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Scratched Element

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🏚️So, you've come back. πŸ«‚I'm so glad you could join me, 🚦That little voice in your head. πŸ‘οΈReplace your eyes with mine and 🏭I'll show you how things really are. Original photography daily πŸ“ Grand Rapids, MI https://www.instagram.com/scratchedelement

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But once the seeds germinate again, when the plant is established and the flower blooms, will the world be ready for it? Or have things changed too much?

09.03.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A sign at the corner of an intersection, warning that a school crossing zone is ahead.

A sign at the corner of an intersection, warning that a school crossing zone is ahead.

πŸ“·πŸ“Έ As the permafrost melts it releases a memory that has been covered for a long time. Conditions are finally right for it to flourish again. #photography #art #liminalspace #nightphotography

08.03.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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buddy of mine got some nice rocks in Lansing

07.03.2026 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

my artstyle loves humidity, a shame that my hair does not

07.03.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A hibernating industrial side street in winter. A small cable box leans awkwardly out of the snowbank.

A hibernating industrial side street in winter. A small cable box leans awkwardly out of the snowbank.

No one wants to drive down this crap, let alone walk.

No one wants to drive down this crap, let alone walk.

A huge wall for some storage facility. Power line still holding up. Turn either left or right.

A huge wall for some storage facility. Power line still holding up. Turn either left or right.

A U-Haul truck idling in the snow with its headlights on.

A U-Haul truck idling in the snow with its headlights on.

πŸ“·πŸ“Έ I don't have the shoes for this. I have to follow someone else's footprints or I'll fall right through. Isn't that typical? #photography #art #liminalspace #nightphotography #streetphotography #blizzard #winter

06.03.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

impressive sharpness all the way open

06.03.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Disco Elysium, Milk Outside a Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk, Perfect Dark, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, SimCity 3000 Unlimited, Need for Speed: Underground, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl, ULTRAKILL, Steins;Gate

Disco Elysium, Milk Outside a Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk, Perfect Dark, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, SimCity 3000 Unlimited, Need for Speed: Underground, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl, ULTRAKILL, Steins;Gate

WoW and FFXIV Online took up more of my life than all of these combined but we're not going to talk about that. my9games.com

06.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo looking up a deserted bike trail next to an empty road with a row of street lights curving off into the distance and gluing in a heavy fog. The photo is black and white.

Photo looking up a deserted bike trail next to an empty road with a row of street lights curving off into the distance and gluing in a heavy fog. The photo is black and white.

The Fog

06.03.2026 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 610    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 4
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New pinned post? I'm an amateur photographer mainly taking pictures of utility poles and urban spaces/infrastructure. Here's a small sampling of a few photos I'm proud of!

17.01.2026 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

love the framing, you're getting good

05.03.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thank u!!

04.03.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PUNKDULCIE | $1Β©K Β§Β₯N Mβˆ†GAZ!N€ #art #photography #SickSynMagazine #blackandwhitephotography

04.03.2026 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It would make the most beautiful fire the world has ever seen, but no one wants to be the one to light it. No one wants to get burned. What a shame.

04.03.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A double set of railroad tracks extends into infinity sandwiched by industrial operations. The air is thick.

A double set of railroad tracks extends into infinity sandwiched by industrial operations. The air is thick.

πŸ“·πŸ“Έ A perfect air-fuel mixture saturates the atmosphere, swirling around us. Everyone can taste it. Precious volatile compounds. #photography #art #liminalspace #nightphotography

03.03.2026 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Moon over Revelstoke Mountain Resort on a cloudless morning α¨’

#Stunday #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #bluesky #photo #PhotographersUnited #landscape #art #nature #classicmono #mono #monochrome #bw #bnw #moon #snow #skiing #blackandwhite #mountains #Canada #BritishColumbia #BC #Revelstoke

22.02.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
The side of a building, featureless, except for a single door. Melting snow lines the grass lot it leads out to. It is well before sunrise, yet something is glowing behind the structure.

The side of a building, featureless, except for a single door. Melting snow lines the grass lot it leads out to. It is well before sunrise, yet something is glowing behind the structure.

