I bought my 1st ebike five and a half years ago, after 2-3 years of being unable to ride because of knee injuries. I'd never even SEEN an ebike at that point, but I missed cycling enough to order one thru the mail. I won't say it changed my life, but it gave my old life back to me.

You know, I'd get a LOT more writing done if those bastards hadn't created #BluePrince. It's not like I'm procrastinating; I'm just otherly-busy.

A. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #streetphotography

There are like seven books these guys have read.

A this year winds down I’d like to share a bit of appreciation for @derek.bike and the @bikesky.social community. #BikeSky is an inclusive and supportive place that has inspired growth and positivity in my life. As a thank you here is one last video taken last week. Happy trails to all of you!

This powerful photo was shot by Dave Decker of ZUMA Press. He wore press credentials; he followed instructions while documenting the detainments and protest at Florida ICE facility. Despite that, he was arrested at the scene. THIS SHIT MUST STOP.

Ebikes are the Fountain of Youth (if fountains had two wheels and no water).

Why I carry a #RicohGR3x in my pocket: Noodling Around edition. Some old bottles on a table in the West End Architectural Salvage and Coffee Shop. #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #ObjetTrouvé

In other words, Trump received his orders.

I used to write the Sunday Salon essays about photographers, prompts for #photography discussions. This 2008 piece is on Adolfo Farsari, who moved to Japan in 1873 and made hand-colored sepia prints for postcards, guidebooks & travel albums. salon.utata.org/2008/12/21/a...

BRB digging up the neighbour's garage.

Ok but this year all my New Year's Resolutions are for other people

i live in a major historic black city represented by a white republican solely because of a gerrymander where's my article

This is why photography exists in that interstitial space between technology and art. The tech allows us to halt time and record a fraction of a moment; knowing where to point the camera and when to release the shutter...that's the art.

When you accidentally let a cat and a game show host into the teleporter at the same time.

There's no snow today; it's 43F and raining. This is from a decade ago, when I did a lot more #LarkingAboutInAlleys. #FujifilmX10 #WeeFuji #photography #DemocraticCamera #streetphotography

Smoking makes your hair stink. It makes your clothes stink. It makes your home stink. It makes you stink. Stinking is never cool. STFU.

On this day in 1868, President Andrew Johnson granted unconditional pardons to “every person who directly or indirectly” supported the Confederacy in the Civil War. Asked for a comment today, the ghost of President Jackson said, "Yeah, my bad. What was I thinking? Sorry."

Merry Christmas all!

For all those folks who said I was completely off my rocker, here's visual evidence I'm only half off. (There are SO MANY mirrors in the West End Architectural Salvage & Coffee Shop.) #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #monochrome #HumansOfBlueSky

You can keep your Die Hards, THIS is a Christmas movie. The Thin Man (1934)

And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, but they damaged his nervous system with a wartime Russian mycotoxin. Strapped to a bed in a Memphis hotel, his talent burning out micron by micron, he hallucinated for thirty hours. The damage was minute, subtle, and utterly effective.

It's impossible to stop for coffee at the West End Architectural Salvage and Coffee Shop without wandering around the upper floors of the building. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #monochrome

We all understand that a significant number of people “disappeared” by the regime have been killed, yes?

Having a latte at the West End Coffee & Salvage. Grey, dead light day. The wee #Ricohgr3x isn't getting much of a workout today.

No, there isn't any "row over the future of Greenland." The future of Greenland is with Denmark. The commotion is simply because Trump once again believes he's entitled to take something that doesn't belong to him.

Bari Weiss with the Scissors in the Editing Room. #60Minutes #Clue

Bari Weiss with the Scissors in the Editing Room. #60Minutes #Clue

There's are other versions, a few of which are quite good. But this is The One. And don't mention that bastard colorized monstrosity.

A brilliant three panel narrative.

If I find myself near the State Fairgrounds, I (almost) always stop and walk around; there's usually something interesting to photograph. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #streetphotography #monochrome

It’s December 21, 2025, and Donald Trump can go fuck himself.

Jesus suffering fuck... He's running for Governor of Mississippi in 1949.

I used to write the Sunday Salons--essays about photographers as a prompt for #photography discussions. This 2007 piece is about Peter Henry Emerson, who sparked the first photographic flame war in 1889 by insisting on photographing "people as they really are." salon.utata.org/2007/04/29/p...

Make someone fall in love with you in three words or less: Trump's dead, baby.

I live in Iowa now. A friend asked, "Where do the corn gods go after the corn is harvested?" It's like asking where your fist goes when you open your hand. The corn gods are there & they're exacting. Follow their rules or stay out of the field. #FujifilmX10 #WeeFuji #photography #DemocraticCamera

I'm ready for the next World Cup⚽️ サッカー大好きですっ☆特に関節技が得意ですっ☆

Four red picnic tables. In the winter, they push them into a corner to make snow removal easier. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #streetphotography

For all #mystery writers & fans, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine is accepting submissions of nonfiction articles, interviews, & art related to the magazine for the 85th anniversary issue. They're looking for pieces from 2000-8000 words (7 cents per word). Deadline is 4/1/26. Submission info follows

December 18, 2025

Too drunk to drive, okay to denounce fascism. The kids are alright. Mostly.

"We know what we did wrong, but if we release the report people will be upset when we do it again, but this time we think it might just work."

Young guy standing nearby smiled & politely told me, "It's generally NOT a good idea to shoot into the sun." He probably saw that wee #RicohGR3x & assumed it was a toy camera. #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #streetphotography #monochrome #IDidItWrong

You know, it's way past time for a Joseph Welch moment. Somebody, at some point, in some venue, needs to stand up to Trump and say it. "You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" Democracy needs this.

I'll add that every naturalized citizen is almost certainly a more informed voter than most citizens and more committed to their communities and neighborhoods.

I just learned that Comrade President Trump & Pete Hegseth cobbled together a new medal to honor troops who were selflessly located somewhat close to the border with Mexico. gregfallis.com/2025/12/17/p...

It’s December 17, 2025, and Donald Trump can go fuck himself.

A sign at a T intersection of a gravel road in the country, suggesting Sophie & Lucy ease off the accelerator. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera

I am ONCE AGAIN suggesting that all cyclists be issued a paintball gun and turned loose on vehicles parked in #bike lanes.