Joshua Morrison
@joshuamorrisonphotography.com
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Photographer, Father, activist
Over the years, I've sent dozens of emails to local officials asking questions about public records, government spending, transparency, and accountability. Many of those emails never received a response.
4 days ago
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My youngest graduated with honors from high school on Sunday and it was the first time I got physically nervous about taking a photo. My right index finger was shaking. I’m a little out of practice.
10 days ago
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City officials quietly signed multi-year contracts with Flock Safety, bypassing City Council and the public entirely.
medium.com/@the_levee/s...
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Signed in Silence: How Mount Vernon Entered a Private Camera Network
Contracts obtained through public records requests reveal recurring costs, data retention limits, liability protections, and little public…
https://medium.com/@the_levee/signed-in-silence-how-mount-vernon-entered-a-private-camera-network-6823729e1b68
17 days ago
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My daughter and girlfriend helped me get my yard ready last weekend. We’re trying to as much as we can without spending crazy money on landscaping. The bricks came from an old sidewalk.
24 days ago
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Spent my birthday lunch half hour working on my website. Still needs more work but I did some under the hood improvements.
29 days ago
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Spent Saturday night by the fire.
about 1 month ago
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Finally built a box for my records.
about 1 month ago
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I’m at a Buc-ees in northern Alabama. And fuck if they don’t treat it like a Disney property.
about 2 months ago
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I just drove 10 hours to attend a funeral tomorrow for my ex in-laws in Alabama. This is just a recipe for doom.
about 2 months ago
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Some
#blackandwhite
images from Toledo, Ohio.
about 2 months ago
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Well - the court agreed with the special master. The city again violated public records law. And we’re onto the next one.
about 2 months ago
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Things have been different and difficult recently. But at least it’s flower season.
about 2 months ago
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I’ve resisted the Facebook page request for a while but it’s probably time to open this project up wider.
Facebook.com/TheLeveeNews
2 months ago
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During a recent interaction with a neighbor they were assuming that I was just being critical recently of the city. I felt I probably should have a recap of all my years of pursuing public records. It’s been five years.
medium.com/@the_levee/n...
2 months ago
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I feel like all the content I’ve done in the last few weeks is just shit. Yet the AI slop is getting likes and shares. Like fucking hell man.
3 months ago
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Managed to get a small corner of my website updated.
JoshuaMorrisonPhotography.com
3 months ago
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While this is a late article - it took me a little longer than usual to wrap my arms around. But as the city services began to move down Main Street it feels timely.
medium.com/@the_levee/m...
3 months ago
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#throwbackThursday
3 months ago
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If you’ve been following with my court battle over my town’s usage of artificial intelligence, the special master issued its report and recommendation today. tl;dr: City violated public records laws again
3 months ago
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It’s a dusty chihuly
3 months ago
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soundcloud.com/lunomoon/fad...
I mean. Jesus christ. This is good.
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fade into you
our version of the classic
https://soundcloud.com/lunomoon/fade-into-you
3 months ago
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I sent an email to my local council members who ignored my first email regarding Flock cameras. I was a little more direct and called them out on their silence. They’ll ignore it like the previous one. I’m at a loss. I have done all the direct appeals and not even an acknowledgement.
3 months ago
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Hey, I’m on the warpath today with my local elected representatives. I called them forward on their silence when it comes to the Flock cameras that are sprinkled throughout town.
3 months ago
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I’ve made a few presets in lightroom based on my edits. Debating if I want to sell them. I wouldn’t purchase any myself but I get the reason why they are in demand
4 months ago
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Opinion:
#FlockSafety
contract in
#mountvernonohio
needs to be terminated
medium.com/@the_levee/w...
4 months ago
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Underground in the Lost World Caverns in Lewisburg, WV.
4 months ago
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I have a status conference today in my public records case against the City of Mount Vernon. I’ve been asking for who in the city has been using ChatGPT. The city has missed key filing deadlines with the court.
4 months ago
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Another
#TwoFerTuesday
with
@carrieturnermodel.bsky.social
from our last shoot together. You can see more on her Patreon!
www.patreon.com/titsandgiggl...
4 months ago
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I spent the weekend in Lewisburg, WV and went to the Winter Music Festival, visited the Lost World Caverns, and The Greenbrier. The caverns is home of National Enquirer story of “BatBoy” and the Greenbrier was a secret govt bunker. I wanted to visit the National Quiet Zone but ran out of time.
