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Occasionally I send out a letter with a handful of (my) photographs and share a bit of insight on the ‘why?’ or ‘how?’. As an enthusiastic photographer, anything goes. Maybe you'll learn something? Or perhaps it will spark some inspiration?

Newsletter · By Ronald Smeets · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    Let’s try this revolutionary experiment! (opens the original)

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    It will be a challenge and it will require some effort from everyone involved, but at least we won’t be bothered by big-tech and their algorithmic meddling!<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NG

  2. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

    A hike up to Monteleto (opens the original)

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    July 18th 2024, around five in the morning. I get my backpack with gear, drinks and food and head out to Casamorcia Raffio, a small località in one of the many valleys of the Italian Apennine Mountains, nearby the old town of Gubbio.In about ten minutes I arrive at the village church where I can park my car. It is still dark outside, but I do notice the sky turning bright. That’s what you get in the middle of summer. The weather forecast says it’s going to be an extremely hot day again, so let’s

  3. Issue · Jul 14, 2026

    Geometry, Geometry Everywhere! (opens the original)

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    Sometimes an image is just about shapes, patterns and the space in between.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UoU_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-

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