Gijs de Reijke
@gijsdereijke.bsky.social
Landscape photographer 📷🌄🌠
Geography teacher 🌍🌋👨🏼🏫
Storm chaser 🌩🌪🚗
Is Bluesky the way to go, or just another hype? Let's find out...
Geography teacher 🌍🌋👨🏼🏫
Storm chaser 🌩🌪🚗
Is Bluesky the way to go, or just another hype? Let's find out...
August 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
The making of... a certain lightning shot 😅
Video by @rickbekker.bsky.social, edits by me.
#thunderstorm #lightning #onweer
Video by @rickbekker.bsky.social, edits by me.
#thunderstorm #lightning #onweer
July 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The making of... a certain lightning shot 😅
Video by @rickbekker.bsky.social, edits by me.
#thunderstorm #lightning #onweer
Video by @rickbekker.bsky.social, edits by me.
#thunderstorm #lightning #onweer
Every now and then, years of committing to an idea pays off big time. Yes, this is a single shot.
Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, June 19, 2026.
#onweer #lightning #thunderstorm
Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, June 19, 2026.
#onweer #lightning #thunderstorm
June 20, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Every now and then, years of committing to an idea pays off big time. Yes, this is a single shot.
Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, June 19, 2026.
#onweer #lightning #thunderstorm
Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, June 19, 2026.
#onweer #lightning #thunderstorm
May 31, 2026 at 11:08 AM
The G5 solar super storm of May 10-11, two years ago. An absolute eye-opener to what a top-tier Aurora event can look like, and the most mind-blowing photography session I've ever experienced. One brilliant substorm after another from dusk till dawn.
#aurora #auroraborealis #G5
#aurora #auroraborealis #G5
May 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The G5 solar super storm of May 10-11, two years ago. An absolute eye-opener to what a top-tier Aurora event can look like, and the most mind-blowing photography session I've ever experienced. One brilliant substorm after another from dusk till dawn.
#aurora #auroraborealis #G5
#aurora #auroraborealis #G5
I guess it's not a bad series of captures, taken it was only the first storm chase of the season.
Belgium and the Netherlands, May 2nd, 2026.
#onweer #thunderstorm #orage
Belgium and the Netherlands, May 2nd, 2026.
#onweer #thunderstorm #orage
May 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I guess it's not a bad series of captures, taken it was only the first storm chase of the season.
Belgium and the Netherlands, May 2nd, 2026.
#onweer #thunderstorm #orage
Belgium and the Netherlands, May 2nd, 2026.
#onweer #thunderstorm #orage
Well, I guess 'Happy Earth Day!' it is.
Featured: four images taken close to home, right here in the Netherlands, proving one doesn't always need to travel far to see nature at its most spectacular.
#EarthDay #EarthDay2026
Featured: four images taken close to home, right here in the Netherlands, proving one doesn't always need to travel far to see nature at its most spectacular.
#EarthDay #EarthDay2026
April 22, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Well, I guess 'Happy Earth Day!' it is.
Featured: four images taken close to home, right here in the Netherlands, proving one doesn't always need to travel far to see nature at its most spectacular.
#EarthDay #EarthDay2026
Featured: four images taken close to home, right here in the Netherlands, proving one doesn't always need to travel far to see nature at its most spectacular.
#EarthDay #EarthDay2026
Last night's short, but naked-eye visible Aurora show. The fog blanket made for an atmosphere I hadn't captured in an Aurora shot for well over a year, so it made for a very welcome addition.
The north of the Netherlands, 20:26 UTC.
#AuroraBorealis #noorderlicht
The north of the Netherlands, 20:26 UTC.
#AuroraBorealis #noorderlicht
October 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Last night's short, but naked-eye visible Aurora show. The fog blanket made for an atmosphere I hadn't captured in an Aurora shot for well over a year, so it made for a very welcome addition.
The north of the Netherlands, 20:26 UTC.
#AuroraBorealis #noorderlicht
The north of the Netherlands, 20:26 UTC.
#AuroraBorealis #noorderlicht
Last night's Aurora was mostly invisible from the Netherlands, mainly due to cloud cover. However, September 2nd got me a series of shots I'm unlikely to ever capture again, featuring the Northern Lights, a thunderstorm and airglow.
