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Chris Offutt

@chris-offutt.bsky.social

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Writer. Photographer. Kentuckian. Professor Emeritus. Ex-dishwasher, curb painter, house painter, mover, truck driver, landscaper, breakfast cook, waiter, store clerk, delivery man, and more.

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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · 12d

Muchas gracias.

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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · 23d

Washington, Iowa

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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · 27d

It's the office for a grain transport company. Behind it and above is the granary.

Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · 28d

West Chester, Iowa
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#newtopographics #manalteredlandscape #newlandscapes #documentingplaces #landscape #artphotography #photographersunited #landscapephotography #contemporaryphotography #colorphotography #urbanscape #iowa #midwest #rural #countryside

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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Sep 8

Washington County, Iowa
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#newtopographics #manalteredlandscape #newlandscapes #documentingplaces #landscape #artphotography #photographersunited #landscapephotography #contemporaryphotography #colorphotography #urbanscape #iowa #midwest #rural #countryside #barn

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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Sep 6

Aw, man, thank you! Among the highest compliments...

Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Sep 5

More like the country is out of step with itself. I never felt "in step" with the majority of the people. But I had more belief that our leaders would try to do the right thing, even if I disagreed with them.

Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks !!!

Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Sep 2

#newtopographics #manalteredlandscape #newlandscapes #documentingplaces #landscape #artphotography #photographersunited #landscapephotography #contemporaryphotography #colorphotography #urbanscape #iowa #midwest #rural #countryside

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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks, David. Both places are beautiful in very different ways. TV writing... I did my time toiling in that glittering cesspool. Got in and got out. As Dorothy Parker said: "Hollywood money isn't money, it's congealed snow, melts in your hand."

Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Sep 1

I think the stoplights hold the composition together. By the way, are you in IC?

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Chuck Reece @chuckreece.bsky.social · Aug 10

I dearly love the writing of @chris-offutt.bsky.social. But I had no idea until last year that his eye was as sharp as his pen. Overjoyed to have his photographs (and words!) in @salvationsouth.com today.

No Grand Subjects Here: Offutt Shoots Mississippi

Mississippi photography by legendary writer Chris Offutt. This Southern photo essay captures everday sights with sharp Mississippi images.

www.salvationsouth.com

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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Aug 29

N. Dodge St. Iowa City, IA

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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Aug 18

Lubbock, Texas

Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Jul 28

Good description! So funny.

Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Jul 5

Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Jun 29

Wapsi Avenu, Johnson Couty, IA
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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Jun 26

Boston, Mass. 1986
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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Jun 23

Ralls, Texas

Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Jun 22

The doe is stomping to warn her fawn of potential danger--me. The stomp is also an attempt to provoke a response from me to see if I am a threat.

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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Jun 16

Blythevill, Arkansas
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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Jun 5

Short interview about the new book, social media, and loneliness.

youtu.be/28fxrxDrYn4?...

EP 186 Chris Offitt TJHE RELUCTANT SHERIFF

YouTube video by Out With Dan - Host Dan White

youtu.be

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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · Jun 1

North Liberty, Iowa

Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · May 30

Spring in Iowa
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Chris Offutt @chris-offutt.bsky.social · May 23

S. Gilbert Street, Iowa City, Iowa
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