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blackbird statue, medford, oregon, 1987

blackbird statue, medford, oregon, 1987

blackbird statue, medford, oregon, 1987

25.02.2026 20:36 — 👍 181    🔁 41    💬 2    📌 11
Colorful graffiti on a green electrical box that reads "Love Wins" and "it's great to punch Nazis!!"

Colorful graffiti on a green electrical box that reads "Love Wins" and "it's great to punch Nazis!!"

Corvallis, OR
#photosky 📷 #pnw #oregon #punchnazis #lovewins
Canon EOS 6D

15.02.2026 08:09 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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14.02.2026 20:46 — 👍 223    🔁 136    💬 8    📌 0
Side of an older van, painted with mostly splotchy primer in reds and greys, but with a pink flower and the head of a snake flicking its tongue painted over the back half, presumably a work in progress. Behind the van, a partially brick wall with arched windows.

Side of an older van, painted with mostly splotchy primer in reds and greys, but with a pink flower and the head of a snake flicking its tongue painted over the back half, presumably a work in progress. Behind the van, a partially brick wall with arched windows.

Albany, OR
📷 #photosky #oregon #pnw #streetphotography #snakevan
Canon EOS 6D

13.02.2026 05:07 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A giant red vertical pipe, presumably a former brewing vat, with a door cut out of the bottom and emblazoned with the Rogue Brewing logo sitting in front of a drab grey warehouse , with the shadow the Yaquina Bay bridge in the foregeound.

A giant red vertical pipe, presumably a former brewing vat, with a door cut out of the bottom and emblazoned with the Rogue Brewing logo sitting in front of a drab grey warehouse , with the shadow the Yaquina Bay bridge in the foregeound.

Newport, OR
The recently shuttered Rogue Brewery in the shadow of the Yaquina Bay bridge.
📷 #photosky #oregoncoast #pnw #oregon
Canon EOS 6D

23.12.2025 19:40 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Double rainbow above businesses in downtown Waldport, Oregon. A law office in the center and pizza shop behind it.

Double rainbow above businesses in downtown Waldport, Oregon. A law office in the center and pizza shop behind it.

Waldport, OR between storms today.
📷 #photosky #oregoncoast #pnw #mobilephotography #doublerainbow
Pixel 6 Pro

17.12.2025 23:24 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Black and white nighttime street screen with a large sign for "Awaken Church" which reads "Men in the Arena Weds. 7 PM" and "All Men Welcome" along with service times and a website address.

Black and white nighttime street screen with a large sign for "Awaken Church" which reads "Men in the Arena Weds. 7 PM" and "All Men Welcome" along with service times and a website address.

Men? In the Arena? 😬💀
McMinville, OR
📷 #photosky #oregon #pnw
Canon PowerShot G6

29.11.2025 20:33 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Mural of Officer Wiggum from The Simpsons on a drab industrial wall in an alley.

Mural of Officer Wiggum from The Simpsons on a drab industrial wall in an alley.

Springfield, OR
📷 #photosky #pnw #oregon
#photography #streetphotography
#publicart #streetart #mural
Canon EOS 20D

18.11.2025 04:12 — 👍 22    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

That would actually be "Oregon's Bay Area." (North Bend/Coos Bay). It's about twice as big as Newport.

14.11.2025 16:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A red and black on white sticker featuring a drawing of a bird flying with a broken shackle on its leg. Hand lettered text below reads "The GLOBAL WORKING CLASS will RISE UP to OVERTURN CAPITALISM-IMPERIALISM"

A red and black on white sticker featuring a drawing of a bird flying with a broken shackle on its leg. Hand lettered text below reads "The GLOBAL WORKING CLASS will RISE UP to OVERTURN CAPITALISM-IMPERIALISM"

Florence, OR
📷 #photosky #streetart #oregoncoast #pnw #graffiti #resist #streetphotography

13.11.2025 22:55 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
An old truck, 50s or 60s era with three modern dirt bikes strapped into the bed. Each panel of the truck is a different color and it has been lowered. It is parked in front of a beige metal building and a old wheelbarrow is leaned up against a fence nearby.

An old truck, 50s or 60s era with three modern dirt bikes strapped into the bed. Each panel of the truck is a different color and it has been lowered. It is parked in front of a beige metal building and a old wheelbarrow is leaned up against a fence nearby.

