Five Cents Everywhere (Mankato, Jul 2025) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday January 10, 2026 The theme is #Vibrant #urbangaze #ghostsign #ghostsigns #ghostsignproject #Nikon #NikonZf #photogrsphy #Mankato #Minnesota #summer

Time Between Arrivals: unknown location (Tokyo, Oct 2024) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #photography #Nikon #NikonZf #train #trains #trainsofTokyo #railfanning #trainspotting #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #B&W #Tokyo #Japan #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

Markings Without Permission : unknown location perhaps Kanda (Tokyo, Nov 2024) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbstract #urbangaze #dreamlike #tagtuesday #photography #AbstractPhotography #Nikon #NikonZf #ClassicMono #B&W #Tokyo #Japan #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

Street Whispers : (Asakusa, Tokyo, Oct 2024) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #Tokyo #Asakusa #urbangaze #photography #ClassicMono #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

You’ll Like the Magic: (Mason City Dec 2025) #themesweek #AlphabetChallenge GForGhostSign VForVintageSign 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #urbangaze #ghostsign #WallsOnWednesday #ghostsigns #ghostsignproject #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #ClassicMono #B&W #MasonCity #Iowa

Star, Still Visible : Nearly lost in the fog the Star on silo shines on. 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 27, 2025 The theme is #Holiday #ClassicMono #BnW #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #Winter #fog #foggy #night #star #photography #Stunday

Evergreen Vigil : Decorated only in snow and fog 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 27, 2025 The theme is #Holiday #ClassicMono #BnW #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #Winter #Tree #Evergreen

Study of winter fog : Four photos of a fog shrouded Christmas Eve 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #ruralquiet #rural #americanlandscape #blackandwhitephotography #country #stillness #fog #foggy #monochrome #pentax #pentaxk3mkiiimono

Evening Hours at Kamito: Neighborhood barbershop Est. 2008 (Kanda, Tokyo, Nov 2024) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZero #Tokyo #Kanda #photography #ClassicMono #blackandwhite #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

All the Names That Passed Here: (Asakusa, Tokyo, Oct 2024) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 20, 2025 The theme is #OpenHouse #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYearPast #Tokyo #Asakusa #photography #ClassicMono #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

Urban Constellation: Asakusa photo walk in the early evening (Tokyo, Oct 2024) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYearPast #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #Tokyo #Skytree #bicycle #photography #ClassicMono #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

Civic Feedback: From a ghost sign photo walk (Sioux City, Nov 2025) 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #tagtuesday #photography #graffiti #graffitipics #streetart #blackandwhitephotography #photography #urbangaze #B&W #ClassicMono #Pentax #K3IIIMono

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYearPast Crowned by Sky : We spent a day in Enoshima 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #lighthouse #travel #Japan #Enoshima #Seacandle #enoshimaseacandle #japantrave #blackandwhite #photography #ClassicMono #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

Where the Bridge Waits : On a warm January day I went for a hike along the river west of Emmetsburg. I found the remains of bridge abandoned since the 1960s when the new Hwy 18 was built. Left forgotten to the weather and the years. #FavoriteThings #BlueSkyArtShow

Pause Between Steps: Ikebukuro Photo Walk (Tokyo, Nov 2025) Tower Records was a bust so we walked around a bit 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #humans #Tokyo #Ikebukuro #vendingmachine #phone #photography #ClassicMono #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

Shelter of Small Lights: Display in Harrison Park in Emmetsburg 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #photography #Christmas #ChristmasTree #CityPark #ChristmasDisplay #gazebo #Emmetsburg #Iowa #ClassicMono #BnW #BlackAndWhite #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono

Sky Worn Soft by Morning : Along the gravel road (Palo Alto County, July 2024) 📷 Fujifilm X-T50 Velvia 🔘 XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 R LM WR Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 6, 2025 The theme is #Sky #fujifilm #xt50 #Velvia #Iowa #photography #ruralgaze

Beneath the Fading Letter : From the ghost sign photo walk (Sioux City, Nov 2025) 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWindows #urbangaze #ghostsign #ghostsigns #ghostsignproject #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #ClassicMono #BnW #B&W #SiouxCity #Iowa

