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Justin Bartels

@bartelsphoto.bsky.social

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Citizen of Earth. “Leave it better than you found it”. Visual Artist based in San Diego, California.

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Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Jan 5

Flying through the canyon to Blacks Beach in La Jolla, San Diego County, California. Using the @djiglobal Mini 4 Pro. Original music created with @sunomusic
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#nature #WeAreRoamers #outdoors #drone #djiglobal #natureisbeautiful #droneoftheday #lajolla #sandiego #sunset #skywatcher #skyscape

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Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · 8d

TEXTURA
Our neighborhood Eucalyptus tree in evening light.

#texture #tree #photography #Blueskyartshow

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · 8d

Sunday Break Mode
Shot at the Imperial Sand Dunes in Southern California.
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#sanddunes #desert #socal #california #fashion #photography #blueskyartshow #fashionphotography

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · 9d

Loved our Hawk Walk experience at the Avian Behavior Conservancy in Escondido, California.
#harrishawk #hawk #birdphotography #birdofprey #birdsinflight #raptor #nature #photography #wildlife #blueskyartshow

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · 15d

View of Moorea from the west coast of Tahiti in French Polynesia.
#frencholynesia #tahiti #moorea #blueskyartshow #nature #travel #photography #landscape #landscapephotography

View of Moorea at sunset from the west coast of Tahiti in French Polynesia.

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · 26d

Photos from the SuperGirlPro in Oceanside, California. Top female surfers in a WSL event.
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#blueskyartshow #photography #surfing #surfergirls #oceanside #california

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 19

Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...

Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship!

sign.moveon.org

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 14

Total Soccer Show Question: What would be the best Dortmund starting 11 made up of former players? Holland or Lewendoski?
@grahamruthven.bsky.social @joeclowery.bsky.social

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thank you Brent! Always a challenge to time it just right.

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Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 12

Some liquid gold in Moorea French Polynesia.
Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R6II
#blueskyartshow #photographt #blueskyphotography #sunset #nature #moorea #frenchpolynesia

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 11

@taylorrockwell.bsky.social @grahamruthven.bsky.social @joeclowery.bsky.social can we call a fan of Balogun “Balomaniacs”?

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Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 11

Beautiful!

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 11

Had a beautiful sunset on Labor Day, September 1st, 2025. Shot at Windansea Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
Stills shot with @apple iPhone 15ProMax.
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#djiglobal #sunset #socal #sandiego #california #lajolla #windansea #beach #californiacoast #skypixel #photography #blueskyartshow

Long exposure photo of water crashing over rocks at sunset at Windansea Beach, La Jolla, San Diego, California.

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Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 7

Loved watching the surfers paddle out and charge at Teahupo’o in Tahiti!
Photos shot with @canonusa R6II with 100-400RF.
Video shot with iPhone 15ProMax
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#teahupoo #surf #wave #tahiti #travel #frenchpolynesia #surfing #surfer #surfersparadise #paradise

Naiki Vaast in the barrel at Teahupo’o, Tahiti, French Polynesia.

Naiki Vaast surfing at Teahupo’o, Tahiti, French Polynesia.

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Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 6

Vertical frame Flying the @djiglobal Mini4Pro at Windansea in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
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#windansea #lajolla #sandiego #l#beachlife #california #dji #djiglobal

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 5

Nothing quite like the experience of snorkeling and a Sea Turtle cruises on by! Very undisturbed by our presence as they ate the seaweed and coral. Hopefully this peaceful moments will bring some joy!
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#photography
#seaturtle #underwater #moorea #frenchpolynesia #islandlife #nature #ocean

Sea turtle swimming by coral reef in Moorea, French Polynesia

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you! Used my bodyboard fins on the wood pier.

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Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 3

Flying the @djiglobal.bsky.social Mini4Pro at Windansea in La Jolla, San Diego, California at sunset on Monday night.
#drone #sunset #video #dronevideo #windansea #lajolla #socal #california #surfing

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Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Sep 1

Which one would you paddle into?
Yellow Alert for @wsl Final in Fiji having me think about seeing Teahupo’o in person for the first time. Nothing quite like watching this wave roll on through and spit out from the channel.

#shotwithcanon #teahupoo #tahiti #frenchpolynesia #wave #surf #photography

Surf wave breaking at Teahupo’o in Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Aug 31

This is great!

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Aug 31

“Nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished.” —Lao Tzu
Things become less complex when you embrace the natural world and flow with it.
Shot on the Plage Les Tipaniers on the Island of Moorea in French Polynesia.
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#moorea #frenchpolynesia #travelphotography #vacation #photography

Model on tropical island in Moorea French Polynesia

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Aug 29

One of our Monarch’s being released. Took time to shoot with @canonusa.bsky.social R6II and 85mmRF
#macro #photography #macrophotography #monarchbutterfly #butterfly

Macro detail of monarch butterfly wing scales.

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Aug 28

Being present in the moment is the gift of life. Catching the last rays of the day in Moorea. We got fortunate with a beautiful sunset over Cook’s Bay on the Island of Moorea in French Polynesia.

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#moorea #frenchpolynesia #sunset #vacation #travel #portrait

Model at sunset in Moorea, French Polynesia

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Aug 24

Had fun watching the waves crash on the rocks at sunset last evening at Windansea, La Jolla, San Diego, California.
#photography #sunset #windansea #landscape #seascape

Wave crashing on rocks at Windansea beach in La Jolla California

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Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Aug 19

Water Abstractions…
Watching a beautiful sunset in Tahiti, French Polynesia. I noticed how the sunset reflected off the rippling water and took some snaps at varying shutter speeds.

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#shotwithcanon #shotoncanon #canonusa #tahiti #abstract #abstractphotography #frenchpolynesia #photography

Justin Bartels @bartelsphoto.bsky.social · Aug 17

Tahitian Rainbow at Teahupoo!
At the end of the road you will find some rainbows!
Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R6II with 100-400RF
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#travel #photography #surf #rainbow #tahiti #teahupoo #frenchpolynesia