We tell stories from the water.
Water Stories is a small content studio on Amsterdam's water. We make stories, videos and audio tours about living and working on the canals, the port and the river. For people who love the water, and for organisations that want their work seen.
Stories
Short interviews and reports about the people who live and work on the water. Published on Substack and social media.
Videos
Short films that show the people behind the work: on the quay, in the terminal, on board, in the wheelhouse.
Audio tours
Browser-based audio routes that play while you are on the water or walking a site. No app needed.
We are Water Stories.
Water Stories started with Isabelle. Born in Amsterdam, studied here, and spent part of her life working as a canal tour guide. Still one of the best jobs she has ever had.
After doing the same route more times than she can count, Isabelle started noticing the real experts on Amsterdam's water: skippers, bridge operators, boat builders, harbour staff, and people who simply know their way around a boat.
They know which bridge becomes extremely busy on a sunny Friday afternoon, where quay construction work will mess with your usual route, where to dock the boat without causing a small neighbourhood crisis, and which houseboat has been passed down through generations.
That is the Amsterdam we are interested in: not just the postcard views, but the practical, local, sometimes chaotic reality of getting around by boat in a busy city.
Water Stories is for people who own, use, or dream about owning a boat here. And it's our way of sharing local knowledge, conversations with people on the water, and stories that make Amsterdam boating a little easier, and even more fun.
Make your water work visible.
We work with harbour companies, water authorities, maritime firms and places on the water. We turn your work into short videos, stories or audio tours that your audience actually watches, reads or listens to.
Not sure what fits? Tell us what you want people to understand and we will suggest a format.