4 months ago
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The oddities of Lewisburg, West Virginia
4 months ago
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It’s a
#TwoFerTuesday
. Here are two fresh out of the kitchen edits of
@carrieturnermodel.bsky.social
You’ll be able to see other selections from our end of 2025 photoshoot on her Patreon.
4 months ago
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2,410 license plate camera searches. Limited public visibility. Inconsistent documentation. Public safety needs guardrails, not blind trust.
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What Mount Vernon’s License Plate Camera Data Actually Shows
Mount Vernon police used license plate reader cameras to conduct more than 2,400 searches in less than 18 months, according to audit logs.
https://medium.com/@the_levee/what-mount-vernons-license-plate-camera-data-actually-shows-dde59aead358
4 months ago
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A newish edit of a workshop I attended with
@ggreyphoto.bsky.social
and model Ember Kyra.
4 months ago
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So I'm dumping my Twitter/X account. I spent all day removing old Tweets. The whole Grok/AI photo thing bothered me. So I moved out of that dumpster.
5 months ago
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So just an update to my battle with
#MountVernonOhio
Flock Safety Cameras. While I couldn't get a public records request, there's a fantastic website that does it for me:
haveibeenflocked.com/pd/4800-moun...
I'm not telling you what to do with the information provided... just that it exists.
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Have I Been Flocked? - License Plate Privacy Check - Search Flock Safety Audit Logs
Have police looked up your travel history? Search Flock Safety audit logs for your license plate
https://haveibeenflocked.com/pd/4800-mount-vernon-oh-pd/audit
5 months ago
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I gave my city council a "Billy Martin" on the Flock Safety cameras and they passed on it. Which is what I expected, but it can't be said that I didn't give them a chance. Modern problems, will require modern solutions.
5 months ago
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I've been putting some editing work in for a couple days.
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
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Woke up and decided to do something about the Flock cameras. I emailed City Council, I don’t expect them to act as they probably are tired of me. My hope is more people will speak up and get these removed.
#MountVernonOhio
#Surveillance
#PublicOversight
#GetTheFlockOut
5 months ago
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I got some answers about the Flock Safety cameras that popped up all over Mount Vernon, Ohio.
medium.com/@the_levee/m...
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More Details Emerge About Mount Vernon’s Surveillance Cameras
The police department released policy and spending information after questions about the city’s license plate reader system.
https://medium.com/@the_levee/more-details-emerge-about-mount-vernons-surveillance-cameras-686f9a271857
5 months ago
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It’s the first edited photo of 2026. It’s of
@carrieturnermodel.bsky.social
from our shoot earlier this week.
5 months ago
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A citywide surveillance system was quietly installed in Mount Vernon, OH. AI license-plate cameras went up with no public debate or council vote. Police can search the data, residents cannot. Legal? Yes. Accountable? - Not at all.
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A Citywide Surveillance System, Installed in Silence
Ohio law shields license plate reader images from public records requests, leaving residents unable to confirm what data exists about their…
https://medium.com/@the_levee/a-citywide-surveillance-system-installed-in-silence-3b9fca639a90
5 months ago
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I wrote my last story about the city of Mount Vernon in November 2024. I took most of the year off, because it was just aggravating fighting city hall. At that point, I had been in and out of court too many times to count and I was just over it all, at least until April of 2025.
5 months ago
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Threads: because we don’t want any of this. Finally a deviant on a social media platform. And that’s how we walk out of 2025.
6 months ago
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My
#Instagram
#TopNine
while statistically represents my photography, I’d rather show off my preferred photos and give out a bonus photo.
6 months ago
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Having to rent a UHaul, fill a UHaul, unload a UHaul, return the UHaul and now, trying to figure out how to add all these furniture to my house. Also, I'm going to be a woodworker in the spring.
#BeingResponsible
is tiring.
6 months ago
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I had to get up early and take a photo of a building. I can’t get my core to warm back up.
#CommissionWork
6 months ago
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Yeesh. I crashed out yesterday after getting ghosted for coffee, and now I’ve got the Tinder version of a Dear John letter. At this point, I’m officially done dating. I need a parental control on my own phone. Fucking hell.
6 months ago
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Decided to spend my afternoon off work to decorate set-up and decorate my tree. Video:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRnOjVz...
6 months ago
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Most of the internet is out today. Which is nice.
7 months ago
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Pro Tip: Do not attempt to date in your 40’s. It’s improbable.
7 months ago
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