Next book - likely to be the first book finished for the new year. Would you believe I’ve never read a #StephenKing before? Picked this #firstedition up from our #localbookstore. #menread #reading #horror

Also beat my 18th #videogame for the year on my #Playdate: #Diora. Isometric 3D on this tiny system that could, best and most rewarding puzzler I’ve played in ages. #indiegames

Completed Book 37 for 2025 yesterday. Found this compilation of Shirley Jackson’s stories to be tense, a mix of horror-in-the-mundane and an exploration of microaggressions at a time when we had no term for them. Drew parallels between her work & Jordan Peele’s. #menread #reading #shortstories

Following up last week’s post about my 2024 roadtrip with a post re: my 2025 trip: obscura-works.com/2025/12/two-... #roadtrip #filmphotography #darkroom #photography #artisapractice #artasapractice #fjcruiser #roadsideamerica #roadsideattraction #steinbeck #travelswithcharley #bluehighways

The ghosts that haunt my subconscious, Part VI. Cyanotype of Gameboy Camera original, printed on Washi. #mentalhealth #loss #memories #nostalgia #death #losingpeople #funeral #home #whatishome #pain #existentialcrisis #roadtrip #cyanotype #art #concept #altpro #alternativeprocessphotography

Let's normalize saying "Bon Hiver" this time of year. We watched the Northern Exposure episode where they say this the other night, and it felt good to think about celebrating — instead of cursing — the winter season. "Bon Hiver" means "Good Winter," which is a lovely sentiment. Whaddya say?

Just finished Taria & Como for the #Playdate- an amazing physics-based platformer w/ an all-Black cast w/ characters who have disabilities and tics prominently & proudly addressed! So glad to see #indie #games represent a broader, #inclusive audience in ways AAA games fail to again & again. #gaming

Finally found time to write about my first #roadtrip: obscura-works.com/2025/12/two-... #2024roadtripak2l48 #hotsprings #filmphotography #developingfilm #darkroom #photography #artisapractice #artasapractice #alaska #fjcruiser #roadsideamerica #roadsideattraction #steinbeck #travelswithcharley

Well that’s curious. My #WiiU just did a System Update. My 13-year-old game console just did a system update. Huh.

A friend from Alaska traveled to her parents' home in WV, and this was on their door when she arrived today. Too funny.

Ran a 2-day, 10-hour Cyanotype workshop this weekend as a #fundraiser for the #UAF #Art photo program… #altpro #cyanotype #blueprints #alternativeprocessprinting #darkroom #constructionpaper #cardstock #plants #hoytarboretum #cyanotypetoning #alternativeprocess #alaska #fairbanks #artworkshops

Ran a 2-day, 10-hour Cyanotype workshop this weekend as a #fundraiser for the #UAF #Art photo program… #altpro #cyanotype #blueprints #alternativeprocessprinting #darkroom #projectsafeguard #pyramids #northdakota #cyanotypetoning #alternativeprocess #handmade #alaska #fairbanks #artworkshops

Fort Courage Pancake House, Arizona. Rendered in 14,334 pixels on a Gameboy Camera. #gameboy #gameboycamera #nintendo #roadsideamerica #roadsideattraction #route66 #arizona #vintage #retro #kitsch #art #artsy #quirky #pixel #pixelart #lowres

Fort Courage Pancake House, Arizona. Rendered in 14,334 pixels on a Gameboy Camera. #gameboy #gameboycamera #nintendo #roadsideamerica #roadsideattraction #route66 #arizona #vintage #retro #kitsch #art #artsy #quirky #pixel #pixelart #lowres

Giganticus Headicus, Arizona..cus. Rendered in 14,334 pixels on a Gameboy Camera. #gameboy #gameboycamera #nintendo #roadsideamerica #roadsideattraction #route66 #arizona #vintage #retro #giganticusheadicus #kitsch #art #artsy #quirky #pixel #pixelart #lowres

Crummy day made better my beating #Kirby: Rainbow Curse on the #WiiU.

