{"id":62562,"date":"2025-01-05T16:17:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T15:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/?p=62562"},"modified":"2026-11-02T03:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:38:50","slug":"dinner-wintertuin-krasnapolsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/dinner-wintertuin-krasnapolsky\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dinner in the Wintertuin of the Krasnapolsky"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rpb rpb-story\" data-label=\"STORY | AMSTERDAM\"><figure class=\"rpb-lead rpb-narrow\"><img class=\"wp-image-62550 skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-26.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Wintertuin of the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky seen from above during dinner, guests at round tables on a black-and-white checkered floor\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 450px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-26.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-26-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-26-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-26-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><p>Hundreds of guests sat down at round tables under an iron-and-glass roof in the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. It was the dinner in the Wintertuin, on another evening of Strategic Resource Group&#8217;s Middle East Summit.<\/p><p>A dinner of this size moves fast, and nobody wants a camera in the way. That balance is at the heart of <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/business-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my business photography in Amsterdam<\/a>: close to the people, never between them.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-box rpb-card\"><dl><dt>Where<\/dt><dd>The Wintertuin of the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Dam Square<\/dd><dt>When<\/dt><dd>An October evening<\/dd><dt>Session<\/dt><dd>Event Photoshoot<\/dd><dt>Light<\/dt><dd>Dusk through the glass roof, then warm lamps<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><h2 id=\"from-dam-square-to-the-winter-garden\">From Dam Square to the Winter Garden<\/h2><p>I began outside on Dam Square, where the National Monument faces the hotel and its name on the roof. Behind the front of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anantara_Grand_Hotel_Krasnapolsky_Amsterdam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky<\/a> lies the Wintertuin, its Winter Garden. Around 1880, the owner, A.W. Krasnapolsky, had it built in his back garden, to a design by the architect G.B. Salm. Its roof of iron and glass was a novelty at the time.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-trio\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62556\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-28.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Dam Square on a gray day with the National Monument, cyclists on the cobbles and the hotel&#x27;s name on a roof in the distance\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-28.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-28-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-28-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-28-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62559\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-29.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky sign on the roof of the hotel&#x27;s brick front, two flags against a pale cloudy sky and green trees below\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-29.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-29-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-29-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-29-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62535\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-21.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Empty Wintertuin set for dinner, round tables under a glass roof turning blue at dusk, faceted lamps and a painted arch above the balcony\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-21.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-21-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-21-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-21-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><figcaption>Dam Square by day, then the Wintertuin waiting for its guests<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"tables-under-the-glass-roof\">Tables Under the Glass Roof<\/h2><p>The room was still empty when I photographed it, well before the dinner in the Wintertuin began. Dusk turned the glass roof deep blue, and big faceted lamps hung low over tables dressed in white. Gold vases held orange and red flowers, a printed menu lay at every place, and the salmon starters were already on the plates.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-trio\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62532\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-20.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Round table in white linen with a gold vase of orange and red flowers, swing-top water bottles and a salmon starter at each place\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-20.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-20-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-20-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-20-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62563\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner_1.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Place setting with a printed dinner menu, a dotted white plate, polished cutlery and empty glasses on a white tablecloth\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner_1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner_1-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner_1-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner_1-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62529\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-19.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Smoked salmon starter with halved quail eggs, fresh greens and a thin crisp on a white plate with a black rim, gold cutlery beside it\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-19.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-19-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-19-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-19-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"drinks-and-small-bites-before-dinner\">Drinks and Small Bites Before Dinner<\/h2><p>First, the guests met over drinks. At the bar, a server in a black bow tie waited behind rows of sparkling wine and bottles of red.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62475\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Server in a white shirt and black bow tie behind a bar lined with bottles of sparkling and red wine and rows of upturned glasses\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>By the welcome banner, two guests stopped for a portrait, side by side. A little later, a baby in a floral dress reached up to a woman with a name badge. The woman bent down to hold both little hands. Small gold vases with orange flowers also stood on the high tables.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-trio\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62526\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-18.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Two smiling guests standing close in front of a welcome banner, a man in a gray check blazer and glasses, a woman in a blue shirt\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-18.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-18-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-18-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-18-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62520\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-16.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Woman with white hair and a name badge bending down to hold the hands of a baby in a floral dress and pink headband at the reception\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-16.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-16-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-16-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-16-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62553\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-27.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Small gold vase of orange flowers and a red rose on a black high table, warm lamps glowing out of focus behind it\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-27.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-27-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-27-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-27-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62573\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-3-1.