Mike Ambach

Oblivious aka, Hidden Waters

The opening reception for “Waiting in Ruins” is tonight! A show featuring the work of ten artists based on a visit to the abandoned town of Anyox, BC. At the Ruth Harvey Gallery in the Museum of Northern BC, running through November. Come check it out!

#artshow #galleryexhibition

Some limnological musings...

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#bwphotography #infraredphotography #lakes #substackarticle

Ending a long summer day’s drive with a dip in a lake while the sun goes down.

#blackandwhitephotography

Lillies, shot with an infrared-converted camera.

#bwphotography #infraredphotography

An abandoned interior with natural light coming in from two windows.

Fresh Milk, Fine Wine

A photo from a few years back, taken in an abandoned home in the wee and remote community of Telegraph Creek, BC. The town was ravaged by a major forest fire some years back so I’m not sure if this house is still standing.

#abandoned

Word-weary #5 Just photos, once in a while

Word-weary #5 - ropes, ropes, ropes

#bwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #photoblog

Langush

#streetphotography #blackandwhitephotography

1945: Letters from Hibakusha On August 6 and 9, 1945, the US dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively, killing between 129,000 – 226,000 people by the end of the year. Many suffer from debilitating diseases...

I came across this project today and thought it was well worth sharing. It’s an extraordinary collection of photos and words, thoughtfully and respectfully shared.

You won’t regret spending a little time visiting, and very worth sharing.

www.1945project.com

Woebegone, but buoyant. From a morning walk.

#randomphotography #seasidephotography

Wily, Frabjous, Abstruse Visited a forest site I frequently return to, this time with a crotchety old lens and no particular plan, so I tried some deliberate movement with longer exposures, all hand-held.

Wily, Frabjous, Abstruse: today’s post inspired by a visit to the woods.

#forestphotography #photographersofbluesky #substack #abstractphotography

The latest of a 10-year (and counting) project I call “B vs the World"

#photographersofbluesky #longexposure #childhood

Thanks!

Yeah, the ubiquitous little vagabonds!

Just walked slowly up on them and took a few shots as they took off. Pre-focused on something a bit closer before approaching (manual lens). Got lucky I guess.

From a morning walk, not sure why I like this one.

#photographersofbluesky #pigeons

Latest blog about shooting a music festival...

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#musicphotography

An oldie from a cross-Canada trip in 2015.

The ‘Flats’, just where the Skeena River affords a broad foraging area for geese. Made with a couple exposures overlaid and blended (one infrared, one normal b/w).

#infraredphotography #bwphotography #bwlandscape #dramaticlansdscape #photographersofbluesky

Liberals promise anti-democratic components of Bill C-5 will be used sparingly as long as Conservatives never get in power again OTTAWA – Shortly after jamming through a law that allows Cabinet to ignore Parliamentary Accountability for energy projects, Liberal MPs are confident that these provisions will only be used in the mo...

"Historically, there just aren’t any examples of right-wingers using the mechanisms of power created by centrists to do really fucked up shit.”

Had to share this fun little gem from the Beaverton.

A few sights that caught my eye in the last couple days.

So it’s a cruise ship day in town and I see this couple wearing little baggies over their sneakers.

Is this a thing then?

You shouldn’t have caved.

A filmy recollection this time...

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#filmphotography #analogphotography #rangefinderphotography #oldfilm

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Lovely

Film finally back (2 years after shooting it!) Porto in July, ‘23

📷 Certo 6 folding rangefinder
🎞️ Something really old that says “Kodak"

#filmphotography #analogphotography #vintagecamera #believeinfilm #expiredfilm #rangefinderphotography

That’s a nice one!

There’s something essential about a person working behind a counter. It’s relatable I guess, a scene with infinite variations, part of everyone’s visual memory.

#cafephotography #diner #photographersofbluesky

Word-Weary #4 - a nice set of mismatched photos that work for me, see what you think. I call it “Cruisees and Crabbies"

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#photographersofbluesky #photowalk