Geesham, OR
📷 #photosky #pdx #pnw #oregon
#photography #pointandshoot #ccd
Canon PowerShot G6

24.10.2025 04:14 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Whispy clouds lit by the sunrise in pinks, oranges and yellows above a silhouetted line of trees that surround the distant Mt Hood under power lines.

Whispy clouds lit by the sunrise in pinks, oranges and yellows above a silhouetted line of trees that surround the distant Mt Hood under power lines.

Sunrise, Mt Hood silhouetted in the center
October 2025
Rockwood neighborhood
Fairview, OR
📷 #photosky #pnw #pdx #oregon
#photography #sunrise
Canon 6D with 2000's era Tamron lens

24.10.2025 03:58 — 👍 19    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A sticker of Annie and Britta from the TV show "Community" holding an image of a bloody guillotine, outlined in blue and neon pink.

A sticker of Annie and Britta from the TV show "Community" holding an image of a bloody guillotine, outlined in blue and neon pink.

Newport, OR
📷 #photosky #pnw #stickers
#streetart #guillotine
Fujifilm FinePix J50

18.10.2025 05:33 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Two rusted out Blitz Weinhard Beer cans betwixt some ferns.

Two rusted out Blitz Weinhard Beer cans betwixt some ferns.

Scottsburg, OR
📷 #photosky #pnw #oregon
Canon EOS 6D

18.10.2025 05:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
An action figure of Jesus Christ of Nazereth sits on a log at the beach, wearing a white short sleeve hoodie and purple short shorts while strumming an acoustic guitar that says Johnny Cash on it. He is also wearing his traditional sandals and black tape on his hands.

An action figure of Jesus Christ of Nazereth sits on a log at the beach, wearing a white short sleeve hoodie and purple short shorts while strumming an acoustic guitar that says Johnny Cash on it. He is also wearing his traditional sandals and black tape on his hands.

casual JC on the beach
📷 #photosky #oregoncoast
#johnnycash #twelveinchjesus
#pnw

18.10.2025 04:30 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A mural of a whale smashing a boat from below, several men in the water swimming away in stormy waters. One sailor still clings to debris atop the whale's head. The mural is situated on a blue corrugated metal wall with two horizontal white stripes below it, near the sidewalk. Two orange traffic cones, one larger than the other sit near the curb, which is painted green. A small sign in the corner of the mural reads "donated by Moby Dick's Seafood and Spirits Hwy 101"

A mural of a whale smashing a boat from below, several men in the water swimming away in stormy waters. One sailor still clings to debris atop the whale's head. The mural is situated on a blue corrugated metal wall with two horizontal white stripes below it, near the sidewalk. Two orange traffic cones, one larger than the other sit near the curb, which is painted green. A small sign in the corner of the mural reads "donated by Moby Dick's Seafood and Spirits Hwy 101"

Newport, OR
📷 #oregoncoast #pnw #photosky
Canon EOS 6D

Moby Dick's is gone. A victim of the pandemic, I believe, but their mural remains at the bayfront.

17.10.2025 03:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
An awning nearly covered with moss with its white and green vertical stripes barely peaking through.

An awning nearly covered with moss with its white and green vertical stripes barely peaking through.

Mossy Awning
Coos Bay, OR
📷 #photosky #moss #pnw #oregoncoast #photography
Canon 20D

11.10.2025 17:52 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Cars pass under a bridge with a concrete column towering on each side, viewed front-on from the other side of the road. The sky is tinted red with pink clouds, while the concrete pillars and steel bridge works have a purple hue.

Cars pass under a bridge with a concrete column towering on each side, viewed front-on from the other side of the road. The sky is tinted red with pink clouds, while the concrete pillars and steel bridge works have a purple hue.

Yaquina Bay Bridge
Newport, OR
📷 #photosky #oregoncoast #pnw
#lo-fi #pointandshoot #photography
Built-in "IR" filter on a cheap digicam.
Vivitar VEC S124

11.10.2025 07:14 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
An orange Shasta Soda vending machine sits in front of a cement wall embedded with small rocks next to a chain link enclosure with stacks of firewood and a sign reading "McKay's Market" slightly out of focus behind it. In the upper left hand corner of the vending machine, "50¢". Next to it the slogan, "it just hasta be!" Citrus fruits and a bunch of grapes adorn the front and side. "Shasta" appears in script above the can slot, In the lower left, a circle around a pictograph of a mountain peak reads "Shasta, family trusted since 1889."