Glasswork of an Old Corner : From a ghost sign photo walk (Sioux City, Nov 2025) 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWindows #architecture #windows #windowsonWednesday #windowsWednesday #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #ClassicMono #BnW #B&W #SiouxCity #Iowa

Shadowline Script : from a ghost sign photo walk (Sioux City, Nov 2025) 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #tagtuesday #photography #graffiti #graffitipics #streetart #photography #urbangaze #B&W #ClassicMono #Pentax #K3IIIMono

Where the Sun Keeps Its Secrets (Gappa’s Point, Emmetsburg) 📷 Fujifilm X-T50 Velvia 🔘 XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 R LM WR Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday November 29, 2025 The theme is #Warmth #Bloomscrolling #sunflower #flower #flowers #ICM #ICMphotography #fujifilm #xt50 #Velvia #Iowa #photography

Ghost Letters at the Corner: “In Shop” Ghost Sign (Sioux City, Nov 2025) 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels #urbangaze #ghostsign #ghostsigns #ghostsignproject #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #ClassicMono #BnW #B&W #SiouxCity #Iowa

Silver Light in a Quiet Valley : A is for American Theatre (Cherokee, Oct 2025) 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #smalltown #ruralgaze #theatre #theater #marquee #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #ClassicMono #BnW #B&W #Cherokee #Iowa

Where Letters Weather Away: From a ghost sign photowalk (Sioux City, Nov 2025) 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #signsonSunday #urbangaze #ghostsign #ghostsigns #ghostsignproject #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #ClassicMono #BnW #B&W #SiouxCity #Iowa

Standoff on the Sofa : Two precious kittens that shared 17 years in our home before each passing Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday November 22, 2025 The theme is #Small #Caturday #kittens #cats #BlueskyCats #CatsOfBluesky #photography #ColorADay #GreenSat

Merchants Lost to Time: Aalfs Ghost Sign (Sioux City, Nov 2025) 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #urbangaze #ghostsign #ghostsigns #ghostsignproject #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #ClassicMono #BnW #B&W #SiouxCity #Iowa

Heart of the Forgotten Doorway: Has many visits from taggers. (Sioux City, Nov 2025) 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #tagtuesday #photography #graffiti #graffitipics #streetart #photography #urbangaze #B&W #ClassicMono #Pentax #K3IIIMono

#BlueBrewBooks My favorite book or books are by Ursula K Le Guin Book : Left Hand of Darkness Series : Earthsea

Rungs of Shadow, Decks of Light: Ascend the stairs into the bright morning (Sioux City, Nov 2025) 📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome 🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8 Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday November 15, 2025 The theme is #Bright #photography #urbangaze #alley #B&W #ClassicMono #Pentax #K3IIIMono

Waiting Beside the Ruins: In route to Ikebukuro (Tokyo, Nov 2025) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #humans #Tokyo #ruins #demolition #photography #ClassicMono #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

Stargate Mosaic: The stargate hidden in the Plymouth Crowne Plaza’s elevators (Stargate SG-1) 📷 Ricoh GR III #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision #photography #Ricoh #GRIII #RicohGRIII

Transient Glow: A long exposure of cross traffic in the gloaming of the day. 📷 Ricoh GR IIIx 1.0 second f/8 ISO 200 Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday November 8, 2025 The theme is #Evening #gloaming #longexposure #photography #Pentax #Ricoh #GRIIIx #traffic #lighttrails

Whisper of Beauty: A bouquet of roses fading from their peak and discarded. (Emmetsburg, Nov 2025) 📷 Ricoh GR III Macro mode #RoseWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #macro #Ricoh #Pentax #RicohGRIII #photography #EastCoastKin #Bloomscrolling

An echo from the past. #BlueBrewMugs

Faded Hardware Heritage : Old ghost sign of long closed business in Ruthven 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Pentax 55mm f/1.8 Super-Takumar M42 using Urth Adapter #Ruthven #Iowa #RuralGaze #ghostsign #ghostsigns #ghostsignproject #Nikon #photography #NikonZf #SuperTakumar #Urth #ClassicMono #b&w

