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Photography and politics from New York City. 🇺🇦 (He, him). Photos by me, unless I repost someone else. Thanks for looking!
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The wooden angel, “Spirit of Gaiety,” by Hibbert C. Binney (1904) once graced the Gaiety Theatre in London's west-end. Now at the V&A, London.
#BlueskyArtShow #Art #Sculpture #Photography
#Angels
A winged angel made of gilded teak holds a trumpet in its left hand.
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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A reminder that summer will return. #TopiaryThursday #BlueskyArtShow #Photography #Parks #London
Two horizontal paths in a park alternate with grassy areas. A few pedestrians are passing trees cut to look like tall cones.
February 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Salvatore Albano’s, The Fallen Angels, aka The Rebel Angels (1893). It must once have been considered high-minded, but looks gloriously weird to me!
#BlueskyArtShow #Photography #Art #BrooklynMuseum #NYC #Sculpture #Weirdness
Three fallen angels, carved in white marble, and a fourth figure in the base of the sculpture, made of dark stone. Three naked figures of angels, carved in white marble, arranged in a confused jumble of wings and limbs. A dark marble figure at the base of a sculpture, crushed by the enormity of his wrondoing and the marble figures above, which weigh down upon him.
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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"Eternal Flame" (2020 - 2024) by Paul Ramirez Jonas, was a shrine and communal space dedicated to grilling food. Located at Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, there were five bbq stations.
#Art #Photography #NYC #Sculpture #BlueskyArtShow
A five=sided concrete structure contains 5 grilling stations and the words "Eternal Flame" written in a central obelisk.
February 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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A series of Moorish arches at La Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain — a church which, long ago, was a mosque.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekFForFramed
#Churches
#Photography
A series of red and white arches supported by slender columns divide and frame the interior of a church.
February 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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The Hudson River and New Jersey palisades, with sound.
#BlueskyMonday #Photography #Hudson
February 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Sept. 2024, before completion of work to restore Notre Dame.
#Paris #Photography #GothicCathedrals #Architecture
The front of Notre Dame cathedral, cleaned after a disastrous fire. There is a red crane leaning over on the left, and a long temporary wall in the plaza describes renovation work to be done.
February 9, 2026 at 5:48 AM
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Pipers in kilts! Warming up before a procession at the New York County courthouse. Should we have a dram before they play?
#HumansOfNYC #Photography #Bagpipes #NYC #Art #Kilts
Nine people, all in green plaid kilts and white shirts, stand in a circle facing each other; all except one hold a bagpipe. They are in a grassy area with trees and park benches.
February 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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A newly married couple and their pet sleep soundly in this stained glass panel at the Victoria & Albert museum, London. Excellent colors, bold design. Lower Rhine, Germany c.1520
#StainedGlassSunday #Photography #Art
A stained glass image of Tobias and Sarah asleep on their wedding night. Their blanket is a rich lapis blue and a small dog sleeps at their feet.
February 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Looks like some sort of confrontation.
#FoodOnFriday #Photography #StillLife #Fruit
There are 3 pears on a table. Two, standing upright, are gold and red and one, lying on its side, is green and red. One of the gold and red ones has rushed to defend the honor of the third.
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Massive sycamore divides into three trunks at about the 6 foot mark.
#NYC-Trees #Photography
#Bronx #TreesOnThursday
#Sycamores
A mature sycamore beside a sidewalk branches into three main trunks, then into hundreds of smaller branches. The branches which form the crown are white, and dark gray near the ground.
February 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Here’s one from the iphone archive. #Longnecks #BirdOfTheDay #Heron
#Photography #Bronx
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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Canal Street Station: there is randomness here, but there is also order.
#StreetPhotography #Subway #NYC #SliceOfLife
View of an entrance to the Canal Street Subway station, which is decorated with tiles making a Greek key design and the large word "SUBWAY.' There are two people going downstairs, and two people going up. There are numerous people in a large space downstairs, looking in different directions, leaning against a white tiled wall, facing a map, looking at cell phones, and waiting. They are dispersed in the waiting area, not crowded together, and will go through a turnstile -- which is hidden behind a column -- when a train arrives.
