December Farm Sunrise // Saratoga County, New York

Moon Giant // Grafton Lakes State Park

Cascade Lake // #Adirondacks

Sunrise on Mill Pond | Grafton, New York.

#AlbanyNY Lights

Nipper Sunrise Series // #AlbanyNY

Winter Nocturne // Grafton Lakes State Park

A cold sunrise over the 19th-century ruins of a brick and stone outbuilding along a former Erie Canal alignment in Waterford. Buildings like this once served the locks, towpaths, and work yards that kept the canal moving through the upper Hudson corridor.

Washington Park Snow // #AlbanyNY

Portal // Grafton Lakes State Park

Happy Thanksgiving Thank you for supporting John Bulmer Photography, Restoration Obscura, and the book this year. I appreciate everyone who follows the work and shares the stories. Wishing you a warm and meaningful holiday. — John

State Street Rain // #AlbanyNY Rain isn’t the absence of color; it’s the paintbrush that draws with existing light.

First Light in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, #AlbanyNY

The sky is beginning to feel winter clear. Andromeda and the North America Nebula were bright tonight, set against that cold, steady clarity that comes with the first hints of the season. #DarkSky

Perseid (Shooting Star) over Waterford, captured from the Peeble’s Island.

Good morning: Sunrise in the pine barrens of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.

Easton // New York

Golden hour on the Collar City waterfront. #TroyNY

Nipper watches the sunrise over the #AlbanyNY skyline.

Ariane 6 Plume over Upstate New York.

Forest Nocturne // Grafton, New York

🍁 October Gold Geyser Creek, Spa State Park #SaratogaSprings

Luminance // Colarusso Island // Tomhannock

My newest article for Restoration Obscura.

Sunrise on Second Pond | Grafton, New York

North Island // Tomhannock

The Restoration Obscura Field Guide Podcast returns with The Abair Bigfoot Incident. 🎧 Listen now on all major streaming platforms.

The galactic core of the Milky Way rises over the Dickinson Hill Fire Tower in Grafton, New York. I added a red light illuminating the lookout cab for added contrast.

Golden Hour // Tomhannock

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 Autumn in Upstate New York.

Golden Hour // Halfmoon, New York

This Week’s Restoration Obscura Feature: Exploring Albany’s Underground: Ghost Routes Under New York’s Capitol City Now streaming everywhere you get podcasts or open.substack.com/pub/restorat... #AlbanyNY | #RestorationObscura

Iris // Grafton Lakes State Park

The ghost trees of Giant’s Washbowl, #Adirondacks.

Paint Mine Falls. // John Boyd Thacher State Park

Autumn Sunrise | Halfmoon, New York #fallvibes, #fall

Milky Way Rising Over the Grafton Peace Pagoda

Gold // Easton, New York

Forest Giant // Grafton Lakes State Park

Dawn Sky // Greenwich, New York

A crew team cuts through the morning fog on the Hudson River just north of the #AlbanyNY boat launch.

Peak color from Giant in the #Adirondacks.

Sunset on the Dillbrook in Rensselaer County. #fall, #fallvibes

Autumn in John Boyd Thacher State Park

Night Ruins | Saratoga County, NY 19th-century canal-era structure lit with concealed LED panels. The red light sharpens form and adds tension, revealing what still holds. Part of the ghost infrastructure left behind as canal routes shifted. #RestorationObscura #UrbanExploration

Fall officially begins today at 2:19 PM (EDT) Fall officially begins on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 2:19 PM (EDT). That’s the moment of the autumnal equinox, when the sun crosses the celestial equator and daylight balances with night. #autumnequinox #AutumnVibes #Autumn

First Light // Tomhannock

September Sunrise // Halfmoon, New York

Sunset Time Lapse // Easton, New York

Waves of Morning Fog // Brunswick, New York