Fire Escape Geometry : Iron and shadows blend but the sparrows know which ones are solid (Fort Dodge) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #photography #Cityscape #Scape #ClassicMono #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf #urbangaze #sparrows #Architecture

Harvest Glow: From a photo walk in downtown West Bend, IA (West Bend, Oct 2024) 📷 Fujifilm X-T50 Velvia 🔘 XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 R LM WR Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday November 1, 2025 The theme is #autumn #fujifilm #xt50 #Velvia #Iowa #WestBend #harvest #ruralgaze #photography

Silhouettes in the Fog: Silos and rails shrouded in mist on an autumn morning in small town Iowa (Emmetsburg, Nov 2025) 📷 Ricoh GR III #Scape #ruralgaze #fog #foggy #smalltown #silo #architecture #Landscape #morning #Ricoh #Pentax #RicohGRIII #photography #Emmetsburg #Iowa

Reflected Ascent : Self-portrait while waiting for the elevator (Tokyo, Nov 2024) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #humans #selfprotrait #reflection #elevator #Tokyo #photography #Skytree #ClassicMono #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

Line to the Horizon : The rock and ties supporting the rail into the distance 📷 Pentax 17 🎞️ Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100 II Join the #AlphabetChallenge The theme is #WeekRforRock #photography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analog #railroad #B&W #ClassicMono #Pentax #Pentax17 #NeopanAcros

Faded Trade of Time : Downtown ghost sign in Emmetsburg at the corner of Broadway and Main 📷 Pentax 17 🎞️ Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100 II #ghostsign #ghostsigns #ghostsignproject #photography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #B&W #ClassicMono #Pentax #Pentax17 #NeopanAcros

Autumn’s Rest : Life isn’t over just because the rock is ground to gravel and the leaf has fallen. 📷 iPhone 14 Pro Join the #AlphabetChallenge The theme is #WeekRforRock #MinimalMonday #photography #iPhone14 #autumn #morning

Dining with the Dragon (Kanda, Tokyo, Nov 2024) : Faded painting greets customers in the restaurant attached to our hotel 📷 iPhone 14 Pro Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 25, 2025 The theme is #Inside #urbangaze #Kanda #Tokyo #photography #painting #dragon #iPhone14 #スナップ写真

Under the White Chimney : Had only a short visit here looking for a music CD. (Ikebukuro, Nov 2024) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #Ikebukuro #Tokyo #photography #Cityscape #Scape #ClassicMono #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

A picture from the fourth of July, shot on Fuji 400 with Pentax K1000 #Fuji400 #Pentax #K1000 #film #photo #photography

Inverted in Amber : Trapped within the lamp the inverted world sits quietly 📷 Ricoh GR III Join the #AlphabetChallenge The theme is #WeekQforQuiet #MinimalMonday #Abstract #BlueSkyMonday #Ricoh #Pentax #RicohGRIII #Photograpy #Landscape #Inverted

Monochrome Ascent (Asakusa, Tokyo, Oct 2024) : First night in Tokyo from the hotel’s roof 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 18, 2025 The theme is #Vertical #urbangaze #Tokyo #photography #Skytree #night #Scape #ClassicMono #b&w #Nikon #NikonZf

On Tap from Another Era (Minnesota, Oct 2025) Look like this coffee shop was once a bar. 📷 Ricoh GR III #Ricoh #RicohGRIII #ghostsign #ghostsigns #ghostsignproject #urbex #photography

The Glow Between Us : From a nighttime photo walk in Kanda (Kanda, Tokyo, Nov 2024) 📷 Nikon Zf B&W mode 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #humans #Tokyo #Kanda #photography #night #ClassicMono #b&w #blackandwhite #Nikon #NikonZf #スナップ写真 #白黒 #モノクロ

Flourish and Thrive : Alleyway Mural (Algona, Sep 2024) 📷 Fujifilm X-T50 Velvia 🔘 XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 R LM WR Join the #AlphabetChallenge The theme is #WeekPforPink Join the #ColorADay Today is #PinkMon #Algona #alleyway #mural #fujifilm #xt50 #velvia #blueskyMonday #photography #streetart