Close-up of an iceberg just below Signal Hill a couple of days ago. The water pooled inside the melting ice is a brilliant turquoise. #stjohnsnl #newfoundland

Filibus, a silent sci-fi adventure film from 1915, is super fun and surprisingly contemporary. Filibus is a gender-bending sky pirate who lives in an airship and gleefully outwits snooty millionaires! Duotone tinting and slightly damaged film add to the dreaminess. letterboxd.com/film/filibus/

I made this little watercolour of an accordion for Eastern Edge's annual Fare & Square fundraiser! The event takes place at the Alt Hotel in St. John’s on December 7, and everyone who buys a ticket gets to take home an artwork. See easternedge.ca for details.

TFW everyone thinks you're a novelty pizza but you're secretly a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy

A little dose of light in Beaches Path, Witless Bay, Newfoundland.

Steam and sunlight

The fireweed on the Bonavista peninsula is pretty epic right now. #newfoundlandandlabrador

Of course this happens on the one day I don’t bring my good camera with me.

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.

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

I snapped this sundew yesterday on Newfoundland’s southern Avalon peninsula. It’s insectivorous! The sticky drops attract small insects that are dissolved by the plant’s enzymes. This one has a bit of fly stuck in its teeth.

Another recent fox encounter on the hill trail. #newfoundland #wildlife #photography

From a series of photos of traffic islands that I made while living in Halifax back in 2006-2008.

A large day on the hill trail. #northheadtrail #newfoundland #parkscanada #photography

Fox encounter on Signal Hill yesterday.

Snow tires, St. John's. #photography

Tallinn, Estonia. #photography

Found this little pal while photographing cherry blossoms in Montreal a few years ago. #montreal #photography #streetphotography

A walk on Signal Hill a few weeks ago. #newfoundland #photography #landscapephotography

Port de Grave yesterday. #newfoundland #photography #landscapephotography #abstraction

My package arrived. #catscatscats

Seeing softly on a squishy springish walk. #walking #photography #vintagelens

A snowy St. John’s film snap from yesterwinter. #nlwx #35mm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography

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

Got a few rolls of film developed – here's a snap from my trusty Olympus Trip 35. I love this little camera! #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #35mm #photography #olympustrip35

Flatrock as a snow flurry moved in. #flatrock #newfoundland #landscapephotography

Tidepool ice in Flatrock yesterday. #newfoundland #photography

I hiked the North Head Trail yesterday as the snow was melting. Like walking into a tapestry. #stjohnsnl #explorenl #newfoundlandandlabrador #photography #landscapephotography

Just a lovely patch of lichen from Maddox Cove. #lichen #photography

A couple of hikers on the North Head Trail yesterday evening, photographed from Fort Amherst. #stjohnsnl #explorenl #parkscanada #newfoundland #hiking #photography #fujix

Another oldie from wandering around St. John’s with a film camera. Just sent a few rolls off for development, so more 35mm snaps to come! #filmphoto #filmisnotdead #photography

A view of Signal Hill from not long ago. #stjohnsnl #newfoundland #photography

Tree blossoms at sunset, from a spring writing residency in Ontario a couple of years ago. #photography #fujix #mitakon095

A couple of 35mm snaps from the hill. #photography #35mm #filmisnotdead #olympustrip35

A poem found in a children’s book about colour and light, for World Poetry Day. #worldpoetryday #foundpoem

From the East Coast Trail near Maberly, NL. These black and white trail markers develop such character over their years outdoors – this one was kind enough to pose for me. #photography #hiking #eastcoasttrail #newfoundlandandlabrador

From a walk along the Lachine Canal in Montreal. The bird left its perch just as I snapped the shutter, and I love how it hangs in the air half-disguised as one of the plants. #photography #montreal

Looking at some xanthoria lichen through a close-up lens filter. I love seeing these sunbursts again after a few months of winter. #lichen #photography #newfoundland

Here’s today’s haul – we decided to make it an annual tradition.

This day last spring we picked marsh cranberries in Maddox Cove.

Reindeer lichen, Finland. I’ve started posting photos on Foto if anyone wants to find me on there (I’m “matthewhollett”). #fotoapp

Gorgeous snowdrifts up on the North Head yesterday. #photography #hiking

Another one from yesterday’s hike. I love these first long evenings after the clocks go ahead.

A bunch of brave souls ice-swimming in George’s Pond this afternoon. #explorenl #newfoundland #iceswimming

Follow-up to my post from a week ago… it appears that the boulder has been apprehended by the authorities. #stjohns #newfoundland #hiking

I love Mike Leigh's films, but I've never had the chance to see one on the big screen until now – so I'm super happy that Hard Truths is playing in St. John’s tonight as part of the MUN Cinema Series. #mikeleigh

Walking home along Duckworth this evening. #stjohnsnl #newfoundland #fujix #fujifilm #pinksky

A brief fox encounter on Signal Hill a couple of days ago. #stjohnsnl #parkscanada

Some recent renovations on the North Head Trail! There's often damage from falling rocks this time of year, but it's rare to catch the culprit at the scene. #northheadtrail #stjohnsnl #newfoundland #nlwx

Hello – common salutation Hallo – folksy, whippersnapperish Hullo – vaguely British, good for echoes Hollo – a rare, somewhat jubilant holler Hillo – archaic, not recommended for use Hyllo – unclear (possibly a species of fruit fly) Halloo – deployed only at great distances, the ICBM of greetings