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Jan Verhage
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- Dutchman, living in Germany
- Likes urban-, street-, nature- and b&w-photography
- Olympus OM-D 10 MkIV

* All photos are mine except reposts.
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'Herbst (Typisch)'

🇩🇪 Einst hingest du hoch oben, unsichtbar. Jetzt liegst du hier. In stiller Schönheit. Sogar Kristalle schmücken dich...

🇬🇧 Once you hung high above, invisible. Now you lie here. In quiet beauty. Even crystals adorn you...

#FotoVorschlag #Photography #PhotoHour #thewildimages
A photo of fallen leaves lying on the ground. An oval-shaped leaf is fully visible on the left side. Only parts of the other leaves are visible. They have typical autumn colors, ranging from bronze, through light brown to dark brown. Due to frost, crystals have formed on the leaves.
November 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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'Graffiti'

D - Wie kan man hässliche grosse Steine von einem Seedeich aufhellen? Genau, so.

E - How do you brighten up ugly large Stones on a sea wall? Like this, then.

#FotoVorschlag #Photography #PhotoHour #Greece #Samos #thewildimages
A photo of a large stone which is part of a lowe sea wall. The stone has been brightened up with colorful paintings, probably by children. Among other things, birds, a boot with a red keel, a mermaid with a red tail, house, and the blue of the see. Photographed in Agios Konstantinos on the norah coaster of Samos (Greece).
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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#beautifulviews #schöneAussichten

🇬🇧 It's a common thread throughout our vacations: the photo theme 'beautiful views'. We took this one near Ambelos.

🇩🇪 Es ist ein roter Faden durch unsere Urlaube: das Fotothema 'schöne Aussichten'. Dieses Bild entstand auf Samos.

#Photography #PhotoHour #Greece
A photo of a small plateau with a bench, surrounded by trees on the left and right that provide shade. From this bench, there is a beautiful view of the Aegean Sea and the coast of Turkey. The plateau is not far from the large parking lot at Ambelos on the north coast of the Greek island of Samos. We have included this place in our ongoing series "beautiful views".
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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#minimalmonday

🇬🇧 Not just any tree. It survived a fire. Its bark is black. But its branches are bearing pine cones...

🇩🇪 Nicht einfach nur ein Baum. Er hat einen Brand überlebt. Seine Rinde ist schwarz. Aber seine Äste tragen wieder Früchte...

#Photography #thewildimages #PhotoHour #Samos #Greece
A standing photo of a fir tree. She has clearly suffered from a fire. The trunk is blackened, only a few branches stick out. However, the crown is green, and there are visible pine cones. The tree stands out against a blue sky. The tree stands next to a wide path on the hills above the seaside resort of Kokkari on Samos (Greece).
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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'Dinge die mit "R" beginnen oder so aussehen ...'

🇩🇪 Das 'R' von riesig. Eine Statue von über 5 m Höhe im Archäologischen Museum von Samos.

🇬🇧 The 'R' of enoRmous. A statue over 5 m. high in the Archaeological Museum of #Samos

#FotoVorschlag #Photography #PhotoHour #thewildthings #Greece #art
A standing photo of a statue in the new part of the Archaeological Museum of Samos Town. The statue dates from approximately 560 years before Christ and was originally located in the temple complex Heraion. The statue is over 5 meters high and depicts a naked man, whose right foot and left hand are missing.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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'Zahlen: Vier'

🇩🇪 Sagt der eine Stuhl zum anderen: 'Fühlt ihr euch auch so leer?'

🇬🇧 One chair says to the other: 'Do you also feel so empty?'

🇳🇱 Zegt de ene stoel tegen de andere: 'Voelen jullie je ook zo leeg?'

#FotoVorschlag #Photography #thewildimages #PhotoHour #Samos #Manolatos #urban #street
A photo of four wooden kitchen chairs. All four are painted white. They stand side by side, neatly in line, against a white wall. The photo was taken in the mountain village of Manolates on Samos (Greece).
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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'Texturen'

🇩🇪 „Für eine Mauer wie diese“, sagte der Guide, „werden verschiedene Steinarten verwendet, die hier auf Samos zu finden sind.“

🇬🇧 "For a wall like this," the guide said, "different types of stone are used that can be found here on Samos."

#FotoVorschlag #Photography #PhotoHour #Greece
A photo of a wall with rough stones carved. Both size (from a few centimeters to a few decimeters), color (gray, gray-blue to beige) and type of stone vary greatly. The photo was taken in the north of the Greek island of Samos.
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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"*' (Joker, Freispiel)'

🇩🇪 Ein Foto, viele Erinnerungen. Meer. Essen. Untergehender Sonnenuntergang. Sündhaft. Es war kein Traum, es war real.

🇬🇧 One photo, many memories. Sea. Dining. Setting sun. Warm. It wasn't a dream, it was real.

