Chris Mongeau

12: paradise (almost) found, part one a lesson from Nam Du

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09: fighting for our national parks a collection of landscape photography in support of the national park foundation

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Summer days in Nantucket.

#35mm #leicam6

06: unlocking a travel superpower disappearing in Mexico and embracing a life not shared

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Winter light in Paris.

#leicam10 #paris #leicacamerausa

Incredible. I’ve always wanted to see it out there in the winter.

03: a false spring the one about walking 100 miles in Paris

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Nantucket, MA | October 2024.

#leicam6 #trix400 #madewithkodak

Like a dream, I never know if it’s me returning to Paris or the other way around.

#paris #icm #icmphotography

@thebloodbrothers.bsky.social in Boston, MA | 12.09.24

Thank you so much! One of my favorite sources of inspiration as well.

Yes! I listened to that one too, it is really so sweet

This is such a beautiful, long term photo project and a reminder of the importance in taking note of the little moments we often overlook in life.

A black and white image of a cactus against a sunlit mountain in Saguaro National Park, Arizona.

A black and white image of desert mountains outside of Phoenix, Arizona. In the foreground, a cactus shadow is cast across sage brush and desert grass.

A black and white sunset of desert mountains outside of Tucson, Arizona.

A black and white image of a sweeping vista in Saguaro National Park. The low, rolling mountains of the desert are dotted with saguaro cacti glowing in the afternoon light.

Notes from the desert | Arizona, 2019

These are some seriously beautiful images

Wow

If you're looking for interesting creative people making stuff with passion and curiosity try this list:

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If you'd like to be included drop me your details! (Please do be posting stuff though!)

#CreativeList #Creatives #PhotographerOfBlueSky #Filmmakers #Artists #Makers

Some film from this summer in Greece. Missing these warm days full of light right now 🥶

Thanks so much!

Amorgos, Greece, 2024

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This list that @flakphoto.news put together has been a great starting point in finding a community of photographers around the world here on Bluesky.

A love letter to Athens.

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The magic of summer in Provincetown, MA.

This is beautiful

Free advice: If an artwork isn’t working, walk away. Let it breathe. Art will tell you what it needs in time. Trust the process.

“Xmas tree in a living room in Levittown, L.I.” by Diane Arbus, 1962. A black and white image of a Christmas tree with tinsel and a living room scene with a couch and television set.

“Christmas, Kennedy Airport, 1967 by Joel Meyerowitz. A black and white image of a classic car covered in snow at a parking lot with a glowing Christmas star in the background.

Two of my favorite holiday images from two of my favorite photographers.

1) “Xmas tree in a living room in Levittown, L.I.” by Diane Arbus, 1962
2) “Christmas, Kennedy Airport, 1967 by Joel Meyerowitz

These are incredible

Scenes from four days spent on a motorbike on the Ha Giang Loop in Vietnam. February 2024.

#vietnam #fujix100v

Tree on a beach in Koh Lanta, Thailand

Koh Lanta, Thailand 2024.

Thanks so much Neil!