An orange Shasta Soda vending machine sits in front of a cement wall embedded with small rocks next to a chain link enclosure with stacks of firewood and a sign reading "McKay's Market" slightly out of focus behind it. In the upper left hand corner of the vending machine, "50¢". Next to it the slogan, "it just hasta be!" Citrus fruits and a bunch of grapes adorn the front and side. "Shasta" appears in script above the can slot, In the lower left, a circle around a pictograph of a mountain peak reads "Shasta, family trusted since 1889."

McKay's Market
Newport, OR
📷 #photosky #newport #oregoncoast #pnw #photography #pnw #oregon
Canon 20D

27.09.2025 02:48 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A small boat alone on the Alsea Bay, likely crabbing, with four aboard, all silhouetted against the setting sun reflecting off the water.

A small boat alone on the Alsea Bay, likely crabbing, with four aboard, all silhouetted against the setting sun reflecting off the water.

Alsea Bay
Waldport, OR
📷 #photosky #oregoncoast #pnw #oregon
Canon 6D

26.09.2025 03:49 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Two cars parked on the street in front of two storefronts in downtown Portland, OR. The back end of a black sedan on the right, with the front out of frame, in front of black painted plywood over the windows of the Golden Dragon After Hours club, the doorway accessible under an Asian inspired awning which has seen better days. The area around the door has a fresh coat of red paint, just a bit more orange than that if the other car, a red convertible with a tan soft top. Behind the back half of that car is the doorway of a body piercing shop next door, only "The Point" legible on their sign in the frame of the photo. Their doorway is painted with a pride flag motif, the Philadelphia design.

Two cars parked on the street in front of two storefronts in downtown Portland, OR. The back end of a black sedan on the right, with the front out of frame, in front of black painted plywood over the windows of the Golden Dragon After Hours club, the doorway accessible under an Asian inspired awning which has seen better days. The area around the door has a fresh coat of red paint, just a bit more orange than that if the other car, a red convertible with a tan soft top. Behind the back half of that car is the doorway of a body piercing shop next door, only "The Point" legible on their sign in the frame of the photo. Their doorway is painted with a pride flag motif, the Philadelphia design.

Portland, OR
📷 #photosky #pdx #portland #oregon #pnw
Canon 20D

25.09.2025 20:59 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A sticker on a metal surface reading " Fight the State, Not Its Wars. All block letters, except the "the" in " fight the State", which is script. Black lettering on a white background, spray painted red, speckled over the white, except the upper left corner, where a stencil was used to make a row of red dots against the white background on the top half of the word "fight". In the bottom right, small pictograms: a Molotov, the Earth, a peace sign and the letters HER above ESY.

A sticker on a metal surface reading " Fight the State, Not Its Wars. All block letters, except the "the" in " fight the State", which is script. Black lettering on a white background, spray painted red, speckled over the white, except the upper left corner, where a stencil was used to make a row of red dots against the white background on the top half of the word "fight". In the bottom right, small pictograms: a Molotov, the Earth, a peace sign and the letters HER above ESY.

Lincoln City, OR
"FIGHT the STATE, NOT ITS WARS" 🧨🌐☮️
📷 #photosky #oregoncoast #pnw #streetart #stickers #resist

22.09.2025 03:09 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The grey back wall of a laundromat fills the lower half of the frame, lined with windows, all but three of which are filled in and painted over, and four of those have small metal awnings. Many white vent pipes, partial rusted, stick out from the roof, bent over themselves to prevent rain from entering. A taller white wall rises behind the grey one, emblazoned with two Aamco Transmissions signs, Aamco in white block letters on blue above transmissions in blue letters over white and a red border. Clouds billow above the buildings, with blue sky above the clouds.

The grey back wall of a laundromat fills the lower half of the frame, lined with windows, all but three of which are filled in and painted over, and four of those have small metal awnings. Many white vent pipes, partial rusted, stick out from the roof, bent over themselves to prevent rain from entering. A taller white wall rises behind the grey one, emblazoned with two Aamco Transmissions signs, Aamco in white block letters on blue above transmissions in blue letters over white and a red border. Clouds billow above the buildings, with blue sky above the clouds.