#FotoVorschlag #Photography #Samos #PhotoHour #thewildimages
A horizontal photograph of a sunset on the north coast of Samos, in the village of Agios Konstantinos. Just above the waterline, the sky is still orange. There are lights above a patio, and people are sitting on a patio under a tent roof at the edge of a beach. Some trees are on the left.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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'Ruhelosigkeit'

🇩🇪 Der eine Wellengang ist noch nicht vorbei, da kommt schon der nächste. Getrieben, ruhelos...

🇬🇧 One wave has not yet broken apart, or the other one comes right behind. Restless, frantic...

#FotoVorschlag #Photography #StormHour #thewildimages #Samos #Greece
A horizontal evening photo of waves breaking on a low seawall, with the next waves following just a few meters behind. The photo was taken on the coastal road in front of Agios Konstantinos. This village is located on the north side of the island of Samos (Greece). The sea was restless that evening.
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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#FotoVorschlag

🇩🇪 Thema 'Mitternacht': Eisenbahnviadukt in Aachen (D). Darunter eine wartende Bus.

🇬🇧 Theme 'Midnight': a railway viaduct in Aachen (D). A waiting bus underneath.

🇳🇱 Thema 'Middernacht': spoorviaduct in Aken (D). Eronder een wachtende bus.

#photography #PhotoHour #thewildimages
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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'Dingen die mit "D" beginnen', fragt #FotoVorschlag.
Diese Aufnahme zeigt das Glasdach der Fahrradgarage, nass vom Regen. Es spiegelt das friestehende Dach darüber wider, im Volksmund: „das Kugeldach“. Zu finden neben dem Hauptbahnhof in #Utrecht (NL).

#Photography #PhotoHour #street #urban
This photo (landscape) shows the glass roof of the exit of a bicycle parking garage.* Through the raindrops, the high roof above is reflected, the so-called 'Bollendak'. To the right there is also an office building reflected. The gray atmosphere of the photo accurately represents the conditions at that moment. This is the bicycle parking facility next to Utrecht Central Station (Netherlands), one of the largest in the world.
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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🇬🇧 What color would you like? Red? Green? Purple?
Oh, just give me all the colors!

🇩🇪 Welche Farbe darf es sein? Rot? Grün? Lila?
Ach, tun Sie mir doch alle Farben!

🇳🇱 Welke kleur mag het zijn? Rood? Groen? Lila?
Ach, doet u mij maar alle kleuren!

#Photography #PhotoHour #thewildimages #colors
A panoramic photo of three stacks of waste bins. The photo was taken from the side. Only the upper, wide edge of the tubs is visible. Therefore, it is clear to see how many different colors are available: from red, orange, yellow, and lilac through white, green, light green to dark green and black. The photo was taken in a shopping street in Vathy (Samos, Greece).
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Okay, one more for #cat lovers. Because it's so cute: a mural as a boundary of a patio in Vathy.

Okay, noch einer für Katzenliebhaber. Weil er so schön ist: ein Wandbild als Begrenzung einer Terrasse in Vathy.

#mural #streetphotography #urban #photography #photohour #thewildimages #Samos #Greece
A photo of a cheerful mural. In the foreground, a piece of a table and a red chair armrest can be seen. Behind that, a stone wall is painted on a fence, so it looks like a wall. In the middle, there is a hole that suggests a blue sky. There are also three cats. On the left, one is walking in, on the right, one is leaning over a red rug and looking at the visitor (here: photographer). As only cats can...
November 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Softly, the light glides over this earthenware with its soft, warm colors. My eyes follow the curves. Just as the potter once did 2,500 years ago. What he saw, I see now too. Quiet beauty.

Archaeological Museum, Vathy, Isle of Samos.

#minimalmonday #photography #PhotoHour #thewildimages #Greece
A standing photo of a 2,500-year-old earthenware jar. The section in the upper left is visible. Under the opening, the neck is narrower, after which the jar becomes wider again with a soft curve. The brownish red of the pottery is softened by the soft light that falls on it from the left through a window. The fracture lines show where the barrel was once broken. This jar is one of many on display at the Archaeological Museum of Vathy, the capital of the island of Samos (Greece).
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Today - 01-11 - is All Saints' Day. For me, it's a day of remembrance. Of my (grand)parents, my oldest sister, and so many others who were dear to me. They are no longer with us, but they live on in me. Even now, a candle burns for them.

#Allerheiligen #Photography #thewildimages #PhotoHour
This standing photo shows part of the interior of the Grote- or Maria-Magdalenakerk in Goes (Netherlands). The photo was taken on All Saints' Day during the Night of Remembrance in 2023. In the middle is a large table with many candles burning. Some people are standing to the right. The background is formed by a high wall, shrouded in soft pink light. A cross hangs between the pillars.
November 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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You see blue, just blue. And then it turns out to be a window.

Man sieht Blau, nur Blau. Und dann stellt sich heraus, dass es ein Fenster ist.

