✏️ Writer, photographer, walker 👁️ Optic Nerve (poems) published by Brick Books 🦑 Newfoundland / Ktaqmkukhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3mqektpydds2gTurning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; The song of the summer is about Dracula11 Jul 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqektpydds2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3mmwjhpyvfk2vClose-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 #newfoundland28 May 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwjhpyvfk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3m5jl3vjcuk2jFilibus, 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/ https://letterboxd.com/film/filibus/13 Nov 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jl3vjcuk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3m5hf5mwqkk2oI 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.12 Nov 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hf5mwqkk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3kb3po6uhnf2oTFW everyone thinks you're a novelty pizza but you're secretly a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy06 Oct 2023 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb3po6uhnf2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lzglxf3oo22dA little dose of light in Beaches Path, Witless Bay, Newfoundland.22 Sep 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzglxf3oo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lwpoxlogec26Steam and sunlight19 Aug 2025 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwpoxlogec26https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lwn6dzdcfk2yThe fireweed on the Bonavista peninsula is pretty epic right now. #newfoundlandandlabrador18 Aug 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwn6dzdcfk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lvqu5iylxs2vOf course this happens on the one day I don’t bring my good camera with me.06 Aug 2025 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqu5iylxs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lvh5elu5vc22A 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 Aug 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvh5elu5vc22https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lvenxdkjmc2bI 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 #foraging01 Aug 2025 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvenxdkjmc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lvbzbjailc2oI 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.31 Jul 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbzbjailc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lmwx42ntzk24Another recent fox encounter on the hill trail. #newfoundland #wildlife #photography16 Apr 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwx42ntzk24https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lmu7lbord22lFrom a series of photos of traffic islands that I made while living in Halifax back in 2006-2008.15 Apr 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmu7lbord22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lmrsvcuz3c2uA large day on the hill trail. #northheadtrail #newfoundland #parkscanada #photography14 Apr 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrsvcuz3c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lmmpe544q22pFox encounter on Signal Hill yesterday.12 Apr 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmpe544q22phttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lmkciktxnk2vSnow tires, St. John's. #photography11 Apr 2025 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkciktxnk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lmhu2twbys2eTallinn, Estonia. #photography10 Apr 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhu2twbys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lmfaywc3zs24Found this little pal while photographing cherry blossoms in Montreal a few years ago. #montreal #photography #streetphotography09 Apr 2025 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfaywc3zs24https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lmclw3lr322lA walk on Signal Hill a few weeks ago. #newfoundland #photography #landscapephotography08 Apr 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmclw3lr322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lmarpqf6tk2qPort de Grave yesterday. #newfoundland #photography #landscapephotography #abstraction07 Apr 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmarpqf6tk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lm5fbovjic25My package arrived. #catscatscats06 Apr 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm5fbovjic25https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lm2volrrfk2sSeeing softly on a squishy springish walk. #walking #photography #vintagelens05 Apr 2025 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm2volrrfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3llyptkqfkc2xA snowy St. John’s film snap from yesterwinter. #nlwx #35mm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography04 Apr 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyptkqfkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3llvvfoqyyc2xTwo 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 #poetry03 Apr 2025 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvvfoqyyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lltkoyxsvs2iGot 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 #olympustrip3502 Apr 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltkoyxsvs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3llr3lfymms2lFlatrock as a snow flurry moved in. #flatrock #newfoundland #landscapephotography01 Apr 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3llr3lfymms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3llok4ofehc2hTidepool ice in Flatrock yesterday. #newfoundland #photography31 Mar 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3llok4ofehc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lllxpxawu22vI hiked the North Head Trail yesterday as the snow was melting. Like walking into a tapestry. #stjohnsnl #explorenl #newfoundlandandlabrador #photography #landscapephotography30 Mar 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lllxpxawu22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhollett.bsky.social/post/3lljlcrwlw22qJust a lovely patch of lichen from Maddox Cove. #lichen #photography29 Mar 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:o7hi53fuvjznnabnbqlxojos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljlcrwlw22q