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.

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.

City officials quietly signed multi-year contracts with Flock Safety, bypassing City Council and the public entirely. medium.com/@the_levee/s...

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.

Spent my birthday lunch half hour working on my website. Still needs more work but I did some under the hood improvements.

Spent Saturday night by the fire.

Finally built a box for my records.

I’m at a Buc-ees in northern Alabama. And fuck if they don’t treat it like a Disney property.

I just drove 10 hours to attend a funeral tomorrow for my ex in-laws in Alabama. This is just a recipe for doom.

Some #blackandwhite images from Toledo, Ohio.

Well - the court agreed with the special master. The city again violated public records law. And we’re onto the next one.

Things have been different and difficult recently. But at least it’s flower season.

I’ve resisted the Facebook page request for a while but it’s probably time to open this project up wider. Facebook.com/TheLeveeNews

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...

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.

Managed to get a small corner of my website updated. JoshuaMorrisonPhotography.com

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...

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

It’s a dusty chihuly

soundcloud.com/lunomoon/fad... I mean. Jesus christ. This is good.

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.

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.

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

Opinion: #FlockSafety contract in #mountvernonohio needs to be terminated medium.com/@the_levee/w...

Underground in the Lost World Caverns in Lewisburg, WV.

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.

Another #TwoFerTuesday with @carrieturnermodel.bsky.social from our last shoot together. You can see more on her Patreon! www.patreon.com/titsandgiggl...

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.

The oddities of Lewisburg, West Virginia

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.

2,410 license plate camera searches. Limited public visibility. Inconsistent documentation. Public safety needs guardrails, not blind trust.

A newish edit of a workshop I attended with @ggreyphoto.bsky.social and model Ember Kyra.

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.

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.

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.

I've been putting some editing work in for a couple days.

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

I got some answers about the Flock Safety cameras that popped up all over Mount Vernon, Ohio. medium.com/@the_levee/m...

It’s the first edited photo of 2026. It’s of @carrieturnermodel.bsky.social from our shoot earlier this week.

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.

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.

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.

My #Instagram #TopNine while statistically represents my photography, I’d rather show off my preferred photos and give out a bonus photo.

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.

I had to get up early and take a photo of a building. I can’t get my core to warm back up. #CommissionWork

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.

Decided to spend my afternoon off work to decorate set-up and decorate my tree. Video: www.instagram.com/reel/DRnOjVz...

Most of the internet is out today. Which is nice.

Pro Tip: Do not attempt to date in your 40’s. It’s improbable.