mont saint-michel during the blue hour by John Ouds

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John Ouds Profile picture Mont-Saint-Michel (pronounced [mɔ̃ sɛ̃ mi.ʃɛl]; Norman: Mont Saint Miché, English: Saint Michael's Mount) is an island commune in Normandy, France. It is located about one kilometre (0.6 miles) off the country's northwestern coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is 100 hectares (247 acres) in area. As of 2009, the island has a population of 44.[1]

The island has held strategic fortifications since ancient times and since the 8th century AD has been the seat of the monastery from which it draws its name. The structural composition of the town exemplifies the feudal society that constructed it: on top, God, the abbey and monastery; below, the great halls; then stores and housing; and at the bottom, outside the walls, houses for fishermen and farmers.

The commune's position — on an island just 600 metres from land — made it accessible at low tide to the many pilgrims to its abbey, but defensible as an incoming tide stranded, drove off, or drowned would-be assailants. The Mont remained unconquered during the Hundred Years' War; a small garrison fended off a full attack by the English in 1433.[2] The reverse benefits of its natural defence were not lost on Louis XI, who turned the Mont into a prison. Thereafter the abbey began to be used more regularly as a jail during the Ancien Régime.

One of France's most recognizable landmarks, visited by more than 3 million people each year, Mont-Saint-Michel and its bay are on the UNESCO list of World Heritage

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My name is John.
Photography has been an important part of my life since I got my first camera from my parents at a young age.
Since I started working in a juvenile detention center 20 years ago, photography has become a part of my de-stressing program and it works perfectly.
Most of my photos are of my hometown Leiden.
But also photos of other places in the Netherlands and travel photos from abroad can be found here.

My name is John
Photography is a big part of my life since I was a jong child.
Since 20 years I work in a youth prison and since then taking pictures became a part of my unstres program after work.
Most of my pictures are from my hometown Leiden but you will also find pictures from other cities in the Netherlands and pictures from other countries that I visit on my vacations

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