Gert Jan Kole
@gertjankole.bsky.social
Amateur, storyteller, nerd, artist, musician, photog. Swiss army knife in a cutlery drawer. Unapologetically left, considering the world as a village and still learning every day how to love my neighbors as myself. https://kole.photography
Remnant of the last ice-age: a push-moraine in the northern Utrechtse Heuvelrug, near Soest (NL)
July 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Remnant of the last ice-age: a push-moraine in the northern Utrechtse Heuvelrug, near Soest (NL)
Last Saturday, I joined a photowalk organised by Michiel Heijmans and Niels de Kemp from the '30 minuten sluitertijd podcast' (which translates into '30 minutes shutter speed') in my city, Utrecht. In doing so, I stepped out of my comfort zone...
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To thine own self be true;
and it must follow, as the night the day: thou canst not then be false to any man.
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July 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Last Saturday, I joined a photowalk organised by Michiel Heijmans and Niels de Kemp from the '30 minuten sluitertijd podcast' (which translates into '30 minutes shutter speed') in my city, Utrecht. In doing so, I stepped out of my comfort zone...
gjkole.substack.com/p/to-thine-o...
gjkole.substack.com/p/to-thine-o...
New video: a short photowalk across a unique river peninsula, De Bol. In Dutch, but with English subtitles. youtu.be/i-X8EId-NhM?...
De Bol - photowalk
YouTube video by Gert Jan Kole
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May 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
New video: a short photowalk across a unique river peninsula, De Bol. In Dutch, but with English subtitles. youtu.be/i-X8EId-NhM?...
Here are some lovely flowers for your enjoyment. Shot with natural light only, pure and simple - and yet so intricate and delicate.
May 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Here are some lovely flowers for your enjoyment. Shot with natural light only, pure and simple - and yet so intricate and delicate.
Some fresh lovely colors, shot on our roof terrace this morning, just to brighten up your day a bit.
May 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Some fresh lovely colors, shot on our roof terrace this morning, just to brighten up your day a bit.
An impression of a photowalk in nature reserve Leersumse Veld - Dutch, but with English subtitles. youtu.be/NGrs6Sv3CN4
LeersumseVeld
YouTube video by Gert Jan Kole
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May 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
An impression of a photowalk in nature reserve Leersumse Veld - Dutch, but with English subtitles. youtu.be/NGrs6Sv3CN4
Nature in the Netherlands prepares for Springtime: Oostbroek open.substack.com/pub/gjkole/p...
Oostbroek
Snowdrops and a Robin
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February 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Nature in the Netherlands prepares for Springtime: Oostbroek open.substack.com/pub/gjkole/p...
Sunrise over 'Les Mourres' near Forcalquier in the South of France. Millions of years ago, limestone deposits formed around seaweed tufts, later covered by other rocks. When the area was lifted up and the Alps formed, the softer limestone eroded away, leaving these remarkable club-shaped rocks.
November 24, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Sunrise over 'Les Mourres' near Forcalquier in the South of France. Millions of years ago, limestone deposits formed around seaweed tufts, later covered by other rocks. When the area was lifted up and the Alps formed, the softer limestone eroded away, leaving these remarkable club-shaped rocks.
Checking out this new place, with high hopes. But first things first, let's bring in some flowers.
February 7, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Checking out this new place, with high hopes. But first things first, let's bring in some flowers.