Against the Grain

Bright summer light reveals every detail is deliberate. The carved stone, the precision, the way nothing is overdone—just pure refinement.
Maison carrée, Nîmes, France, 2025
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Light on all those tiny spring blooms caught my eye—bright white flowers luminous against the clear sky, with soft pink ones framing the foreground. Layers of bloom.
Arboretum, 2024
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Featured Photographer: Den (@denterrick.bsky.social)
Love how Den captures that pull of a misty forest—weak sun, thick fog, an almost dreamlike quality. Their hiker's eye brings something real to these moments. Absolutely worth following. #photography #landscapephotography

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That golden hour light catching the foliage and path—turkeys just casually crossing through. Quiet morning moment on my run, perfect light.
Madison, 2025
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Featured Photographer: Damian Ward (@damianward.bsky.social)
That ivy catching light against the lake—minimalist perfection. Love how much restraint goes into a shot like this, just the essential curve of the vine and the water's quiet surface. #photography #blackandwhitephotography

Light and shadow are what I noticed—especially how the stone arch frames that golden Mediterranean glow. The passage itself becomes the frame, dark interior leading straight to the horizon.
Marseille, 2024
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Featured Photographer: Psychoticstate (@psychoticstate.bsky.social)
That frozen droplet—the way the macro work reveals such crystalline clarity is mesmerizing. Love how they find beauty in the smallest moments. This feed absolutely deserves your follow. #macrophotography #photography

Featured Photographer: Breezie (@breeze420.bsky.social)
This wetlands sunset captures what I love about nature photography—those warm tones spreading across water and sky, with grasses creating rhythm and depth. Follow Breezie! #photography #naturephotography

The bright sky really brought out the contrast—pale weathered wood with vibrant green growth emerging from this dead trunk somehow revived by the tree behind.
Wisconsin, 2024
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The sky color really made the case here—that teal against the warm reds and cool darks. The geometry of it, the clean lines—simple pleasure.
som business park, 2024
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Soft, overcast light caught the texture of the straw beautifully. Loved how each umbrella cast its shadow on the sand, creating this quiet, patterned row.
Viña del Mar, 2024
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Light and refraction in those droplets—each one acting like a lens on the green. Close-up work has a way of making you really see the ordinary things in front of you (even though this is my backyard, so technically....)
2024
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Featured Photographer: Rike ✨ (@rikebnw.bsky.social)
Geometric precision meets mobile photography here. The Sony Center's clean lines rendered in black and white—each shape intentional, each contrast meaningful. Can't wait to see more! #photography #architecturephotography #blackandwhitephotography

The gradient from gold to pale blue caught my eye first, then the silhouettes—people playing volleyball on Christmas Day. There's a calm to this moment.
Carnon, France, 2023
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That deep blue sky + the full saturation of October reds. This tree was doing the absolute most and I was here for it.
Madison, WI, 2023
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Warm light on leather—the kind of thing you notice in airport corridors when the angle is just right. Those tones against the cool floor were worth stopping for.
Airport, 2022
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Featured Photographer: Euan Ross (@circa35mm.bsky.social)
Love this approach—winding through snowy trees with intention and care, finding quiet moments in the landscape. There's a real thoughtfulness to how they see winter. Absolutely worth following. #photography #blackandwhitephotography

Featured Photographer: aows (@aows.co)
That canyon road curves beautifully through the frame, and the B&W treatment makes the texture and contrast sing. The geometry really shines here. Absolutely worth following! #photography #blackandwhitephotography

Sunrise over snowstorm
2025
#winter #photography

I have this thing for this particular building. This is one of the better versions: autumn color framing, light hitting those clean surfaces, and a turquoise sky for contrast.
Madison, Wisconsin, October 2024
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Le Castellet, 2024
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The light was doing all the heavy lifting—those warm reds in the reeds, clear water beneath, clean sky above. Hard to improve on this kind of day.
Madison, WI, 2024
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Yellow maple against weathered bark. That contrast—color against texture, soft light separating them. One of those quiet autumn moments.
Madison, WI, 2021
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Spring at full green. The bridge and trees reflected perfectly in the still water—one of those calm days where the light just feels right and everything is doubled below the surface.
Madison, Wisconsin, 2024
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Featured Photographer: Tommy Farnsworth (@tommyfarnsworth.com)
Love the clarity here—Mount Rainier with that sharp snow against deep blue, and the foreground pines frame it perfectly. Tommy captures landscape light beautifully. Absolutely worth following. #photography #landscapephotography

Featured Photographer: Oto (@oto2.bsky.social)
Love how Oto framed those wildflowers in soft light. The vintage glass gives the warm-against-cool palette real depth. Follow! #photography #landscapephotography

The contrast caught me—weathered wood against that striking, almost emerald-green wall. This chemamull has so much texture and shadow, and the light brought out every carved detail.
Santiago, Chile, 2021
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Featured Photographer: jen (@jenzsky.bsky.social)
This Palazzo Vecchio window is pure geometry—layered frames and light creating depth. jen's monochrome work has a dreamy, nostalgic quality that feels like looking into memory. Absolutely worth following! #photography #blackandwhitephotography