Newport, OR
ABnR Laundry, back wall
📷 #photosky #photography #oregoncoast #pnw
Canon 6d

19.09.2025 05:51 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm fine, accepting only fresh brine
You can get another drop of this
Yeah, you wish

13.09.2025 22:48 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

this is a record for kids who like to, who like to, you know what i mean? yeah, you know what i mean.

12.09.2025 20:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Pink flowers and white Queen Anne's Lace grow over and around a chain link fence with alternating green and white vertical slats. Beyond the fence is a wall painted with a mural featuring a crashing wave and soaring birds.

Pink flowers and white Queen Anne's Lace grow over and around a chain link fence with alternating green and white vertical slats. Beyond the fence is a wall painted with a mural featuring a crashing wave and soaring birds.

Coos Bay, OR
📷 #photosky #oregoncoast #pnw
Canon 20d

11.09.2025 23:47 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

Waldport, OR
'55 Ford Fairlane
📷 #photosky #carsky #oregoncoast
#pnw #photography #pointandshoot #ccd
Canon PowerShot G6

11.09.2025 01:13 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A weathered logo on the corrugated metal side of a shipping container bearing the word "Beacon" and an image of a lighthouse shining its light. The logo is in a blue rectangle bordered in the same yellow as the beam of light. The word and lighthouse are white. The shipping container is a dark red.

A weathered logo on the corrugated metal side of a shipping container bearing the word "Beacon" and an image of a lighthouse shining its light. The logo is in a blue rectangle bordered in the same yellow as the beam of light. The word and lighthouse are white. The shipping container is a dark red.

Coos Bay, OR
📷 #photosky #pnw #oregoncoast #photography #commercialart
Canon 20d

10.09.2025 03:52 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Flowers droop down from long, thin stems among the pod like Darlingtonia leafs.

Flowers droop down from long, thin stems among the pod like Darlingtonia leafs.

A brown wooden sign with a diagram showing the parts of the Darlingtonia plant, and the following message: DARLINGTONIA These cobra-like plants, Darlingtonia Californica, are found natively in the bog areas of Northern California and Southwestern Oregon. They flower in May or June with hanging blooms of yellow and red and produce up to a dozen leaves per plant. Erect seed pods remain most of the summer. Insects are lured into the leaf opening under the hood by nectar on the colorful "petal-like" appendages and the edges of the opening. Once inside the hood the insects become confused by the many transparent areas in the upper parts of the leaves which appear as exits. Keeping a foothold on the glassy smooth upper surface of the tube is difficult and eventually the insects are trapped in the lower tube by sharp downward pointing hairs. After falling into a pool of liquid at the base of the leaf, the captive is digested and absorbed as food through the plants thin lower walls.

A brown wooden sign with a diagram showing the parts of the Darlingtonia plant, and the following message: DARLINGTONIA These cobra-like plants, Darlingtonia Californica, are found natively in the bog areas of Northern California and Southwestern Oregon. They flower in May or June with hanging blooms of yellow and red and produce up to a dozen leaves per plant. Erect seed pods remain most of the summer. Insects are lured into the leaf opening under the hood by nectar on the colorful "petal-like" appendages and the edges of the opening. Once inside the hood the insects become confused by the many transparent areas in the upper parts of the leaves which appear as exits. Keeping a foothold on the glassy smooth upper surface of the tube is difficult and eventually the insects are trapped in the lower tube by sharp downward pointing hairs. After falling into a pool of liquid at the base of the leaf, the captive is digested and absorbed as food through the plants thin lower walls.

The carnivorous Darlingtonia Californica flowering, May of this year near Florence, OR
📷 #photosky #oregoncoast #pnw
#photography
Canon 20d

06.09.2025 22:12 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A man in a red truck drives across a bridge, the image is refracted into five overlayed versions of the same image using a physical filter in the camera lens. Architectural elements of the bridge both frame the image in the foreground and appear behind the truck. Beyond that is water and sand and sky.

A man in a red truck drives across a bridge, the image is refracted into five overlayed versions of the same image using a physical filter in the camera lens. Architectural elements of the bridge both frame the image in the foreground and appear behind the truck. Beyond that is water and sand and sky.

Alsea Bay Bridge
Waldport, OR
📷 #photosky #physicalfilter #mirage
#photography #pnw #oregoncoast
Canon 6d

06.09.2025 05:55 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0