Alan Kotok (@technewslit) — Bluesky Profile

17 hours ago

Photo of a northern mockingbird with its beak open at the top of a pine tree.

If you're looking for #SongBirds, this northern mockingbird is belting out a tune like Mama Cass for #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd June 2024 in Cape May, NJ.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #CapeMay #JerseyShore #PhotographersOfBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

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1 day ago

Thanks. You may be right. I love this photo, but couldn't get a clear answer of the subjects.

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1 day ago

Photo of male and female ibis birds in a pine tree with open wings and beaks.

A pair of white ibis, male and female, with #OpenWingsNotFlying, photo'd Sept 2025 in Ocean City, NJ for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #JerseyShore #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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2 days ago

"Buy me some pasta and crackerjacks ..."

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2 days ago

A woodhouse scrub jay bird sits on a thin branch at the top of a tree with blurred red rocks in the background.

I'm told this Woodhouse's scrub jay photo'd last month in #Sedona, #Arizona is a #Corvidae, and thus is today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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3 days ago

This American oystercatcher was kind enough to offer a #SideProfile during our visit to Cape May, NJ in June 2024 for today's #BirdOfTheDay

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #CapeMay #JerseyShore #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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4 days ago

Photo of officer Harry Dunn at the National Press Club, 6 Jan. 2026.

Photo of officer Michael Fanone at the National Press Club, 6 Jan. 2026.

Photo of officer Aquilino Gonell at the National Press Club, 6 Jan. 2026.

Photo of officer Daniel Hodges at the National Press Club, 6 Jan. 2026.

New today on TechNewsLit Explores: Plaque installed for Capitol Police wounded in mob attack on Jan. 6 ... at 4 am. With our photos of those officers from Jan 2026, available only at our Alamy agency portfolio.

write.as/technewslit/...

#Photography #NewsPhotography #January6

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4 days ago

Ready for your close-up northern mockingbird. Here's a #photogenic subject for today's #BirdOfTheDay, photo'd Nov 2024 in Cape May, NJ.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #CapeMay #JerseyShore #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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5 days ago

Photo of economist Jared Bernstein holding a microphone, in an Alamy frame and watermarks.

New on TechNewsLit Explores ... Latest data and trends worry economist Jared Bernstein, who we photo'd for Alamy in January ... write.as/technewslit/...

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5 days ago

Photo of a great blue heron standing in shallow swamp water, looking to the left.

This great blue heron is #StandingInWater as one would expect, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Apr 2025 at Wakodahatchee Wetlands park in #Florida.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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6 days ago

Oops ... #NaturePhotography not #NewsPhotography

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6 days ago

Photo of a black grackle bird walking on wet sand at the beach.

This grackle is #SteppingOut in style on the beach at Cape May, NJ for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd June 2024.

#Photography #NewsPhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #CapeMay #JerseyShore #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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1 week ago

Photo of a flock of American oyster catcher birds standing on wet sand, joined by one royal tern.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MixedPairs, in this case a pair of species -- American oystercatchers and a royal tern -- photo'd on the beach at Ocean City, NJ in Sept 2025.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #JerseyShore #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials

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1 week ago

Photo of a red-wing blackbird at the top of a tree, facing left with an open beak.

Here's a red-wing blackbird trying to #ShoutItOut at Cape May Point State Park in NJ, June 2023, for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #EastCoastKin #CapeMay #JerseyShore #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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1 week ago

Thank you Pat. I was unaware of all that going on. There seems to be more work theft from freelancers these days, and most news or event photographers are freelancers, working for agencies like Getty or (in my case) Alamy.

Our NPC Photo Team may want to look into this and related cases.

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1 week ago

For my #media and #communicator colleagues in the D.C. region, here's a terrific opportunity for job hunting and career building. Check it out.

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1 week ago

Many thanks Alan.

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1 week ago

Photo of a pileated woodpecker holding on to a tree trunk, looking to the right.

This pileated #woodpecker was kind enough to give me a #SideView for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Apr. 2024 in Banneker Park, #Arlington, #Virginia.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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1 week ago

Photo of 12 sandpiper birds scrambling on the beach, with an ocean wave coming in from the left.

Yes, there are #FourOrMore sandpipers -- 12, to be precise --on the beach at Cape May, NJ in Sept. 2025 for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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1 week ago

Photos of three modern skyscrapers looking up against a partly cloudy sky.

For #Stunday, here are skyscrapers in mid-town #Manhattan as seen from Columbus Circle, photo'd yesterday.

#Photography #UrbanArchitecture #EastCoastKin #NewYorkCity #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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1 week ago

Good news, thanks Manuela.

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1 week ago

Photo of a ladderback woodpecker on an angled log.

Fortunately, I found this ladderback woodpecker on a trip to #Sedona, #Arizona on 16 Feb., the #BestOfTheMonth for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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2 weeks ago

John LeCarre ... The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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2 weeks ago

Photo of a wood stork in flight directly overhead, with nesting material in its beak.

This wood stork has #WideOpenWings for #BirdOfTheDay as it heads back home with nesting material. Photo'd Apr 2025 at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in #Florida.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

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2 weeks ago

Photo of a flock of gulls flying over the ocean, with wooden posts in the right background.

The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gulls, so here's a whole bunch of them, photo'd at Cape May, NJ in Nov. 2024.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #CapeMay #JerseyShore #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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2 weeks ago

I've sat through every one of these SOTUs since high school.

Between the racism, the lying, the incoherence, the time-wasting ramble, the pandering, the preening, and the performative sycophancy, I think I've had enough of this one.

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2 weeks ago

I’ve been impressed super with Blue Sky’s ability to post high quality images.

I feel like more people, photographers in particular, should buy into Blue Sky more. The only thing the other platforms really have to offer is a bigger user base, but not necessarily more reach or better quality posts.

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2 weeks ago

Thank you blkshogun.bsky.social ... much appreciated.

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2 weeks ago

Photo of a great egret standing over a nest with two eggs.

If there's anything we know in DC it's a #PowerPose, with a great egret doing just that to protect its nest, at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in #Florida, Apr 2025.

#BirdOfTheDay #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

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2 weeks ago

Thank you Sandra. I get scoped in a couple of weeks.

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