#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights
#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights
September 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Last night's Aurora was mostly invisible from the Netherlands, mainly due to cloud cover. However, September 2nd got me a series of shots I'm unlikely to ever capture again, featuring the Northern Lights, a thunderstorm and airglow.
#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights
#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights
Far from being the most spectacular Aurora of Solar Cycle 25, September 2nd's event had its moments. However, the true showstopper was a tiny thunderstorm. Bonus: even a bit of airglow made an appearance.
The Wadden Sea, NL.
#Auroraborealis #Noorderlicht
The Wadden Sea, NL.
#Auroraborealis #Noorderlicht
September 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Far from being the most spectacular Aurora of Solar Cycle 25, September 2nd's event had its moments. However, the true showstopper was a tiny thunderstorm. Bonus: even a bit of airglow made an appearance.
The Wadden Sea, NL.
#Auroraborealis #Noorderlicht
The Wadden Sea, NL.
#Auroraborealis #Noorderlicht
Even the weakest, tiniest thunderstorms can produce an incredible beauty. The Dutch coast, last night.
#Thunderstorms #onweer #lightning
#Thunderstorms #onweer #lightning
August 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Even the weakest, tiniest thunderstorms can produce an incredible beauty. The Dutch coast, last night.
#Thunderstorms #onweer #lightning
#Thunderstorms #onweer #lightning
Asteroid 2023 CX1, which fell over France on February 13, 2023, photographed from the Netherlands. It was only the seventh asteroid to have been discovered before impact. All I had to do was drive to clear skies and a nice foreground close to home to capture it.
#space #astrophotography #astronomy
#space #astrophotography #astronomy
June 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Asteroid 2023 CX1, which fell over France on February 13, 2023, photographed from the Netherlands. It was only the seventh asteroid to have been discovered before impact. All I had to do was drive to clear skies and a nice foreground close to home to capture it.
#space #astrophotography #astronomy
#space #astrophotography #astronomy
One year since the biggest Aurora show I've seen so far. With recent months being outright boring when it comes to solar activity, or pretty much anything else worth taking pictures of, I'm in need of a fix like this.
Étretat, France, May 10-11, 2024.
#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights
Étretat, France, May 10-11, 2024.
#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights
May 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
One year since the biggest Aurora show I've seen so far. With recent months being outright boring when it comes to solar activity, or pretty much anything else worth taking pictures of, I'm in need of a fix like this.
Étretat, France, May 10-11, 2024.
#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights
Étretat, France, May 10-11, 2024.
#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights
We're currently in yet another winter which isn't particularly rich in wintry weather in the Netherlands. Two years ago, though, on the German mountain of Feldberg in the Black Forest, a perfect combination of snow, frost, fog and sunlight existed on a cold Sunday morning.
#winter #snow #Germany
#winter #snow #Germany
January 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The incredible October 10-11 G4 Aurora. Bright reds and greens could be seen with the naked eye, and this shot wasn't even taken during one of the strongest substorms. Goes to show the Netherlands can be a great for watching the Northern Lights during a solar maximum.
#aurora #space #Netherlands
#aurora #space #Netherlands
November 19, 2024 at 10:02 PM
The incredible October 10-11 G4 Aurora. Bright reds and greens could be seen with the naked eye, and this shot wasn't even taken during one of the strongest substorms. Goes to show the Netherlands can be a great for watching the Northern Lights during a solar maximum.
#aurora #space #Netherlands
#aurora #space #Netherlands
Porcelain fungus is found on the rotting remnants of beech trees, and the massive trunks and branches surrounding these mushrooms are reaching the end of their long lives one by one, making way for the more subtle photogenic details of the forest.
#autumn #forest #photography
#autumn #forest #photography
November 18, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Porcelain fungus is found on the rotting remnants of beech trees, and the massive trunks and branches surrounding these mushrooms are reaching the end of their long lives one by one, making way for the more subtle photogenic details of the forest.
#autumn #forest #photography
#autumn #forest #photography
