I started taking photos at age 70 (now 88) and discovered Flickr. Many photos and many years later... I love Flickr even more. Thanks all for + 15 million hits, I can hardly believe.
Life is beautiful and so much to do, learn and experience at any age! NEVER TOO LATE.
Believing on learning on line, I created the !AFTERCLASS! a Masterclass in photography in which so many have participated for 60 month and 60 different aspects of photography studied! !afterclass! group, So much wisdom and examples. Any new workshop leader to addd to it? Come, read, add to it your take on our themes. Now telling stories online and blogging.
My French blog Il y a de la vie après 70 ans I wrote in it day by day for 10 years. My English blog has links to my stories voice and videos of my stories and gigs,CompetentComunicator as well as examples I liked to learn from.
A Hungarian, born in Transylvania, I lived in France 45 years. Arrived from Paris to London in 2008, I am active in Toastmasters Public Speaking clubs, storytelling from my life with Spark London, and lately, Standup comedy (707+ gigs now) I create workshops and coach, of personal storytelling or comedy.
I spend lots of time on Flickr : it is wonderful to meet people from so many places in the world! and a very good place to learn too! Your encouragements and comments are important to me. But even if no one would look at them, I believe I'll take some more anyway.
First Flickr group I created as I like books and to read
people reading every age, everywhere, and
never too old group to show how many things people do still at our (their) age
strangers no more photos of people we did not know but get to know better, before or after taking their pictures
Having lived from inside the micro-computing revolution from 1979, I discovered in 2004 blogging and flickr. I am writing diary from age ten, but shooting photos I took up only a few years ago and I am still learning and experimenting.
My young ages diary here As a book
With my pictures, I take also try to tell stories.
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- JoinedFebruary 2005
- Occupationretired
- HometownCluj, Kolozsvar in Roumania
- Current cityLondon
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- Emailkerteszjulika@gmail.com
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I've been following Julie's photo posts and lovely views of the world since about 2006. I am fortunate to have met someone like Julie, even if we are far away from each other and through the magic of pictures.
I've been following Julie on Flickr now for about 10 years! I really enjoy her perspective on life.
Julie, you make me happy. I live far away from my friends and family. Possibly as far a human can be in this world. It is easy for me to get bogged down feel alone or alienated. Maybe I am the sensitive type. Never thought so but I realise now. I have to admit I smile and laugh lot lesser than I used to. And at 27 yea… Read more
Julie, you make me happy. I live far away from my friends and family. Possibly as far a human can be in this world. It is easy for me to get bogged down feel alone or alienated. Maybe I am the sensitive type. Never thought so but I realise now. I have to admit I smile and laugh lot lesser than I used to. And at 27 years, the curiosity towards the unknown is waning fast. But then I see you, and there is hope. The glint in your eyes and the things those eyes see through a lens lift me up. It makes me smile. I don't know you but its what you invoke in me is what i am so thankful to you for. For what its worth, Thank you.
Read lessAltho I have only just met Julie here thru' her photos, I know an OLD SOUL when I see one.. and her gift for catching the spirit of faces is awesome. I love her spit and vinegar (as my mother used to call it)... spunk, her gift and her gentleness. After knowing her here on Flickr for several years... today I am just… Read more
Altho I have only just met Julie here thru' her photos, I know an OLD SOUL when I see one.. and her gift for catching the spirit of faces is awesome. I love her spit and vinegar (as my mother used to call it)... spunk, her gift and her gentleness. After knowing her here on Flickr for several years... today I am just learning about what she went thru' in her childhood and it brings me such awe and admiration for the elder that she is for me. PJ
Read lessYou only started taking photos around age 70?!!! I would have thought, with a name like Kertész, you would have been born with a camera around your neck...;-)
Bonne et heureuse annee 2010 !! Tes photos sont tres belles !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What an inspiration Julie is! She is a constant learner, as well as a constant encourager! Her !afterclass! group is amazing, and I have enjoyed participating in it so much. Thank you, Julie, for who you are and all you mean to Flickr!
I found Julie's stream by chance and I am happy that I did. I love seeing Paris and now London through her eyes and learn about Julie's life and the people in it. Julie is amazing! A woman full of spirit, curiosity, appetite for life and courage, very inspirational!!!
