Glad that I ran across and followed this account. These images have inspired me to watch 'Grab a Hunk of Lightning' again this evening #PhotographyInspiration #GrabAHunkOfLightning

These prints inspire me to be a better printer.

Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix warms up after this morning's zero degrees walk #dogs #blackandwhitephotography #winter

Stunning use of light and lines

#Scape to shut the world off a little. #winter #snow #urbantrails #eastcoastkin

An 8 x 10 print of Nitro on @ilfordphoto.com Multigrade V RC paper, in the print washer that Nitro got me for my birthday to use for contact sheets, etc. For gallery work I have archival washer from Versalab. #dogs #PrintYourWork #FilmPhotography #PrintYourWork #FilmPhotography

"Silicon Valley is full of tyrants of the quantifiable. For decades, its oligarchs have preached that our criteria for what we do and how we do it should be convenience, efficiency, productivity, profitability." Hat tip to @simonlowephoto.bsky.social for sharing. Thank you!

Shout out to the Parks Canada staff for the tremendous job they've done in training the Bison of Elk Island National Park! #wildlife

"health plans often claim they will be forced to slash benefits when they aren't satisfied with CMS payments. But that rarely happens, he said. "The plans can still make money," he said. "They mostly are very profitable, just not as profitable as shareholders expected." www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...

youtube.com/shorts/Adoqy... #dogs

My bank account wishes I hadn't seen this 😉 youtu.be/CLuL2F99QMs?... #35mmNoctilux

We're staying local with our next community focus interview and talking to Negative Development in Manchester. They oficially open their new darkroom this Friday 30th Jan at 6pm so make sure you go along if you can! https://www.ilfordphoto.com/community-focus-negative-development/ @negative.dev

www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n... #NoAI #PaperNotScreen #Analog #PenAndPaper #handwriting

Honored that Photo Artfolio accepted my award-winning image 'City of Light' for its exhibit B & W: The Poetry of Light and Shadow. Scan of gelatin silver print on @ilfordphoto.com paper. The story:: www.bobsoltys.net/musings/2026... #Paris #BlackandWhitePhotography #FilmPhotography #KodakTri-X

“I was only following orders” was not a successful defense at the Nuremberg trials, either.

Have you ever heard of #heiligenschein? That means holy light in German and is a phenomenon that appears when you look down at your #shadow and see a glowing light - like a #halo - around your head. It often happens when the ground is wet. buff.ly/azCeViZ 📸 Jan Curtis.

We're lucky to have so many beautiful images shared with us that you make on our films. When we get a lot of questions about a particular image we like to go back to the photographer and ask them to share how they made it. @flyingmachines_ https://www.ilfordphoto.com/i-got-picture-jamie-fitzel/

schengenvisainfo.com/news/etias-w... #ETIAS #travel

Wünderbar!

Chemist Karl Ernst Claus was born #OTD in 1796. Klaus discovered the element ruthenium in 1844, naming it after the Latin for Russia. Today, ruthenium is found in electrical contacts in your mobile phone and on the tip of fountain pen nibs ✒️

Better image of last night's snow in Lakewood, Ohio. Using a lower ISO of 800 on my M11 Monochrom kept the streetlight from overpowering the icicle. #LakewoodOhio #WinterStormFern #NightPhoto #LeicaM11M #Icicle #BlackandWhite

Icicles hang from a street lamp tonight in Lakewood, Ohio. #NightPhotography #Icicle #January2026WinterStorm #WinterStorm #LakewoodOhio

Congratulations to the Renaud Brothers for their documentary, #ArmedOnlyWithACamera, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Short Film 🎉 Streaming now on HBO. Watch the trailer 👇

Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix makes his way through today's snow in Lakewood Ohio #dogs #snowstorm

It's 9 degrees here in New York, and a quick trip to the store brings to mind the Russian adverb used to say 'It's cold' -- холодно (khólodno) -- in which the vowels seem to be congealing as you say them. www.youtube.com/shorts/TvSY-...

