Willem Poelstra

112* Ambulance Amsterdam is a book about the emergency service in Amsterdam. Poelstra was able to closely follow the daily work by paramedics on the scene.

This portrait of a service in the city, celebrating a hundred years in existence in 2008, is superbly photographed and has been put together with an enormous amount of respect.

It's a hard-hitting book, as the subject matter is hardly very subtle. But it is also a true ode to the people on the ambulances and the background staff.