February 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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#Photography #Roses #MenWhoLoveFlowers #FlowersInFebruary
A yellow rose in front of a large white Gerber daisy green leaves, and other small white flowers
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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#SundayScape #Photography #NYC #ItsColdOutside #Footprints
There are two benches facing the Hudson River at twilight, surrounded by snow. There are footprints in the snow. The sky is almost cloudless and red at the horizon. Across the river is a long vista of cliffs. In the foreground are low bushes and trees devoid of leaves. The river is covered with ice and snow.
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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#Clouds #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #NYC
There are three houses with gray rooftops, bare tree branches in front and behind them, electrical wires strung in front, and above, filling two thirds of the picture, are wispy, white and pink clouds in a light blue sky.
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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On the subway, a young woman tries to calm her two dogs. It’s hard to get used to the noise and rumble!
#Subway #NYC #CuteDogs #Puppies
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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The Mezze Filistini platter at Al-Badawi includes hummus, babaghanoush, muhammarah, tabbouleh, salata tahuna & labneh. That covers pretty much all vegetarian food groups.
#FoodOnFriday #NYC #MiddleEasternCuisine
A mixed platter of vegetarian dips including roasted eggplant, a spicy yogurt dish, hummus with chickpeas, roasted red peppers, tabbouleh, and tahini.
January 30, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Grant's Tomb, near Riverside Park, on Flag Day.
This is to remind us that maintaining death squads that kidnap people and execute protesters was not part of our culture until now. Perhaps it isn't too late to make some changes.
#NYC #Grant'sTomb #Photography #Kindness #Integrity #Decency
Grant's tomb has a square floor plan on the first floor, with Doric columns, and the entrance is flanked with two large eagle sculptures. On the second level, there is a circular colonnade, with Ionic columns, topped with a cone. There are flags and bunting draped on the front to celebrate Flag Day.
January 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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A musician on the elevated No. 1 train as it heads south in the morning. Music for a while shall all your cares beguile. Or so we have been told!
#Purcell #SubwayMusicians #NYC #Music #Photography
Man in country hat playing guitar on a subway train.
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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For railroad bridge aficionados, this is the bridge in open position. Photo taken through the dirty window of a passenger train.
#NYC #TheBronx #Photography #Bridges
#Scape #SpuytenDuyvilBridge
An iron bridge with its middle section swung open over a large body of water.
January 23, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Used for rail traffic, the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is one of several bridges connecting Manhattan and the Bronx. Built in 1900, it is located at the northern tip of Manhattan. This view is from Metro North's Spuyten Duyvil Station.
#Scape #Photography #Railroads #NYC #Bridges
#Infrastructure
An iron railroad swing bridge -- its central section swings open to allow boats to pass.
January 23, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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I always tip the barista at Laughing Man Coffee, where you might get a lotus, rose or pine tree design in your cup.
#FoodOnFriday #Photography #NYC #Coffee
A flat white coffee has milk, but isn't too foamy. A server has made a flower design with the steamed milk. Next to the flat white is a ceramic cup filled with unground coffee beans.
January 23, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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This home oil delivery driver added a motto to his truck,
"No Sleep Till Brooklyn" because Brooklyn deliveries were the last ones on his route.
#Photography #Workers #NYC #TruckDrivers
A truck driver stands proudly next to his shiny red and green fuel delivery tank truck. The truck has a massive chrome bumper and radiator grill in the front. Above them on another piece of chrome are written the words "No Sleep Till Brooklyn."
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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Short order cook wearing requisite rubber gloves and cap.
#Photography #WorkingPeople #NYC #Cooks #NobilityOfWorkingPeople
A short order cook poses for a portrait. He wears a cap, white uniform, and rubber gloves required by city law.
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 AM