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If it walks like a duck, it might be a goose. Alternating between frozen and thawed, the bank and surface of a pond in winter, bear testimony of the back and forth temperatures © James Cook #BlueSkyArtShow #Winter #Bright

#Alternating between immersed and emersed. As waves wash across a low berm, water left behind takes on the texture of the sand and the darkening blue color of the sky above before seeping into the sand. © James Cook #LakeMichigan #Landscape #Bright #Photography #Environment #BlueSkyArtShow

As a January 2007 storm moves towards the Michigan coastline, waves bearing bearing balls of ice and slush slam against the outer edges of the growing ice shelf. There has been minimal ice in January during more recent years © James Cook #Environment #Climate #LakeMichigan #BlueSkyArtShow #Bright

Just published a new piece: “On Inspiration and Style.” catchingshadows.substack.com/p/on-inspira... It’s about the mentors and moments that shaped my photography — and what it means to find your own voice. #Photography #Portrait #Art #Photographer

Working inside a Ben & Jerry's Waffle shop, Stockholm, Sweden, 2024 © James Cook #Photojournalism #Windows #Stockholm #StreetPhotography #Sweden #BlueSkyArtShow #Inside

I'm very pleased to share that this week I launched a gallery of my Native American images on Singulart. #NativeAmerican #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #ArtPrints #Art #Photography

Alberta Black Bear and two of her children, looking out from inside their home. Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1990 © James Cook #NativeAmerican #WoundedKnee #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #Inside #BlueSkyArtShow

Leola One Feather with all of her kids inside her car. Wounded Knee, South, Dakota, 1991 © James Cook #NativeAmerican #WoundedKnee #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #Inside #BlueSkyArtShow

Inside the home of Ruth Black Bear, shown here sewing in her living room. Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1990 © James Cook #NativeAmerican #WoundedKnee #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #Inside #BlueSkyArtShow

Hibiscus grow in many climates; in many varieties. Among those in Michigan is the Red Hardy Hibiscus, such as this Lord Baltimore Hibiscus, a sterile hybrid. The deep red blossoms range from 8 to 10 inches across. © James Cook #BlueSkyArtShow #Spring #Color #Colorful #Photography #Flowers #Vertical

Vertical panorama of the ceiling in Oslo Cathedral, Oslo, Norway © James Cook #Architecture #BlueSkyArtShow #Norway #Tourism #Travel #Cathedrals #Vertical #Oslo

Windmills are big, and an efficient green energy. Stoney Corners, a 29-turbine windfarm near McBain, Michigan. 2012 © James Cook #Climate #Energy #DocumentaryPhotography #Environment #Landscape #PhotoDocumentary #Michigan #Photojournalist #Vertical #BlueSkyArtShow

#NativeAmerican #DocumentaryPhotography #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #PhotoDocumentary #Photography #WoundedKnee "Culture is Stubborn" explores the legacy of the Indian Boarding Schools through the quiet resilience of two Lakota elders, Ruth Black Bear and John Old Shield.

#Cars #Photography #Design #Graphic #Reflections

It's a popular pastime to watch the sunset over Lake Michigan at Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Michigan. A classic 1955 Cadillac added to the visual treat. © James Cook #Environment #LakeMichigan #Michigan #Photography #Cadillac #Cars #ClassicCars #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow

Lights at Lakeside Amusement Park, Denver, Colorado, 1990 © James Cook #Abstract #Design #Graphic #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #Photography #Kodachrome #Color #Colorful #Cars #Cadillac

Neon, Lakeside Amusement Park, Denver, Colorado. 1986 © James Cook #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #Abstract #Design #Graphic #Kodachrome #Photography

#Trump #MAGA #ICE #Healthcare #Shutdown You have to wonder how many of these guys were in Washington on January 6.

A silhouetted visitor descending on an escalator into the galleries of the Albertina Museum in Vienna, seen from above. © James Cook #Abstract #Architecture #Design #Graphic #Austria #Vienna #Stunday

The road leading to the home of Roy Jealous of Him. Pine Ridge Reservation, Wounded Knee, South Dakota © James Cook #DocumentaryPhotography #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Lakota #NativeAmerican #WoundedKnee #BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad

A rural coastal road near Portnablagh, County Donegal in northwestern Ireland. The remote area is largely Irish speaking, referred to as a Gaeltacht district. © James Cook #TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow #Landscape #Travel #Ireland

#DocumentaryPhotography #Photography #Photojournalism #Photojournalist I've been idle for a bit on BlueSky but don't give up on me! I've been busy (overwhelmed?) building a SubStack site and rebuilding my website.