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Guests laughing over glasses of sparkling wine at the reception, a blonde woman and a woman in a red shirt with a blue lanyard\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-3-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-3-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-3-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-3-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-3-1-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><figcaption>Sparkling wine at the reception<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Most guests seemed to know each other already, so the laughter came easily. I moved between the high tables, close enough for faces and far enough to stay out of each conversation.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62484\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-4.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Woman in a silver jacket leaning on a high table as she listens to two men in conversation, a green exit sign glowing above\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-4.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-4-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-4-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-4-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>At a reception, I often watch the listeners rather than the speaker. A good story shows on the faces around it.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62478\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-2.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Man in a checked shirt and blue lanyard laughing between two women with drinks, one of them in glasses telling a story\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-2-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"dinner-in-the-wintertuin\">Dinner in the Wintertuin<\/h2><p>Trays of small bites went around: oysters on a bed of dried beans and crisp tartlets topped with herbs. After that, the guests found their tables, and soon there was no empty seat under the glass roof.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-trio\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62567\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1-1-1.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Oyster shells filled with small bites on a bed of dried beans in a long wooden tray, passed around before dinner\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1-1-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1-1-1-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1-1-1-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-1-1-1-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62523\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-17.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Long white dish of crisp tartlets topped with herbs, resting on dried beans and carried by a server in a white shirt\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-17.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-17-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-17-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-17-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62544\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-24.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Guests at dinner in the Wintertuin under large faceted lamps, a man in a pink shirt laughing at a table near the painted arch\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-24.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-24-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-24-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-24-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><figcaption>Small bites, then a full Wintertuin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>During dinner, I worked table by table. Between courses, people lean back and turn to their neighbors, so that is when I come closer.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62517\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-15.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Three men laughing at a dinner table with lanyards and red wine, one resting his chin on his hand, softly lit white columns behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-15.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-15-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-15-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-15-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-15-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>At one table, three men laughed at the same joke, one with his chin on his hand. Nearby, a guest in a patterned shirt explained something with both hands, while his neighbor listened.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62508\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-12.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Man in a patterned shirt explaining something with both hands to a guest in a pink shirt who listens with folded hands at dinner\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-12.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-12-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-12-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-12-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"stories-across-the-round-tables\">Stories Across the Round Tables<\/h2><p>Meanwhile, the lamps above the tables gave every face a warm glow, and the columns behind them shone a soft pink. A woman in a green jacket told her story, hands raised.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62514\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-14.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Woman in a green jacket talking with both hands raised across a dinner table, faceted lamps glowing above the Wintertuin\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-14.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-14-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-14-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-14-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>Across the room, a woman in black laughed as she talked, while her neighbor took a sip of wine.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62505\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-11.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Laughing woman in black with sunglasses on her head gesturing at a round table, a neighbor sipping wine in the foreground\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-11.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-11-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-11-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-11-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>Then another guest, in big black glasses, held the whole table with one story.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62499\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-9.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Guest in large black glasses and a gold watch telling a story with open hands at a dinner table, lit columns behind her\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-9.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-9-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-9-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-9-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>For the last frame, I held the camera high above one table. Plates were half empty, a guest pointed across the cloth, and the room was still full behind them. That is how I like a dinner in the Wintertuin to end: the conversations still going.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62496\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-8.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"High view of a full round table during dinner in the Wintertuin, a guest pointing across the cloth and more tables behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-8.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-8-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-8-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/srg-krasnopolski-dinner-8-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><figcaption>A full table under the lit columns of the Wintertuin<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The summit had another evening too, in the hotel&#8217;s ballroom under blue light. You can see it in <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/summit-evening-krasnapolsky\/\">A Summit Evening at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"rpb-closing\">Hosting a dinner for hundreds of guests? Discover how <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/business-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my business photography in Amsterdam<\/a> works.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hundreds of guests sat down at round tables under an iron-and-glass roof in the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. It was the dinner in the Wintertuin, on another evening of Strategic Resource Group&#8217;s Middle East Summit.A dinner of this size moves fast, and nobody wants a camera in the way. 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