Pete Checchia ART (work with models)
@brdstrbare.bsky.social
Photographer, art gallerist, lover of life.
This page will be the face of my art photography specializing in my collaborative work with models. My gallery & studio are located in Philly at 733 N. 2nd St. in Northern Liberties.
This page will be the face of my art photography specializing in my collaborative work with models. My gallery & studio are located in Philly at 733 N. 2nd St. in Northern Liberties.
I am working on a series called Women Behind Glass.
These are three images of model Nicole Emma Vaunt from our 2023 shoot. @vauntastic.bsky.social
#art #womenbehindglass #glass #shower #petesart #Vauntastic #Vaunt #NicoleEmmaVaunt
These are three images of model Nicole Emma Vaunt from our 2023 shoot. @vauntastic.bsky.social
#art #womenbehindglass #glass #shower #petesart #Vauntastic #Vaunt #NicoleEmmaVaunt
December 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I am working on a series called Women Behind Glass.
These are three images of model Nicole Emma Vaunt from our 2023 shoot. @vauntastic.bsky.social
#art #womenbehindglass #glass #shower #petesart #Vauntastic #Vaunt #NicoleEmmaVaunt
These are three images of model Nicole Emma Vaunt from our 2023 shoot. @vauntastic.bsky.social
#art #womenbehindglass #glass #shower #petesart #Vauntastic #Vaunt #NicoleEmmaVaunt
Oh so now the Trump Admin & US are pirates. We steal oil in International Waters.
#Venezuela
#Venezuela
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Oh so now the Trump Admin & US are pirates. We steal oil in International Waters.
#Venezuela
#Venezuela
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Trump’s size obsession has put him at odds with the architect, who reportedly argues the 90,000 sq. ft. ballroom would overshadow the 55,000 sq. ft. White House, violating basic architectural principles.
It's, ultimately, another illustration of crumbling checks and balances trib.al/zYiFK4m
It's, ultimately, another illustration of crumbling checks and balances trib.al/zYiFK4m
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Trump’s size obsession has put him at odds with the architect, who reportedly argues the 90,000 sq. ft. ballroom would overshadow the 55,000 sq. ft. White House, violating basic architectural principles.
It's, ultimately, another illustration of crumbling checks and balances trib.al/zYiFK4m
It's, ultimately, another illustration of crumbling checks and balances trib.al/zYiFK4m
Jorge Luis Vega’s
Mariposas Rendezvous.
We are OPEN today! 2pm - 6pm
Pete Checchia Photography & Arts 733 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia PA
Regular hours:
Thursday 5 - 8pm
Friday 5 - 9pm
Saturday - 2 - 9pm
Sunday 2 - 6pm
Mariposas Rendezvous.
We are OPEN today! 2pm - 6pm
Pete Checchia Photography & Arts 733 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia PA
Regular hours:
Thursday 5 - 8pm
Friday 5 - 9pm
Saturday - 2 - 9pm
Sunday 2 - 6pm
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Jorge Luis Vega’s
Mariposas Rendezvous.
We are OPEN today! 2pm - 6pm
Pete Checchia Photography & Arts 733 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia PA
Regular hours:
Thursday 5 - 8pm
Friday 5 - 9pm
Saturday - 2 - 9pm
Sunday 2 - 6pm
Mariposas Rendezvous.
We are OPEN today! 2pm - 6pm
Pete Checchia Photography & Arts 733 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia PA
Regular hours:
Thursday 5 - 8pm
Friday 5 - 9pm
Saturday - 2 - 9pm
Sunday 2 - 6pm
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Mariposas Rendezvous is up and it’s running! The work of Jorge Luis Vega! #art at Pete Checchia Photography & Arts 733 N. 2nd st. in #Philly
#paint #galleryshow #exhibit #PuertoRico
#paint #galleryshow #exhibit #PuertoRico
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Mariposas Rendezvous is up and it’s running! The work of Jorge Luis Vega! #art at Pete Checchia Photography & Arts 733 N. 2nd st. in #Philly
#paint #galleryshow #exhibit #PuertoRico
#paint #galleryshow #exhibit #PuertoRico
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Sometimes photoshoots are just WILD.
Getting colorful with Pete Checchia
Limited available for June on the West Coast!
Booking the Northeast (my first trip into NYC this year August 8 - 11 and only trip to Boston/RI/NH August 12 - 16)
And available in North Carolina ALL of July.
Getting colorful with Pete Checchia
Limited available for June on the West Coast!
Booking the Northeast (my first trip into NYC this year August 8 - 11 and only trip to Boston/RI/NH August 12 - 16)
And available in North Carolina ALL of July.
May 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Sometimes photoshoots are just WILD.
Getting colorful with Pete Checchia
Limited available for June on the West Coast!
