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Scratched Element

@scratchedelement.bsky.social

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🏚️So, you've come back. 🫂I'm so glad you could join me, 🚦That little voice in your head. 👁️Replace your eyes with mine and 🏭I'll show you how things really are. Original photography daily 📍 Grand Rapids, MI https://www.instagram.com/scratchedelement

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · May 23

Now I'm not just in your walls, I'm on them too. You can now buy prints of my work.
scratchedelement.darkroom.com
High quality museum grade 100% cotton paper, as well as high contrast metal and framed shots, shipped straight to you. 🫵
Prices are low now, but act fast because nothing lasts forever. 👁️

A selection of varied and beautiful art for your loyal consumption

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 10h

A man speaks enthusiastically about Palestine on a stage behind a podium

A "don't tread on me" flag altered to feature Randy from Trailer Park Boys saying "FRIG OFF"

A shot of protestors in motion during a march, carrying anti-ICE, anti-Trump signs and others

A large group of people lined up at an intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan, featuring Van Andel Arena in the background.

Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 15h

yeah there were a few people there 📍Grand Rapids, MI #nokings #photography #streetphotography #grandrapids #michigan #freepalestine

A narrow angle shot of a crowd of people holding various signs protesting the Trump regime.

A line of priests on their knees in the street in front of a large crowd of protestors

A speaker advocates for Palestine under a covered stage in front of a crowd of people

An old man wearing a cute frog hat holds a sign reading "NO CONS, NO CROWNS, NO KINGS"

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Erika Lee Sears @erikaleesears.bsky.social · 1d

Night Lights #art #oilpainting

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Dan Hintz @danielhintz.bsky.social · 1d

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 1d

📷📸 Things used to be so simple. Input A expect output B. Now there's a whole new mess of signals to worry about. Voltages cross contaminating lines, frequency interface, social engineering. Protect your precious secrets with 256-bit AES encryption. #photography #art

Cylindrical vents on top of a nondescript brick structure.

A power transmission line terminates next to a softball field in a park. Overhead lighting keeps the lines company.

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Mimi_TlRife💙☕️📸🍊🏈🐻⛺️🧳🎮 @mimitlrife.bsky.social · 1d

‘Standing Tall’ (2025)
Two palm trees standing tall on Golden Beach in Venice, Florida for a peaceful landscape photo.

#Scape #Landscape
#ColorADay #BWFri
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
#Photography #Beaches
#VeniceFlorida #thelittlethings
#BlackAndWhitePhoto

A black-and-white photo of two palm trees on a sandy beach in Venice, Florida, June 2025. You can see the ocean in the background as the sun is setting on the right side of the photo.

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 6d

which event?

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 6d

📷📸 This reality is currently under construction. Perception will resume shortly. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Thank you for your patience. #photography #art #liminalspace #nightphotography #surrealism

Wall height windows give a glimpse into an empty but well lit modern building. A tree on the side of the road is barely illuminated by a light unseen.

A look straight up at the side of an American suburban single family home. There's a television antenna affixed to the chimney. The lights are off.

A dull, dark look at the path of a line of transmission wires.

A single light glows in a sleepy neighborhood.

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EdinburghGary @photoscotland.bsky.social · 6d

To infinity.

#Photography #Nikon

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 7d

📷📸 Someone owns this canvas already
But that shouldn't stop us from creating
Take your magic brush and make yourself known
The rules of engagement are clear
Finders keepers Losers weepers
Keep your eyes peeled for any creepers
I'll have your back but make it quick #photography #art #nightphotography

The back of a billboard at night. The face is illuminated but unseen.

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🪱𝔼𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕙🪱 -COMMISSIONS OPEN- @oddoblivion.bsky.social · 7d

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 11d

📷📸 A knight of the arts.
A hunter who seeks prey many cannot see.
A misunderstood outlaw.
Call yourself whatever you want. Your fate is the same either way.
#photography #art #selfie

A photographer cloaked in black points their glass eye at a mirror. The image is not inverted.

