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Charles Rutheiser

@charlesrutheiser.bsky.social

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Mad Social Scientist, phenomenographer and writer of gothic neo-noir thriller novel MYSTERIES OF THE GREAT CITY (2023) and non-fiction IMAGINEERING ATLANTA (1996). Baltimorean. All images mine except for repost or when noted

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 23h

Two burgers and an order of fries, please

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 1d

Fancy pastry from Baltimore’s Dear Leon Cafe

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#WeekOforOpulent
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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 2d

#TagTuesday
#Colouraday
#BlueTue
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersofBluesky

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JulieW67 @juliew67.bsky.social · 2d

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekOForOpulent
Manchester Cathedral

A photo of inside Manchester Cathedral.
Either side of the room are several tall decorative stone archways.
Seats are placed either side looking towards the grand ornate pipes of the cathedral's hold and silver organ that are high up on the wall above a decoratively carved wooden entrance to another section.
I took the photo on top of a shiny table that gives a puddle like reflection of the cathedral

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 2d

Bedazzled baby Buddha, Las Vegas

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#WeekOforOpulent
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Ornamented and colorful statute of a baby Buddha

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JulieW67 @juliew67.bsky.social · 4d

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekNForNight ##ClassicMono
Piccadilly Gardens Manchester

A black and white photo.
A large curved concrete wall next to Piccadilly Gardens Manchester.
On the top half is a long and of Neon lights in an angular star 'chain'
It is night time and the lights are shining brightly as a young woman wearing black walks past in a blur

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 3d

Thx!

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 3d

Casa Milà atrium

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#WeekNforNights
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Night shot of the atrium at the Casa Milà in Barcelona

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Shibui Shashin @shibui-shashin.bsky.social · 6d

Dark alley lit by street lamps - Sitges, Spain

#night #alley #streetlamp #Sitges #urbangaze #cityscape #scape #classicMono #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights

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Lorraine Inglis @lorraineinglisd.bsky.social · 5d

Steps in the light ⚫️⚪️

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#AlphabetChallenge #photography #EastCoastKin
#classicmono #monochrome
#BlackAndWhitePhotography
#ColorADay #BWFri

The front of a building on a dark night with flights of stairs illuminated.

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 6d

Tuscan countryside

#Scape
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersofBluesky

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FotoDeFer @fotodefer.bsky.social · 7d

📌 Razón de ser
(Raison d'être)

#FotoDeFer #Asturias #UrbanGaze
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Art
#Monochrome #BlackAndWhite
#Photography #Photo #Fotografía #Foto #ByN #B&W #BlancoyNegro #Black&White #StreetPhotography
#Minimalism #Minimal #Scape

El título 'Razón de Ser' convierte el descenso en una búsqueda de propósito fundamental. La figura se retira de la luz trascendente para aplicar su entendimiento en el mundo sombrío, probando el sentido práctico de la existencia. La barandilla actúa como la guía racional, el principio inmutable que asegura la coherencia y la certeza en un camino que, aunque oscuro, está imbuido de voluntad consciente.

La imagen refleja una decisión existencial: no basta con contemplar la verdad (la luz), hay que encarnarla. El descenso hacia la sombra representa la laboriosa tarea de dar valor a lo cotidiano. La barandilla metálica simboliza el marco lógico y la estructura moral que soporta la identidad del sujeto, asegurando que su 'Razón de Ser' no se pierda en la confusión del vacío, sino que se afirme en cada paso de la realidad.

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Jilly @jillysnaps.bsky.social · 6d

London Nights in Motion

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#HumansOfBlueSky

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#WeekNforNights
#EastCoastKin

A London street at night with pedestrians crossing the road in front of a brightly lit historic building. A traditional white taxi drives past as city lights and evening traffic add to the lively atmosphere.

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Rock @rjrock.bsky.social · 6d

“NOW”

Is NOW just a memory?

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Black and white nighttime street scene dominated by a vertical sign reading “NOW” in stacked circles on a concrete column. A lone pedestrian in shorts and a light shirt walks past the wall, captured mid-stride as a ghostlike blur. A dark car streaks through the foreground, headlights and edges stretched into light trails. Behind them, a flat wall with a mounted lamp throws shadows, while to the right, a blocky facade and glowing sign hint at the city beyond. The textures of wet pavement and concrete contrast with the fleeting human presence. The image juxtaposes permanence and transience, asking whether the moment called “now” can ever really be held.

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 7d

Dream of driving in the city

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#EastCoastKin
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Urban nightscape from inside a speeding car

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 7d

Nosy neighbors, Baltimore

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#EastCoastKin
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#Birdsky
#Birds

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 7d

It is!

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 7d

Shop window

#WindowsonWednesday
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersofBluesky

Statues of a witch and The Screamer in a shop window in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 7d

Night light

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#EastCoastKin
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#Baltimore

Sign for Obsession Bar illuminated at night

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 9d

Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, 2023

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#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersofBluesky
#Barcelona

The facade of the Basilica at night, illuminated by spotlights

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Emu @m67.bsky.social · 9d

#disappearing
#photography
#streetphotography
#tokyo#city
#fujifilmxe4

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 9d

Sometimes the slightest changes in light changes everything

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks. These are exhaust vents on the roof of a restaurant near my house.

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Timothy Dungan-Levant @phototrippa.bsky.social · 9d

Doorway, Electrical Utility Room
Wicklow, Ireland -- 9/29/25

#foto #photo #fotografia #fotografía #photography #photografie #fotografie #wicklow #ireland #EastCoastKin

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 9d

Darkness is nigh

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#WeekNforNights
#EastCoastKin
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Hunan shapes silhouetted against the sunset gloaming

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