Booking the Northeast (my first trip into NYC this year August 8 - 11 and only trip to Boston/RI/NH August 12 - 16)
And available in North Carolina ALL of July.
Getting colorful with Pete Checchia
Limited available for June on the West Coast!
Booking the Northeast (my first trip into NYC this year August 8 - 11 and only trip to Boston/RI/NH August 12 - 16)
And available in North Carolina ALL of July.
And in another stunningly predictable move the Democrats have thrown themselves under the bus.
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
And in another stunningly predictable move the Democrats have thrown themselves under the bus.
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Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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"A vile creature. The worst thing on the face of the earth."
Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn't mince her words when asked about the president in an interview with CNN. Watch—
Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn't mince her words when asked about the president in an interview with CNN. Watch—
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"A vile creature. The worst thing on the face of the earth."
Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn't mince her words when asked about the president in an interview with CNN. Watch—
Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn't mince her words when asked about the president in an interview with CNN. Watch—
They are bunkering down.
Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
They are bunkering down.
Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
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A thousand thanks to photographer Pete Checchia (@brdstrbare.bsky.social) for taking a few minutes during a time of grief to contribute to this obituary for Benita Valente, who left us last week. Additional gratitude to WRTI's @natechinen.bsky.social for tapping me to write it
Benita Valente, acclaimed soprano and Philadelphia icon, dies at 91
Soprano Benita Valente, who died on Oct. 24 at 91, was a singular talent beloved worldwide and adored in Philadelphia. She leaves behind an interwoven legacy of musical excellence and cultural influen...
www.wrti.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A thousand thanks to photographer Pete Checchia (@brdstrbare.bsky.social) for taking a few minutes during a time of grief to contribute to this obituary for Benita Valente, who left us last week. Additional gratitude to WRTI's @natechinen.bsky.social for tapping me to write it
Thank you @brucehodges.bsky.social and @natechinen.bsky.social and WRTI for this lovely testimonial to my amazing Mom and her wonderful life of art, family, and friends. #music #art #benitavalente
A thousand thanks to photographer Pete Checchia (@brdstrbare.bsky.social) for taking a few minutes during a time of grief to contribute to this obituary for Benita Valente, who left us last week. Additional gratitude to WRTI's @natechinen.bsky.social for tapping me to write it
Benita Valente, acclaimed soprano and Philadelphia icon, dies at 91
Soprano Benita Valente, who died on Oct. 24 at 91, was a singular talent beloved worldwide and adored in Philadelphia. She leaves behind an interwoven legacy of musical excellence and cultural influen...
www.wrti.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Thank you @brucehodges.bsky.social and @natechinen.bsky.social and WRTI for this lovely testimonial to my amazing Mom and her wonderful life of art, family, and friends. #music #art #benitavalente
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Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.
October 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.
SO FUCKED UP!
Can someone explain to me how this helps anything? How does this improve flight safety or efficiency? What is the logical reason that employees of Spirit Airlines need to know someone's gender in order to cram them into a tiny seat and lose their luggage?
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/a...
New Trump rule may require airline travelers to assign themselves a gender
Air travelers with a gender-neutral “X” on their passports may now be asked to assign themselves “male” or “female,” under a Trump administration executive order that took effect this...
www.sfchronicle.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
SO FUCKED UP!
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In memory of Benita Valente, who left us last Friday, a first listen to this live recording (c. 1979-83) of Mozart's "Exsultate, jubilate" with The Cleveland Orchestra and conductor James Conlon
Benita Valente sings "Exsultate, jubilate"
YouTube video by kadoguy
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October 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
In memory of Benita Valente, who left us last Friday, a first listen to this live recording (c. 1979-83) of Mozart's "Exsultate, jubilate" with The Cleveland Orchestra and conductor James Conlon
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More Benita Valente, who left us last week: Schubert's "The Shepherd on the Rock."
In addition to the purity of her voice, Donald Wright's clarinet work is a joy, as is Rudolf Serkin on piano. All from the legendary Marlboro Music Festival
In addition to the purity of her voice, Donald Wright's clarinet work is a joy, as is Rudolf Serkin on piano. All from the legendary Marlboro Music Festival
The Shepherd on the Rock, Op. 129 (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D 965)
YouTube video by Benita Valente - Topic
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October 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
More Benita Valente, who left us last week: Schubert's "The Shepherd on the Rock."
In addition to the purity of her voice, Donald Wright's clarinet work is a joy, as is Rudolf Serkin on piano. All from the legendary Marlboro Music Festival
In addition to the purity of her voice, Donald Wright's clarinet work is a joy, as is Rudolf Serkin on piano. All from the legendary Marlboro Music Festival
My beautiful Mom.
www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
BENITA VALENTE Obituary (2025) - New York, NY - New York Times
View BENITA VALENTE's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
www.legacy.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My beautiful Mom.
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www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