I Kirby’d too hard and broke my circle pad. #kirby #gamer #3ds

Fort Bayard, New Mexico. 6/2025. JCH 400 Streetpan in a Mamiya 7. #newmexico #darkroom #analog #filmphotography #jchstreetpan400 #fortbayard #abandoned #falloutvibes #fallout #ruralexploration #urbex #history #buffalosoldiers #tuberculosis #sanitorium #pow #wwii

Man up. Get a vasectomy.

Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site, Montana. 6/2024. JCH Streetpan, Mamiya 7. #superfund #environment #mining #remediation #anaconda #montana #film #filmisnotdead #irphotography #infrared #r72 #silvergelatinprint #darkroom #homedarkroom #ecologicaldisaster #smelter

Beat HotD: Overkill with my son tonight. One of my favorite on-rails shooters out there! Had a real fun time revisiting this classic #gaming #houseofthedead #railshooter

Finished reading #ArtandFear, required reading I assigned for my Fine Art Seminar course. Just realized today how much my creativity has been on life support the last month or so. Must create!!

Book 31 for 2025. #agustinabazterrica #unworthy #menread #read #books

Thompson Pass, Shrouded, 10/5/25. Fujifilm xPro-3. I had hoped that when leaving Valdez that the clouds would open up to show the spectacular views of the alpine plain for my visiting friends, #valdez #landscape #fog #mist #alaska #mountains #thompsonpass #mountainpass #abyss #awe

#3DPrinted some #gameboy game holders and I’m pretty excited about the result. Even holds my 7 (!!) #gameboycamera

Finding a home amongst the ever-changing silt, Valdez Glacier Lake, 10/5/25. Fujifilm xPro-3. #balance #harmony #rock #glacier #glacialsilt #silt #alaska #valdez #valdezglacier #home #mentalhealth #calm #xpro3 #abstract #concept

Balance, Valdez Glacier Lake, 10/5/25. Fujifilm xPro-3. The dreary day gave us some beautiful light and contrast to play with once we got out to the glacial lake. #valdez #glacier #valdezglacier #alaska #arctic #ice #snow #mist #moody #coastal #princewilliamsound #reflection #awe #mountains

Reflection, Valdez Glacier Lake, 10/5/25. Fujifilm xPro-3. The dreary day gave us some beautiful light and contrast to play with once we got out to the glacial lake. #valdez #glacier #valdezglacier #alaska #arctic #ice #snow #mist #moody #coastal #princewilliamsound #reflection #awe #mountains

Sugarloaf, Valdez, Alaska. 10/5/2025. Fujifilm xPro-3. This mountain deserves a much more magnificent name than “Sugarloaf”. #valdez #fog #mist #moody #gloomy #coastallife #alaska #arctic #mountains #portrait #looming #dramatic #sugarloaf #fujifilm #xpro3

Mineral Creek, Valdez, Alaska. 10/5/25. Fujifilm xPro-3. Just the perfect amount of dreary this early morning in Valdez. #princewilliamsound #valdez #alaska #mineralcreek #symmetry #snow #ice #mountains #fog #atmosphere #moody #coastalliving #north

Phew! Finally finding some time to think about the last month, all I’ve done, and everything it’s meant to me, especially participating in Cozy Collective Artisan Market! #artmarket #artisanmarket #cozycollective #alaska #fairbanks #artisapractice #artasapractice #artsales #humbled #shocked

Excited to offer this #cyanotype #workshop through @uafsummersessions this next month as a fundraiser for the #photoprogram at @uafairbanks ! I’ll be doing this workshop pro bono with all my regular compensation going directly to purchasing #darkroom and digital #photo supplies and equipment!

“Mushroom Cloud over Badwater Basin” has been selected for “Living Image 2025/26” at @thehalideproject in #Philadelphia! #badwaterbasin #mushroomcloud #analog #infrared #art #artexhibit #juriedexhibition #halideproject #darkroom #handmade #alternativeprocess #alternativephotography

Picked up these amazing #pendleton sleeves for my #analoguepocket and #nintendoswitch while I was at #PRGE this weekend. Definitely think I’ll be mobile gaming more b/c of them!