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XGremlinsHavePicturesX @xgremlinshavepicsx.bsky.social · 14d

#BlackAndWhitePhotograpy
#noirphotography
#photoart
#monochrome
#monochrome
#bnw_captures #noir #bw_lover #blackwhite #monoart #mono #monochromatic #noiretblanc #bnw_globe #bnwmood #minimal #bnwsouls

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 15d

Open the shutter and #relax for today's #BlueSkyArtShow. It's easy when it's dead calm with crisp cool air about and no mosquitoes. #infrared #ir #fullspectrum #photography #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #reflections #longexposure

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 16d

📷📸 To be to be hated by someone who doesn't even know you exist, despised simply for being, watching them jump at even the implication that you're still breathing. I know the feeling. So keep riling them up, because you'll always have an ally in me. #photography #art #nightphotography

The shadowed side of a utility pole at dusk. A single light is attached to it. The lamp is the same color as the residual glow of the sun.

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◘Trash Photography @trashbuffphoto.bsky.social · 17d

Like opening a portal to the sky

#Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #PhotographersofBlueSky #art #photo #IRPhotography

Photo of a bright blue sky with a few white clouds floating around. The frame is outlined with tree branches covered in purple/red leaves creating a natural border in the center for the sky.

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JMFenner @jmfenner.bsky.social · 18d

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 18d

📷📸 Today is your time to mourn, but it is not time to cry. That will come later. When you stumble upon something of hers that she lost that she will never find again. #photography #art #liminalspace #nightphotography

The glow of sundown behind an industrial warehouse. Something unseen is partially blocking the rays.

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 19d

📷📸 A distant battle rages on
Its outcome will decide your fate
You hear no shots, see no viscera, will not be invited to see the graves of your heroes
The only signs are the fires on the horizon
And the approaching thunder
If only there was something you could do
#photography #art

The ceiling of a shopping mall. Outside the large window the world is burning hot. The interior will follow sooner or later.

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 20d

📷📸 Once a friend always a friend. I will find you when you are lost in the dark, when you need it the most. Everyone needs a guardian angel. #photography #art #nightphotography #liminalspace

The locked door of an unmarked building somewhere. A friendly looking stuffed native American stands behind the glass, motionless.

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John David Fawcett @headbaby.com · 21d

Sharing for #imageandverse Sunday. Barbed wire cuts the sky, a chain-link barrier rising from shadows. Fear and hatred forge cages, yet the stark image calls us to resist walls that never should exist.

#photography #eastcoastkin

The photograph is a stark black and white image of a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire, reaching diagonally across the frame under a turbulent, cloud-filled sky. The perspective tilts upward, making the fence and razor-like barbed wire loom menacingly, as if biting into the horizon. The wire twists and knots form jagged silhouettes against the pale backdrop of the sky, evoking a sense of imprisonment and hostility. The weathered steel pole that supports the fence leans slightly, suggesting both endurance and strain. Overlaying the image in bold, white typewriter-style font is a three-line poem: “Steel teeth bite the sky / Fear builds walls where none belong / Hearts caged by hatred.” The gritty textures, darkened edges, and high contrast between the bleak sky and the black wire create an atmosphere of oppression and resistance, making the visual and written elements merge into a visceral commentary on authoritarianism, fear, and the ways hatred builds barriers both physical and emotional. The photo feels both documentary and symbolic, heavy with foreboding, yet alive with the possibility of defiance.

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 21d

📷📸 Stay inside. Keep the locks tight. Don't rock the boat. The coast looks clear but it's just an illusion. It's getting so hot in here but it's nothing compared to their burning torches. I've made so many friends in here, it's good enough for me. #photography #art #nightphotography #liminalspace

Looking out the window at night. No signs of movement so far.

Looking out the window at night. Things seem quiet.

Looking out the window at night. I fear I may have spoken too soon.

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Gino Cittadini @gino-c-photo.bsky.social · 22d

Few weeks of black and white street photography.
#streetphotography #street #streetphotographer #streetphotos #fujifilm #fuji #fujifeed #fujilove #fujilovers #fujilens #fujifilmxe4 #myfujilove #myfuji #fujilovegear #spicollective #ssicollaborative #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephoto

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Scratched Element @scratchedelement.bsky.social · 22d

📷📸 Why can't things ever be easy? A solid path forward is all that I ask. Just one continuous assured trip through everything, where you know exactly where you'll end up and when. Instead we have to cut through weeds and brush and blow through rock ourselves. What a bother. #photography #art

Sitting on a rail, watching it extend into the distance, first passing under a bridge. The path is laid out for us.

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𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙤 @netto-comdoistes.bsky.social · 23d

𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

#photography #myart #brart #streetphotography #abstractart #sciencefiction #cyberpunk

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