterdam. Shoots cities on black-and-white film, slowly. His long project follows one tower block for ten years.

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