#DocumentaryPhotography #PhotoDocumentary #NativeAmerican #TraditionalSubjects #Photography #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #ArtPhotography

Graduating cadets, at the US Airforce Academy, take an oath to the Constitution. Moments later they gave photographers an opportunity to make the iconic image of their hats tossed into the air. © James Cook #Abstract #Graphic #Photojournalist #Photography #Pattern #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHats

Sunrise over San Francisco from Treasure Island, 1989 © James Cook #Skylines #DocumentaryPhotography #Landscape #Architecture #Photography #Kodachrome #Skyline #BlueSkyArtShow

The skyline of Vienna, Austria. May 2025 © James Cook #Architecture #Cityscape #DocumentaryPhotography #Vienna #ViennaNow #Austria #Skyline #BlueSkyArtShow

Skyline of Alesund, Norway. June 2024 © James Cook #Architecture #DocumentaryPhotography #Cityscape #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #SonyAlpha #Skyline #BlueSkyArtShow

My Awakening at Wounded Knee open.substack.com/pub/catching... #DocumentaryPhotography #NativeAmerican #WoundedKnee #Photojournalism #Photojournalist

#Pieces of buildings. Rooftops in Bergen, Norway © James Cook #Abstract #Photography #Design #Architecture #Pieces #BlueSkyArtShow #Travel #Bergen #Norway #Scandinavia

Holes in Security. Dublin, Ireland © James Cook #Pieces #BlueSkyArtShow #Colorful #Abstract #Graphic

Big #Pieces of ice. As the spring thaw arrives, the sand ice shelf on Lake Michigan calves small sand-covered icebergs that drift onto the open lake. March 2015 © James Cook #Climate #Pieces #Environment #LakeMichigan #Spring #Landscape #Michigan #PhotoDocumentary #GreatLakes #BlueSkyArtShow

1972 Transamerica Pyramid and 1907 Sentinel buldings, San Francisco 1995 © James Cook #Architecture #Cityscape #DocumentaryPhotography #Michigan #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #Jagged #BlueSkyArtShow

1938 Street lamp and 1910 Sing Fat building, Chinatown , San Francisco, 1995 © James Cook #Architecture #Cityscape #DocumentaryPhotography #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #BlueSkyArtShow

Lighting Votive candles in St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna. Catholics light these candles as individual prayers. In Christian traditions, praising God is tied to #Gratitude (“Give thanks to the Lord…”), surrender and reverence. © James Cook #BlueSkyArtShow #Religion #Vienna #ViennaNow #Austria

On a still Summer evening, broad, undulating waves on Lake Michigan were #Alternating between complimentary colors of the sky above and deep water below. As far as the eye could see gulls dotted the water.. © James Cook #LakeMichigan #Michigan #GreatLakes #BlueSkyArtShow #Peaceful #Vibrant

If it walks like a duck, it might be a goose. #Alternating between frozen and thawed, the bank and surface of a pond in winter, bear testimony of the back and forth temperatures © James Cook #BlueSkyArtShow #Winter #Graphic

Much like an Etcha-Sketch, an afternoon rain reset the canvas of sand at Oval Beach. Hours later the sand bore testimony of the afternoon's #Alternating visitors. Saugatuck, Michigan. See Alt © James Cook #Photography #SaugatuckDunes #Michigan #LakeMichigan #Environment #BlueSkyArtShow

Orlovsky, Ginsberg, Burroughs, and Corso—legends of the Beat Generation, posing for me outside Naropa. Boulder, Colorado, 1981 See Alt for a "beat" caption © James Cook #BeatGeneration #AllenGinsberg #WilliamBurroughs #GregoryCorso #Humans #HumansOfBlueSky #People #Photojournalism #Writers #Poets

Boat traffic where the Kalamazoo River meets Lake Michigan, Saugatuck, MI © James Cook #DocumentaryPhotography #LakeMichigan #Saugatuck #GreatLakes #Boating #BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze #HumansOfBluesky

Fourth of July partying in the cove where the Kalamzoo River empties into Lake Michigan. 2013 © James Cook #DocumentaryPhotography #LakeMichigan #Saugatuck #GreatLakes #Boating #BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze #HumansOfBluesky

Install in case of fire! A stockpile of new firehydrants sit in a stack outside the manufacturer's facility in Denver, Colorado © James Cook #Abstract #Graphic #Kodachrome #Photography Reposted for #BlueSkyArtShow #Sideways

Lying #Sideways for 374 years. Lennart Torstensson, Obyt Anno 1651, Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm, Sweden © James Cook #BlueSkyArtShow #Travel #DocumentaryPhotography #Cemetery #Sweden #Stockholm #Scandinavia

The Trollstigen Road (Troll Ladder) goes #Sideways) eleven times around hairpin turns. Åndalsnes, Norway © James Cook #BlueSkyArtShow #Landscapes #Travel #Mountains #Norway #Scandinavia #Tourism

"Scott", stuck in Harvard Square traffic. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2017 © James Cook #Abstract #People #Photography #StreetPhotography #Humans #HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze

A man and his dog on a rainy day in Bergen, Norway. June 2024 © James Cook #People #Photography #Travel #StreetPhotography #Humans #HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze #Bergen #Colorful #Norway #Scandinavia

Parking in the shade. Boston, Massachusetts 2017 © James Cook #Abstract #Graphic #Photography #StreetPhotography #UrbanGaze #Color #Colorful #Vibrant #Reflections

Dressed as a "dog soldier", a Cheyenne dancer brandishes a beaded ceremonial war club topped with buffalo horns. Tall Bull Park, Colorado 1994 More in Alt… © James Cook #DocumentaryPhotography #PhotoDocumentary #NativeAmerican #Photojournalism #Portrait #Tradition #Powwow #HumansOfBlueSky #Humans

#Art #Photography Arnold Newman was a proponent of art history. He often said, in many ways, that you can’t create new art if you don’t know what’s been done before. Although he was referencing all art forms, just perusing a great collection of photographs is a substantial source of inspiration.