Julie70 shares a last name with a famous Hungarian photographer Andor Kertész. But that is not all. M. Kertész was a consummate street photographer with a fine eye for the moment and composition. So, for that matter is Julie70
Julie loves to explore - people, places, new ideas. Late in life she takes up photography and begins photographing everything around her. At 70 she does a series of self-portraits. She leads several groups, one of them !afterclass!, where we met. She is both stern head master and the playful explorer. I love working wi… Read more
Julie loves to explore - people, places, new ideas. Late in life she takes up photography and begins photographing everything around her. At 70 she does a series of self-portraits. She leads several groups, one of them !afterclass!, where we met. She is both stern head master and the playful explorer. I love working with Julie, her fearless exploration with her trusty camera uncovers many unexpected surprises. If Julie can do it, so can I!
Read lessJ'aime beaucoup les photos de Julie - et ses blogues. Mais comment elle trouve le temps de faire tout ça??? J'espère avoir autant d'énergie quand j'aurai le même âge!
Ce que je souhaite vieillir comme Julie ! Toujours profiter de la vie et s'amuser. Quelle energie !!
Prenez le temps de la connaître, elle en vaut vraiment le coup. C'est "une belle âme".
Julie show with her photos her vitality and experiencie. For luck I found her photos one day while I surf in Flickr and I fall in love for her way of mind. She´s a excellent women we can learn a lot of things. I wish the best for Julie.
"i will be 50 on 2nd day of march, and i want to continue living like Julie Kertesz who exhibits a spirit with enthusiasm that belies her age, that we tend to think of people in their early 70's.I marvel the way she relishes with strangers. She posted more than 7,500 pictures on flickr which pay tribute to the art of … Read more
"i will be 50 on 2nd day of march, and i want to continue living like Julie Kertesz who exhibits a spirit with enthusiasm that belies her age, that we tend to think of people in their early 70's.I marvel the way she relishes with strangers. She posted more than 7,500 pictures on flickr which pay tribute to the art of photography. She gaves me the opportunity reflecting myself of what i have done and still to be done as life goes on..."
Read lessI had the opportunity to live in Paris for 10 months several years ago, and Julie's photos are like going back every day. She takes pictures of the most beautiful daily things - people, markets, signs - that make Paris what it is. Thank you, Julie. J'avais l'occasion de passer dix mois a Paris il y a quelques anne… Read more
I had the opportunity to live in Paris for 10 months several years ago, and Julie's photos are like going back every day. She takes pictures of the most beautiful daily things - people, markets, signs - that make Paris what it is. Thank you, Julie. J'avais l'occasion de passer dix mois a Paris il y a quelques annees, et les photos de Julie me font penser a Paris tous les jours. Elle fait des photos des plus jolis objets quotidiens - les gens, les marches, les signes - qui representent Paris comme elle est. Je vous remercie mille fois, Julie. NB - Excusez SVP mon francais HORRIBLE.
Read lessQuelle santé Julie, quelle activité ! Tu es une bonne spectatrice du monde, attentive, enthousiaste. Tu regardes tout, tu te souviens de beaucoup de choses, tu partages.
From my little suburban home in America, I have the wonderful opportunity of seeing life in daily France through Julie's eyes. Her photos of every day life and people are so down to earth it's refreshing! Her photos make you feel comfortable. I always feel like I'm going on a walk with her and chatting while we're taki… Read more
From my little suburban home in America, I have the wonderful opportunity of seeing life in daily France through Julie's eyes. Her photos of every day life and people are so down to earth it's refreshing! Her photos make you feel comfortable. I always feel like I'm going on a walk with her and chatting while we're taking in the daily life of people and places around us. Her images are a gift to me.
Read lessJulie, j’aime ton dynamisme. Ton regard tendre, et ta présence. Merci Julie pour cette leçon de vie
Julie70 celebrates her age as she celebrates life and the living of it. She’s a role-model, though I doubt she realizes it, to people of all ages who desire to lead full and active lives of learning and doing. Just past 70, Julie has more than 1,350 pictures on Flickr, all of which pay tribute to the art of photograp… Read more
Julie70 celebrates her age as she celebrates life and the living of it. She’s a role-model, though I doubt she realizes it, to people of all ages who desire to lead full and active lives of learning and doing. Just past 70, Julie has more than 1,350 pictures on Flickr, all of which pay tribute to the art of photography, which prompted me to ask her if she were related to the famous Hungarian photographer, Andre Kertesz. In addition, Julie70 administers the group, People Reading and maintains not one, but two blogs, Il y a de la vie après 70 ans and a journal Histoire d'une stage (1) which addresses her life since age 10. Makes me want to learn French just to read it, though I suspect a very painful experience during the era of the Nazis, then the Communists. Julie70 exhibits a spirit that belies her age, as we tend to think of people in their 70’s, and I marvel at her enthusiasm, the way in which she relishes meeting strangers and sharing her enthusiasm with them. I will be 67 on 11 May, and when I grow up I want to be just like Julie Kertesz.
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