πŸ“·πŸ“Έ And yet the sunrise you were promised never comes. A subtle glow on the horizon the only sign that anything is different. And yet everyone else seems to be basking in something. #liminalspace #photography #art #nightphotography

28.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some things I saw on my wander back to #cambridge station yesterday πŸ“Έ
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#photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

27.02.2026 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Parked on the side of a long dirt road looking west towards the setting sun.

Parked on the side of a long dirt road looking west towards the setting sun.

Puttygut Road
Casco Township, St Clair County Michigan.

There's a local legend I've heard retold verbally.

The story goes, a County surveyor went door to door asking the farmers how they liked the new road. Many were German, and one remarked it was a "Putty Gut Road"

#sunsets #roads #puremichigan

28.02.2026 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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then becoming two, letting that part of you fall into the water and dissolve as the pond turns red. I hate re-runs.

28.02.2026 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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the texture of the railing of the back deck, fear of turning your back, accidental contact, getting elbowed in the ribs, sneaking up behind, arms wrapped around, gripping with nails, digging deeper and deeper until you're one

28.02.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A sign in motion, tracked to be still, at night, under the street lights, reading "Remembrance Rd"

A sign in motion, tracked to be still, at night, under the street lights, reading "Remembrance Rd"

πŸ“·πŸ“Έ Crystal clear memory but the sound is in mono, tape chewed and spit back out by the machine, a recording of the way her voice cracks when she laughs, water on window pane, clawed up upholstery, uneven color of irises #photography #art #liminalspace #nightphotography #surrealism

27.02.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three on a Cold Day

πŸ“· Mamiya C330
πŸ”˜ Mamiya Sekor TLR 80mm f2.8
🎞️ Kentmere 400
βš—οΈ Blazinal (1+25)

#believeinfilm #filmphotography #Ottawa #fridayfavourites #MamiyaC330 #MamiyaSekorTLR80mm #Kentmere400

27.02.2026 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Street lights beam in a foggy night. The intersection is empty except for us.

Street lights beam in a foggy night. The intersection is empty except for us.

πŸ“·πŸ“Έ I can't stare into your eyes like you want me to, like I want to, like I'd love to do. It's blinding. But what about my other senses? How else can I taste you? #photography #art #liminalspace #nightphotography #surrealism

26.02.2026 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Eiffel Tower, TrocadΓ©ro (Place du TrocadΓ©ro / Esplanade of the Palais de Chaillot), Paris, France, 2012. #Photography #TravelPhotography #Paris #France #Art #TrocadΓ©ro #PlaceDuTrocadΓ©ro #TheEiffelTower #EsplanadeOfThePalaisDeChaillot #StreetPhotography #Architecture #TowerPhotography #LinearArt

26.02.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“·πŸ“Έ People around here aren't given second chances, which makes your case very interesting. I'm curious to see what you do with another go around. Have you learned a thing or two? Or are you determined to screw it all up again? #photography #art #powerlines #silhouette

26.02.2026 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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i can see in the dark

#art #photography

24.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A twin lamp overhead light in a parking lot in some industrial sector somewhere. The sky is torn to shreds.

A twin lamp overhead light in a parking lot in some industrial sector somewhere. The sky is torn to shreds.

πŸ“· πŸ“Έ Traveling door to door I ask them if they can hear it. Its signal has carried a long way to get to me. I am the only one tuned in, it seems. A cry for help lost in a sea of solar static and busy voices. A one way transmission means I can't respond. #photography #art #liminalspace #sunset

23.02.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perhaps a wounded HEART reflexively brings the body's hands together to make a wish. A call in the dark room to whoever will walk through the door to take the pain away.

21.02.2026 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The silhouette of a church steeple stretches into a dark, cloudy sky. The day is almost over.

The silhouette of a church steeple stretches into a dark, cloudy sky. The day is almost over.

πŸ“· πŸ“Έ Why do men believe? Is it out of trust of what the eyes, ears and flesh tell them? A faith in the senses? What organ, then, compels a man to PRAY? A bright light makes the eyes blink. A foul smell will cause one to recoil in disgust. Cut skin makes the nervous system flinch. #photography #art

21.02.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0