The International Owl Center continues free online lectures by owl experts. Today's session covers Barred Owls and Spotted Owls; Upcoming sessions February 1 and 8 at 2pm CT discuss Barn Owls and Short-eared Owls #owls #birds #InternationalOwlCenter www.internationalowlcenter.org/virtualexper...

We went for a drive and found some covered bridges. (Oregon has many!) 1. Hoffman Bridge 2. Gilkey Bridge 3. Shimanek Bridge 4. Hannah Bridge 📷 Super Fujica 6 🎞️ Ilford Pan-F 🧪 FX-55 📍 Somewhere in Oregon #mediumformat #filmisnotdead #analogphotography #bnwfilm #bwfilmphotography #filmphotography

No A.i. or Photoshop. Just a pouring rain on my car windshield! Took this in Biograd-na-Moru, Croatia #canonphotography #shotoncanon #canonm50 #photography #streetphotography #croatia #hrvatska #biogradnamoru #dalmatia #travelphotography

Did you know? ✍️ We celebrate today because it’s John Hancock’s birthday! 📜 https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-handwriting-day-january-23 #NationalHandwritingDay #NationalDayCalendar #CelebrateEveryDay

www.gadgetreview.com/is-your-ring... "Ring’s existing “Community Requests” feature, where police ask users to voluntarily share footage. once you click “yes” to help solve that package theft, your footage enters Flock’s ecosystem where federal access is built into the system’s structure."

Bon week-end à tous. Have a good weekend everyone!

The best of "Signs That Clearly Gave Up on Being Polite" www.aol.com/articles/20-...

2) #JohnHancock 's courageous signature is a lasting symbol of standing firmly for one’s beliefs, and National #Handwriting Day honors him by reminding us what we commit to writing—especially words of truth, testimony, and encouragement—can endure and influence generations. #NationalHandwritingDay

1) January 23 is the birthday of John Hancock, whose life of service and notable signature inspired National #Handwriting Day. John Hancock was a Founding Father, President of the Continental Congress, and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. familyschool.org/spotlight/ha...

Be aware of the privacy implications of signing up for these databases. www.cleveland19.com/2025/12/03/c... #ReadyNotify #privacy

Fascinating youtu.be/CSFRZVb_qj0?... #Leica

Hi stargazers! Tonight, look for the constellation #Orion the Hunter. It’s a constant companion on winter evenings in the Northern Hemisphere and on summer nights in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s probably the easiest #constellation to spot thanks to its iconic Belt. 🌌🔭 buff.ly/skub5xt 📸 A. Shaikh.

Amidst heightened tensions with the United States, Danish authorities have instructed their civil servants to disable this [Bluetooth] wireless connection, which can be easily intercepted. We'll explain how.

Le 21 janvier, Le roi de France Louis XVI est guillotiné place de la Révolution (place de la Concorde).

"Top tip: Adopt the mindset of photographing on film: take less, think more."

www.nj.com/education/20... handwriting!

Great story that evokes fond memories of playing hockey and skating on frozen ponds east of my parents' house in Gary Indiana chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2026...

London show of Lee Miller photographs is fundraising to save thousands of her negatives www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/l...

A ray of sunshine lights up the living room as Nitro relaxes after his morning walk #dogs #sunbeam

Stunning capture of a bridge I wish I'd photographed during my officer training. Nicely done!

Possible effect on vote by mail, tax filing: Limited pickups at many postal locations; Mail now often travels farther to regional processing centers which apply a postmark, the postmark date does not inherently or necessarily align with the date you mail the item. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/31/u...

Wyoming friends: SAGE Community Arts in Sheridan, Wyoming included my image of Nitro and his veterinarian in its upcoming juried exhibit "Black and White" from January 20 - March 7. I will attend the January 29 artists' reception via Zoom link. Photo © 2025 Bob Soltys All Rights Reserved

📸 Robert Doisneau. Les chats de Bercy 1974. Paris 12e

26 rules for 2026 according to The Stoics.

Wow!