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I started taking photos around age 70 and discovered Flickr. I try to approach people, give a feeling of the real life I see around me. Life is beautiful and so much to do, learn and experience even after a "certain age" !

English blog at London after 75 has not yet 7 years as the French one, but I do write every day in it as in my French blog Il y a de la vie après 70 ans . See also my blog on communication with links to sound and videos CompetentComunicator
Hungarian, born in Romania Transylvania, lived in France 45 years, I came from Paris to LONDON in 2008 where I am active in Toastmasters and also telling more and more stories in public.

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.

300,000+ visited to my photos in the first three years, now if I can believe it more then 1000 by day, it gives me a great incentive to continue. 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.

I created the following groups:

!afterclass! group that I created, having now more then 2200 members by now. Most of my time is given to animating It, we are learning about different photo theme every month in different threads, each class lead by a specialists of his chosen theme. It is a collective effort, we learn a lot from each others images and discussions too. Come and join us! Now we are already past our 60th month and theme.

First group I created as I like books and to read
people reading group 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 two years ago blogging and flickr. I writing diary for 60 years, but making photos I took up only three years ago and I am still learning.

My young ages diary here As a book

Photos of Julie70 (20)

Julie70's favorite photos from other Flickr members (3,161)

Contacts (1,730)

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Groups (50 50)

BSPP, Brigade des Sapeurs Pompiers de Paris. 686 photos, 37 members
London Streets 5,869 photos, 769 members
"Frauen in der Gesellschaft" 13,630 photos, 1,235 members
London Shops 2,136 photos, 93 members
Your Best Shot 2011 14,021 photos, 16,489 members
Urban Decay 295,995 photos, 27,412 members
UK Flickr users 180,668 photos, 2,636 members
Glasgow by Night 8,022 photos, 944 members
Leaves (No Trees Please!!!) 91,376 photos, 14,289 members
Plants in Context 2,018 photos, 72 members
Project Weather 8,105 photos, 2,556 members
Designer Hotels 1,130 photos, 605 members
Hotels 44,380 photos, 4,498 members
Las Vegas 83,230 photos, 6,615 members
Kolozsvár 819 photos, 118 members
Views: 25,000 892 photos, 840 members
Photographer Universe - True Wilderness competition open! 151,023 photos, 5,557 members
Fascination and love of life 217,771 photos, 13,336 members
canals 40,233 photos, 3,157 members
Grand Union Canal 3,082 photos, 278 members
SEARCH THE BEST! (Post1~Award1) The Public Group 10,786 photos, 928 members
All Street Photography 90,949 photos, 2,478 members
internet artists gallery 115,078 photos, 5,163 members
The People's Royal Wedding Album 1,393 photos, 702 members
Camden Life 1,604 photos, 213 members
Flickr Badge Maker 0 photos, 73 members
Undergrounds and Subways 41,127 photos, 6,566 members
Old Royal Naval College Greenwich 2,344 photos, 197 members
Community Education Lewisham Photography 250 photos, 46 members
Inspiration 2011 2,643 photos, 1,111 members
Dance (new rules) 49,902 photos, 8,174 members
For Eggs Only 1,165 photos, 321 members
Underestimated Masterpieces (diamonds in a bucket) 1,573 photos, 113 members
Unseen Romania 4,286 photos, 408 members
Photo Infos 76,979 photos, 3,078 members
Flickr's Ireland 12,277 photos, 387 members
Second Hand Bookshops 1,326 photos, 369 members
Getty Images and the Flickr Collection 40,857 photos, 1,840 members
Dublin Street & Urban Photography 26,253 photos, 2,125 members
Old photos and good old memories 16,878 photos, 633 members
Fascination Nostalgia 10,975 photos, 655 members
Red Rule 404,822 photos, 35,341 members
autumn colors / Herbstfarben 10,629 photos, 1,099 members
Autumn / Fall Colors and Themes 28,656 photos, 3,610 members
Manchester through my eyes 11,986 photos, 1,104 members
Manchester, UK 132,149 photos, 5,218 members
10.10.10.10 AM GMT ART project 1,036 photos, 570 members
101010 - Flickr Project 5,429 photos, 1,925 members
Flickr 10-10-10 4,263 photos, 1,711 members
Carrot Fun 175 photos, 141 members

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Galleries (26)

Testimonials (18)

AmiyaKumar says:

"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."

1st November, 2011
pjsixft ("PJ") says:

" 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"

23rd October, 2010
Viejito says:

"You 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...;-)"

4th January, 2010
Richard_faton says:

" Bonne et heureuse annee 2010 !!
Tes photos sont tres belles !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

1st January, 2010
babasteve says:

"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!"

30th December, 2008
*~Yogini~Astra~* says:

"
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!!!"

29th August, 2008
Ranj Niere says:

"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"

19th January, 2008
I Nancy says:

"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!"

13th October, 2007
Danièle M. says:

"J'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!"

11th February, 2007
Bête à Bon-Dieu says:

"Ce que je souhaite vieillir comme Julie ! Toujours profiter de la vie et s'amuser. Quelle energie !!"

25th January, 2007
francois et fier de l'Être says:

"Prenez le temps de la connaître, elle en vaut vraiment le coup. C'est "une belle âme"."

5th October, 2006
Alp Delacroix says:

"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."

1st June, 2006
caring_litz says:

""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...""

7th February, 2006
~My aim is true~ says:

"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."

29th November, 2005
Jacques C. says:

"Quelle 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."

29th July, 2005
Gankaku says:

"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."

27th May, 2005
Caféine says:

"Julie, j’aime ton dynamisme.
Ton regard tendre, et ta présence.
Merci Julie pour cette leçon de vie"

2nd May, 2005
Barrybar says:

"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."

30th April, 2005