Dappled light shining through two red berries on a small plant, the camera peering closely across the forest floor.
A little dose of light in Beaches Path, Witless Bay, Newfoundland.
22.09.2025 14:17 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0@matthewhollett.bsky.social
βοΈ Writer, photographer, walker ποΈ Optic Nerve (poems) published by Brick Books π¦ Newfoundland / Ktaqmkuk
Dappled light shining through two red berries on a small plant, the camera peering closely across the forest floor.
A little dose of light in Beaches Path, Witless Bay, Newfoundland.
22.09.2025 14:17 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Steam from a pot glowing in sunlight from a nearby window.
Steam and sunlight
19.08.2025 00:49 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A field of deep pink fireweed absorbing a wooden fence.
The fireweed on the Bonavista peninsula is pretty epic right now. #newfoundlandandlabrador
18.08.2025 00:47 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A gull perching on a plastic owl meant to scare away gulls, on a rooftop in Newfoundland, with the ocean in the background.
Of course this happens on the one day I donβt bring my good camera with me.
06.08.2025 18:29 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A seal lying on a seaweed-covered shoreline, peering back at the photographer over its shoulder, if seals had shoulders.
A hefty-looking seal relaxing on a slab of rock by the ocean.
A couple of seals encountered on the southern Avalon, Newfoundland. These were taken with a 300mm lens and then cropped quite a bit. I only got a telephoto lens a few months ago and it's been really fun to revisit places and see them with more telescopic eyes.
02.08.2025 21:48 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I love Escher's puddles! Someone has added a grey circle to this one, it's not part of the original image.
01.08.2025 23:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Dewberries, bulbous bright red berries that look a bit like raspberries.
A handful of bright red dewberries.
A handful of bakeapples, which are peach-orange coloured and bumpy.
A handful of wild haskaps, small dark blue oval-shaped herries.
I feel like I levelled up in foraging this past week. I've picked bakeapples before, but never dewberries or wild haskaps! We also found a few creeping snowberries, but I forgot to get a photo. #newfoundland #foraging
01.08.2025 22:07 β π 23 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Close-up photo of a sundew plant in Newfoundland. The plant is insectivorous and has a green center with red spines covered in sticky drops which attract and trap small insects.
I snapped this sundew yesterday on Newfoundlandβs southern Avalon peninsula. Itβs insectivorous! The sticky drops attract small insects that are dissolved by the plantβs enzymes. This one has a bit of fly stuck in its teeth.
31.07.2025 20:51 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The Chung, the King, His Night and Her Crawler
14.06.2025 02:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A black fox standing on a rocky hill, almost silhouetted against a bright blue sky.
Another recent fox encounter on the hill trail. #newfoundland #wildlife #photography
16.04.2025 15:52 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A triangular traffic island photographed from above, with slanting shadows created by early morning light.
From a series of photos of traffic islands that I made while living in Halifax back in 2006-2008.
15.04.2025 13:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A hillside trail in deep blue shadow, with two hikers silhouetted in the distance. In the background is a port city glowing in warm evening light.
A large day on the hill trail. #northheadtrail #newfoundland #parkscanada #photography
14.04.2025 14:53 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A black fox stands on a wooden staircase on a walking trail, peering back at the photographer as if assessing his possible value as a source of protein.
Fox encounter on Signal Hill yesterday.
12.04.2025 14:06 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A pile of tires at a dock, partially covered in snow so that the tires create black circular patterns against the white expanse.
Snow tires, St. John's. #photography
11.04.2025 15:11 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0A cobblestone street at night, rounded stones shining bright red from the taillights of a passing car.
Tallinn, Estonia. #photography
10.04.2025 15:47 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A small songbird bird perched on a wire fence, with out-of-focus cherry blossoms creating a colourful dappled background.
Found this little pal while photographing cherry blossoms in Montreal a few years ago. #montreal #photography #streetphotography
09.04.2025 15:01 β π 23 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A view of St. Johnβs Harbour from Signal Hill, Newfoundland. A bit of snow along the edges of a walking path. The city sprawling along the sides of the harbour. A gold-tinged lens flare.
A walk on Signal Hill a few weeks ago. #newfoundland #photography #landscapephotography
08.04.2025 13:38 β π 20 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0An almost abstract image, looking down into the waters of a port, with the hulls of boats reflected as looming shadows, bright orange floats dangling upside-down, and a flurried blur of bird.
Port de Grave yesterday. #newfoundland #photography #landscapephotography #abstraction
07.04.2025 20:17 β π 33 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A cardboard box with a cat standing in it. The photo has a kind of fish-eye effect so the catβs body looms large at the top of the image.
My package arrived. #catscatscats
06.04.2025 11:56 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Wild rose hips in winter, photographed barely in focus so they are almost abstract, a blur of red and pastel purple hues.
Seeing softly on a squishy springish walk. #walking #photography #vintagelens
05.04.2025 12:12 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A retro-looking film photo of a snowy street in downtown St. Johnβs, car tracks curving into the distance.
A snowy St. Johnβs film snap from yesterwinter. #nlwx #35mm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography
04.04.2025 15:22 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ha! To be fair, this poor reader was looking for a mystery to solve, so at least now they have one
04.04.2025 15:17 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Several copies of a poetry collection titled "Optic Nerve", sitting on a wooden table. The book's cover image is an almost abstract graphical illustration of a tree reflected in a puddle shaped by paving stones.
Two years ago today I published my first poetry book! Optic Nerve, a collection of poems about photography and visual perception, was published by Brick Books in 2023. The cover image is by the wonderful Jon McNaught. #canlit #canadianpoetry #poetrybook #poetry
03.04.2025 12:23 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0A retro-looking film photo taken from the passenger window of a moving car. The photographer is visible in the rear-view mirror, with a blurry landscape with trees and hills in the background.
Got a few rolls of film developed β here's a snap from my trusty Olympus Trip 35. I love this little camera! #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #35mm #photography #olympustrip35
02.04.2025 14:06 β π 25 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A rocky coastal Newfoundland landscape, with dramatic sweeping rocks and a hilly headland in the distance.
Flatrock as a snow flurry moved in. #flatrock #newfoundland #landscapephotography
01.04.2025 14:31 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A woman standing outdoors on a rocky coastline, holding up a thin slab of tidepool ice, her face blurry through the ice.
Tidepool ice in Flatrock yesterday. #newfoundland #photography
31.03.2025 14:13 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A rocky valley in the spring, with burnt-red bushes, boulders, and scattered evergreen trees touched with snow.
I hiked the North Head Trail yesterday as the snow was melting. Like walking into a tapestry. #stjohnsnl #explorenl #newfoundlandandlabrador #photography #landscapephotography
30.03.2025 13:38 β π 32 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0A close-up photo of yellow-orange lichen on a rock, with hundreds of little trumpet-shaped nodules clustered together.
Just a lovely patch of lichen from Maddox Cove. #lichen #photography
29.03.2025 14:51 β π 21 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Two distant hikers on a hillside hiking trail, with dramatic evening light bringing out details in the rocky hill.
A couple of hikers on the North Head Trail yesterday evening, photographed from Fort Amherst. #stjohnsnl #explorenl #parkscanada #newfoundland #hiking #photography #fujix
28.03.2025 13:14 β π 17 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A 35mm film photo of a road winding along the edge of a harbour, with a light flare obscuring the end of the road and a city in the distance.
Another oldie from wandering around St. Johnβs with a film camera. Just sent a few rolls off for development, so more 35mm snaps to come! #filmphoto #filmisnotdead #photography
26.03.2025 17:43 β π 25 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0