Valdez Harbor in Fog, 10/5/25. Fujifilm x-Pro3. So many great shots from this early morning excursion into the mist. #mist #fog #valdez #alaska #harbor #water #ocean #princewilliamsound #balance #symetry #calm #peace #zen #relax #quiet

Harbor Fog, Valdez. 10/5/25. Fujifilm x-Pro3. #minimalism #fog #eerie #calm #harbor #valdez #alaska #morning #mist #bird #abstract #harmony #balance #simplicity #travelphotography #richardsonhighway #lonely

Worthington, Reflected. 10/4/25. Fujifilm x-Pro3. #glacier #alaska #ice #snow #rock #glacialwater #environment #shrinkingglaciers #globalwarming #mothernature #spiritual #connectwithnature #eartotheground #art #landscape #richardson #worthingtonglacier

Fog shawl gathered around Termination Dust, Part II, 10/4/2025. Richardson Highway. Had an incredible weekend with Jess & @ryanparker.studio from MT for a brief stint in Alaska. #resilient #alaska #landscape #fujixpro3 #richardsonhighway #valdez #phototrip #terminationdust #fall #elegant #fog

Peeking through, Chugach Mountains, 10/4/25, Richardson Highway. Had an incredible weekend 10 days ago Jess & @ryanparker.studio from Montana for a brief stint in Alaska. #resilient #alaska #landscape #fujixpro3 #richardsonhighway #valdez #phototrip #terminationdust #fall #elegant #fog #quiet

Fog shawl gathered around Termination Dust, 10/4/2025. Richardson Highway. Had an incredible weekend 10 days ago with Jess and @ryanparker.studio from Montana. #resilient #alaska #landscape #fujixpro3 #richardsonhighway #valdez #phototrip #terminationdust #fall #elegant #fog #quiet #calm

Picked up Far: Lone Sails for the Switch on-sale last night. Nearly beat it in a single sitting today. Rare that I play a game for 3+ hours but this was fun / cozy. #gaming #switch #nintendo #gamebeaten #cozygames

Finished designing my third postcard set for @cozycollectiveak and I’m excited to share these three sets of six postcards with you! #resilient #landscape #alaska #alaskan #ice #snow #winter #arctic #lonely #somber #calming #charactertraits #cozycollective #artist #artisanmarket #postcards

St. Louis Cathedral in 14,334 pixels. New Orleans, Louisiana, 6/2025. #pixelated #pixelart #pixelated #gameboy #gameboycamera #nintendo #retrogaming #retro #roadsideattraction #neworleans #stlouiscathedral #travelphotography

Book 28 for the year. #books #reading #menread

World’s Largest Pysanka in 14,336 pixels, Vegreville. Alberta. Gameboy Camera, 5/2025. #ukraine #pysanka #canada #vegreville #alberta #worldslargest #roadsideattraction #quirky #weird #cultural #gameboy #gameboycamera #pixel #pixelart #roadtrip

Lovecraftian Mannequin Nightmare. Another creepy find at UAF Surplus. #foundobjectart #mannequins #cprdummy #uaf #surplus #warehouse #storage #lovecraft #horror #existential #crisis #society #nightmare #halloween

World’s Largest Curling Broom in 14,334 pixels, Whitewood, Saskatchewan. 5/2025. Gameboy Camera. #gameboy #gameboycamera #nintendo #curling #learntocurl #curlak #fairbankscurlingclub #arcticwintergames #awg2026 #u18curling #ice #winter #wintersports #curl #canada #saskachewan

New body of work on my website here (in IG Bio, too): obscura-works.com/portfolio/ro... #gameboy #gameboycamera #nintendo #pixel #pixelart #pixelated #landscapes #roadsideattraction #roadtrip #travel #retrogaming #lowres #lowfi #vintage #cozycollective #artisanmarket

Book 27 for 2025.

Gilman, Colorado; Superfund Site. JCH 400 Street Pan, Mamiya 7 w/ R72 filter. #gilman #colorado #abandoned #urbex #ruralexploration #mining #failures #environmentaldisaster #ecological #superfund #epa #toxic #jchstreetpan400 #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #infrared #infraredphotography #mamiya7