Hans

Hans van Werven is the owner of a tobacco shop that's specialized in cigars. His store is completely filled up with all types of small and big cigars. And most of the time it's also filled with visitors, that come from near and far to have a smoke and talk about their love of cigars. Even for a non-smoker it's fascinating to see and hear.
Hans is the third generation in his family that's in the business: his grandfather started the store in 1919 and Hans is planning to continue it at least until 2019. When possible even longer...
Even though it's always crowded in the shop, Hans keeps calm. A tranquility that seems to belong to cigar smokers. "We never hurry here..." he says with a smile...


© photography: Martin Hogeboom