Released today! Get your copy of this special illustrated edition of THE MALTESE FALCON here: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=KrWotmqOjtKZBuYHUz3CCpeM8kOmMOKaMzWcwbipaqm Read more about it here: https://www.markcoggins.com/the-maltese-falcon/ […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Spade & Archer Spade and Archer window on Hammett Suite from the Hotel Union Square in San Francisco, where Dashiell Hammett's bride stayed on her first night in San Francisco. See more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Union_Square #foto […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Good Morning, Honolulu... #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #color #colorphotography #cityscape #sunrise #honoulu #hawaii #oahu

Seen It All #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #street #streetphotography #honolulu #hawaii #oahu #chinatown

At the Bus Stop #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #honolulu #hawaii #oahu #chinatown

Pleased to announce my photo "Run Free" has been accepted to the ON THE STREET exhibit at the Photo Place Gallery by juror Elizabeth Avedon. See all the included images here […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Wrapstodon 2025: https://mastodon.social/@coggins/wrapstodon/2025/378a9db1431c5b07 Most popular image attached. See link for details. #wrapstodon #yearend #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #garden #japan #kanazawa #colorphotograph

Two Pots #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #stilllife #stilllifephotography #silentsunday

Inside the Carmel Mission #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #architecture #architecturalphotography #carmel

Outside of Carmel Mission #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #architecture #architecturalphotography #carmel

Jelly, jelly, who can I turn to? #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #Fotomontag #Photomonday #monochromemonday #montereybay

House on a Hill #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography #carmel #silentsunday

Check it out! 👇👇👇👇👇 Announcing a new Poltroon Press edition of THE MALTESE FALCON with a pub. date of January 6, 2026! Illustrated with scene-setting B&W photos of FALCON locations from San Francisco, it includes a "mapback" pinpointing crime scenes and a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Sweet Potato Fries #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #sanfrancisco

A piece of Hollywood history! Raymond Chandler sells the movie rights for THE BIG SLEEP to Warner Brothers, resulting in the famous Howard Hawks film staring Bogie and Becall. Renowned Hollywood agent HN "Swanie" Swanson brokers the deal. Links […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Pleased to be included in the Colorado Photographic Arts Center show "Threshold". See all the images in the exhibition here: https://cpacphoto.org/threshold-2025/ #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #honolulu #hawaii #oahu

Found the black bird at the Sacramento Airport! #maltesefalcon #hammett #crimefiction #noir #photography

Boo! I said Boo! #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #halloween #sanfrancisco

Napa Morning #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #napa

The Falcon and the Pigeon #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #sanfrancisco

THIS is San Francisco... #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #sanfrancisco

Young Rowdy #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #sanfrancisco

Haunted Lobby #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #night #nightphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #sanfrancisco #Fotomontag #Photomonday

Another new Sam Spade story from Mark Coggins, the return of "Miss Scarlet," Oxford's John le Carré exhibition, and more crime-fiction-related news. therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/10/of-s...

Lost Kerouac manuscript found: https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/lost-jack-kerouac-chapter-found-mafia-boss-estate-21098566.php Why, that could be the basis of a crime fiction novel, I'm thinking: https://www.markcoggins.com/the-dead-beat-scroll/ […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Return to Bruce Lee Corner #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #night #nightphotography #Fotomontag #Photomonday #sanfrancisco

Spofford Corner #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #street #streetphotography #sanfrancisco #silentsunday

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?! Publication of my second Sam Spade story, "The Russian Egg" in Eclectica magazine. Read it here: https://www.eclectica.org/v29n4/coggins.html The second of two linked short stories that follow immediately after THE MALTESE FALCON, you […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Sam's Tavern #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #night #nightphotography #sanfrancisco

Tadich Grill by Night #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #night #nightphotography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #sanfrancisco

Seek Enlightenment at the Buddha (Bar) #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #night #nightphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #sanfrancisco #chinatown

Chinatown Corner #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #night #nightpgotography #street #streetphotography #sanfrancisco #brucelee #chinatown

Winter is coming #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #stilllife #stilllifephotography #nature

More Interiors #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #architecture #architecturalphotography #monochromemonday #Fotomontag #Photomonday #sanfrancisco

More Interiors #foto #fogografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #architecture #architecturalphotography #sanfrancisco

More Interiors #foto #fotogafie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #architecture #architecturalphotography #sanfrancisco

Interiors #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #Fotomontag #Photomonday #monochromemonday #architecture #architecturalphotography #sanfrancisco

Silent Sunday #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #architecture #architecturalphotography #sanfrancisco #silentsunday

Out the Window #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #night #nightphotography #sanfrancisco

Shadow of the Falcon #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #night #nightphotography #architecture #architecturephotography #sanfrancisco #maltesefalcon #hammett #noir #crimefiction @bookstodon #booksky

On the Lookout #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #sanfrancisco #mission

La la la #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #amsterdam #netherlands

Bridge Life #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #amsterdam #netherlands #canal

Steeple #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #amsterdam #netherlands

Silent Sunday #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #amsterdam #netherlands #silentsunday

Viking Raiders #fofo #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #amsterdam #netherlands

What Did He Say? #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #amsterdam #netherlands

All Along the Watchtower #fofo #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #amsterdam #netherlands

Social Climber #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #amsterdam #netherlands

This way to the "coffee shop" #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #amsterdam #netherlands