#FensterFreitag #WindowsFriday #VensterVrijdag #Photography #thewildimages #PhotoHour #Manolatos #Greece
A photo of the wall of a house in the village of Manolatos on the Greek island of Samos. The wall is constructed of natural stone with varying sizes and colors. The "eye-catcher" is a blue window. The frame is painted the same light blue as the planks behind it, which are used to close the window.
October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Do you need a bit of light and #sunshine? Please, hereby, even if it's through the screen! But something is better than nothing. 😉 Thanks to the (unknown) artist who painted the sun in Old Samos on a wall.

#Photography #thewildimages #PhotoHour #Samos #Greece #sun #smiley
The photo shows a concrete wall with a sun painted on it. The sun is surrounded by sunbeams and has a smiley-like expression with two eyes and a wide, smiling mouth. The mural is located on a wall in the old part of the city of Samos on the Greek island of the same name.
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Special for the #cat lovers among us! And who isn't... 🐱
Seen in Kokkari on the island of Samos (Greece). And not entirely unnecessary there...

#cats #catsofbluesky #catlover
#Samos #Greece
#Photography #thewildimages #PhotoHour
A 'panoramic photo' (16x9 format) of a concrete wall. In the middle is a yellow warning sign. A picture of a (black) cat with the text "Slow... cat crossing". The photo was taken in Kokkari, a coastal village on the Greek island of Samos.
October 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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#butterfly #PapilioMachaon #Samos #Greece
#Stunday #PhotoHour #thewildimages #Photography
A photo of the Papilio Machaon, one of the largest European butterflies. The specimen in the photo had an estimated wingspan of 7 to 8 centimeters. This butterfly has a balanced, mainly black/beige pattern. At the bottom edge, there are 16 blue dots in a semi-circle, combined with red/brown dots in the middle. The photo was taken at the edge of a forest path in North Samos, Greece)-
October 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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An empty store space. Well, empty? And that light? There, in the back, through that glass door? It draws lines, creates contrasts, provides different shades of gray, and... fills the space.

#BlueSkyArtShow #PhotoHour #thewildimages #photography #samos #urban #street
A standing photo of an empty store space. In the middle, a double door, with each door having 12 small panes. Light falls through the panes onto the polished stone floor in front of it. The floor, wall, and ceiling to the left of the door are bare. To the right of it, there is a pillar, among other things. The photo appears to be black and white, but was taken in color and not edited further.
October 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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#Windows in the Archaeological Museum of Vathy ( #Samos, #Greece )

#Fenster im Archäologischen Museum von Vathy ( Samos, #Griechenland ).

#FensterFreitag #VensterVrijdag #WindowFriday #PhotoHour #thewildimages #photography
A square photo of two windows in the Archaeological Museum of Vathy (GR). These are located in the stairwell of the museum's old part. They are tall standing windows with yellow roller blinds in front of them. The metal finish of the windows is visible due to the sunlight shining through them.
October 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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"Welcome, take a seat!", the chair said. "Thanks," said the shadow, "I'm already sitting."

„Willkommen, nehmen Sie Platz!“, sagte der Stuhl. „Danke“, sagte der Schatten, „ich sitze schon.“

#Samos #Greece #chapel #photography #PhotoHour #thewildimages
A standing photo with a dark brown wooden chair on the left against a white wall. Only two-thirds of the chair is visible. On the wall behind and next to the chair, her shadow can be seen.
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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You know where you start, but not where you end. Except that you go to the light. A #staircase in #Aachen #Cathedral (Germany)

Du weißt, wo du anfängst, aber nicht, wo du endest. Außer dass du zum Licht gehst. Eine #Treppe im Dom von Aachen (Deutschland)

#photography #thewildimages #PhotoHour
A standing photo of a staircase, taken from below. The stairs curve and disappear from view at the top. At that point, the staircase is illuminated from the left by an arched window. The staircase is located in Aachen Cathedral (Germany).
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Foto durch das Fenster des Schlosses De Haar vom angrenzenden Torhaus. (Provinz Utrecht, Niederlande)

Picture through the window of #Castle De Haar of the adjacent gatehouse. (Utrecht province, Netherlands)

#FensterFreitag #VensterVrijdag #WindowFriday
#Photography #PhotoHour #TheWildImages
A landscape taken from inside to outside, through the window of Castle De Haar. The window has two parts. Each part consists of 63 small stained glass windows. The left part shows the rear of the gatehouse, and the right part shows part of the garden.
July 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Fascinating. Today #BlueSkyArtShow asks for photos of #Sideways. At the same time, another program shows this photo from today, July 5, 17 years ago. It shows a side valley in Niederthai (A). This is also the image that often comes to mind when I do a mountain meditation...

#Photography #PhotoHour
A landscape photo of a side valley near the Austrian town of Niederthai, not far from Imst in Tyrol. It shows an unspoiled landscape with a winding stream, meadows, rhododendron, and snow-covered mountains in the background. (Archive photo 2008-07-05)
July 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM