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Jay Waters
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Teacher, aspiring photographer, ex-ad guy, stretch four. Working on growing my #photography work - looking for gallery, photobook, and similar opportunities. All posted photos are mine; all 100% #mobilephotography #samsung. More at jaywatersphotos.com
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Another from this week's lighthouse-themed images

Plum Island Light, Massachusetts
#classicmono #blackandwhite #lighthouse #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #bright #BlueSkyArtShow
Black-and-white photograph of Plum Island Light shot from a low angle, with the sun positioned directly behind the lantern room. The lighthouse rises in silhouette against a smooth sky, creating a glowing halo around the top. The clean lines and dramatic light give the image a minimal, sculptural feel.
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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This week's theme - Maine lighthouses

Portland Head Light, Maine
#maine #lighthouse #scape #classicmono #blackandwhitephotography #photography #blackandwhite
Black-and-white coastal photograph of Portland Head Light in Maine. The tall white lighthouse and keeper’s house stand on jagged rock cliffs overlooking a dark, rippled Atlantic Ocean. Heavy clouds fill the sky, and the scene conveys solitude, endurance, and the stark beauty of the Maine coast.
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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From my trip last month to Maine to see lighthouses. It's hard to find something that isn't like every other image of these lighthouses.

Window, Portland Head Light, Maine
#classicmono #lighthouse #minimalist #blackandwhite #photography #blackandwhitephotography #maine #window
Black-and-white photograph showing the side of Portland Head Light in Maine. The image focuses on the curved white lighthouse wall with a single dark window centered in the frame. Subtle tonal textures in the weathered stone emphasize light, shadow, and stillness, evoking quiet coastal endurance.
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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New England lighthouses all this week. Sometimes, they are way offshore.

Looking at Ram Island Lighthouse, Portland Head, Maine
#scape #classicmono #monochrome #lighthouse #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #photography #shore
Black-and-white photograph of a four-lamp coastal signal array mounted on a concrete base, facing the ocean under layered clouds. A distant lighthouse stands on the horizon, faintly visible across the water. The rocky foreground and calm sea evoke the machinery and endurance of maritime navigation along the Maine coast.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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OK, lighthouses this week.

Cape Neddick Light, York, Maine
#lighthouse #scape #classicmono #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #photographersofBlueSky
Black-and-white photo of Cape Neddick Light in Maine, a lone lighthouse and keeper’s house on rocky coast beneath a bright sky.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Last post of my series Off Season, New England

Chairs and Floats, Portland, Maine
#stunday #classicmono #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #travelphotography #bnw #photography #maine
Black-and-white photograph of a dockside wall covered with lobster buoys and fishing gear. Three empty chairs sit before a row of stacked traps and weathered wood siding. The textures of rope, wood, and metal create a rhythmic pattern, evoking the stillness of a working harbor during the off season.
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Next to last image in my Off Season, New England series.

In Storage, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
#classicmono #carnival #maine #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #bnwphotography #monochrome
Black-and-white photograph of a seaside amusement area, showing a closed ice cream booth beneath a Ferris wheel structure. The booth’s cartoon graphics contrast with the empty asphalt and steel shadows surrounding it, evoking the quiet disarray of an amusement park in winter.
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Another from Off Season, New England

Viewmaster #2, Portland Head, Maine
#maine #classicmono #newengland #coast #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #bnwphotography
#scape #seascape
Black-and-white photograph of a coin-operated viewer overlooking a rocky coastline beneath a cloudy sky. A damaged wire fence lines the foreground, and the horizon stretches flat and gray across the sea. The scene feels cold and austere, capturing the quiet endurance and solitude of the Maine coast in the off season.
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Another image from Off Season, New England

Readings, York Beach, Maine
#streetphotography #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #shadows #classicmono #monochrome #blackanwhitephotography #mobilephotography
Black-and-white photograph of a row of closed storefronts. In the center, a psychic’s shop advertises palm readings for $10, flanked on both sides by windows for a pizza restaurant called “Woody’s Brick Oven Pizza.” Sunlight and shadow split the façade diagonally. The windows are dark, chairs empty, and the scene radiates a quiet, ironic stillness typical of a beach town in the off season.
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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From Off Season, New England, a new set of images

Lifeguard Stands, Plum Island, Massachusetts
#classicmono #blackandwhitephotography #beach #quiet #bnwphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Black-and-white photograph of three empty lifeguard stands lined up in an abandoned parking lot. Behind them, overgrown shrubs and a clear sky suggest a beach just out of view. The cracked asphalt and faded parking lines emphasize stillness and disuse. The scene feels silent and balanced, a meditation on absence and the passing of summer.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Another image from Off Season, New England

Street Scene, York Beach, Maine
#streetphotography #beach #maine #classicmono #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #bnw #morning
Black-and-white photograph of a quiet seaside café and lodging building with vintage signage reading “Goldenrod Kisses – Fountain • Grill • Breakfast.” The empty street and closed entrance evoke a calm pause after the summer season. Shadows play across the white siding, and flower boxes line the building’s exterior. The scene feels both ordinary and nostalgic, a study in light and stillness along a coastal main street.
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Today's post from Off Season, New England

Viewmaster, Pemaquid Point, Maine
#classicmono #lighthouse #monochrome #PhotographersUnited #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #bnw #fotografia
Black-and-white photograph of a coin-operated viewer facing an empty ocean under a cloudy sky. A white fence borders the left side, and rocky ground leads toward the horizon. The scene feels cold and still, capturing the solitude and quiet reflection of a New England coastline in the off season.
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Another from Off Season, New England.

Bait Shack, Portland, Maine
#stunday #photographersUnited #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #photography #maine
Black-and-white photograph of an old corrugated-metal building labeled “Bait Shack.” A closed garage door sits beneath hand-painted lettering, flanked by weathered siding and small industrial objects—trash can, lobster trap, and cables. The rough wood planks of the dock lead toward the structure, whose worn textures evoke age, labor, and the quiet endurance of a working harbor in the off-season.
November 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Went to New England a couple of weeks ago and really stumbled into a nice themed set of images - Off Season.

Arcade, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
#beach #maine #classicmono #streetphotography
#photography #quiet #monochrome #mobilephotography #blackandwhitephotography
Black-and-white photograph of a closed arcade building with a clown face and bold “PALACE” sign above shuttered doors. Empty benches line the foreground, a single tree casting shadows against the façade. The scene is stark and still, transforming summer fun into silent architecture.
November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Another image from a collection I'm calling Off Season, taken earlier this month.

Man with Dog, Plum Island, Massachusetts
#classicmono #photography #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #art #streetphotography #humansofbluesky #fotografia #monochrome #massachusetts
Black-and-white photograph of a round lighthouse base centered in the frame. A brick path curves around it, leading to a bench on the right where a man sits beside a dog, both facing away. A covered car and nearby trees suggest a quiet seaside town. The light is clear, the geometry exact, and the scene evokes solitude and reflection in a coastal landscape at rest.
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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From my series Off Season

Stored Tables, Kennebunkport, Maine
#streetphotography #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #classicmono #monochrome #maine
Black-and-white photograph of stacked picnic tables turned upside down outside a shuttered seaside restaurant. The white-painted tables form a repeating pattern of X-shapes beneath the building’s dark siding and shuttered windows. Reflections in the glass hint at distant hills and sky. The scene feels orderly yet deserted, a portrait of summer’s end and seasonal stillness.
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Another from Off Season, some images from recent trip to New England.

House, Cape Porpoise, Maine
#classicmono #monochrome #maine #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #scape #photography
Black-and-white photograph of a large coastal house at the edge of a calm bay. The house occupies the left side of the frame, its windows dark and porch empty, while a wide expanse of grass leads to still water under a pale sky. A tree branch hangs in the upper corner. The scene is quiet and contemplative, evoking solitude and the subdued light of an off-season shoreline.
October 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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From a series called Off-Season, taken a couple of weeks ago.

Fun-O-Rama, York Beach, Maine
#maine #beach #classicmono #peergroupweekly #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #art
Black-and-white photograph of a seaside arcade building with large block letters reading “FUN-O-RAMA.” The doors and windows are shut, the white siding softly weathered. A small mound of sand sits in the foreground beneath an empty sky. The scene is silent and still, transforming a place of summer joy into an off-season monument to quiet and time.
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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More from Off Season, images from New England.

Viewmaster, Portland Head, Maine
#maine #scape #classicmono #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #photography #travelphotography #monochrome
Black-and-white photograph of a seaside overlook with a single coin-operated viewfinder facing an empty horizon. A metal railing runs horizontally across the frame above rough gravel and sparse vegetation. Beyond it, calm water stretches toward distant islands and a faint lighthouse under a textured sky. The scene feels still and vacant, evoking solitude and the quiet observation of an off-season coast.
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Keeping with the theme of Off Season, taken last week.

Bench, York Beach, Maine

#stunday #classicmono #beach #newengland #maine #blackandwhite #mobilephotography #photographersofbluesky #monochrome
Black-and-white photograph of an empty bench facing the ocean on a quiet seaside street. A lamppost stands nearby, casting a long shadow across cracked parking lines. To the left, rocky shoreline and distant houses curve toward the horizon. The clouds and water stretch softly across the frame, evoking stillness and solitude at the edge of the season.
October 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Another image from Off Season, images from my trip to New England last week

Two Lights Antiques, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
#classicmono #Americana #photography #mobilephotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #newEngland #maine #monochrome
Black-and-white photograph of a weathered roadside antique shop with a hand-painted sign reading “Antiques Two Lights” and a “Closed” sign in the window. The building’s peeling white paint reveals decades of wear. Buoys hang from a post beside the door, and a small greenhouse and shed sit to the right. Through the windows, old objects and framed pictures are faintly visible. The scene feels quiet and abandoned, evoking the stillness of a Maine seaside town at the end of the season.
October 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Another image from last week, which fits under the theme of Off Season

Basketball Court, Plum Island, Massachusetts
#scape #classicmono #beach #photography #mobilephotography #blackandwhite #samsung #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome
Black-and-white photograph of a lone, weathered basketball hoop standing in sand and dune grass near the ocean. The cracked court merges with the beach, and a faint fence line and distant houses appear in the background. The empty scene feels both playful and desolate, suggesting time, abandonment, and the quiet reclamation of human spaces by nature.
October 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Continuing with my set of images from last week's trip to Maine

Driftwood Motel, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
#oldOrchardBeach #maine #classicmono #beach #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #mobilephotography
Black-and-white photograph of a low, roadside motel with a vintage sign reading “Driftwood Motel.” Long afternoon shadows stretch diagonally across the empty parking lot toward a row of vacant deck chairs outside the rooms. Sunlight glances off the windows, revealing faint reflections inside the office. The scene feels silent and motionless, capturing the quiet pause of a beach town closed for the season.
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Continuing with my series of New England images from last week titled Off Season.

Carnival Ride, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
#carnival #classicmono #beachphotography #fotografia #blackandwhite #art #photography #blackandwhitephotography
Black-and-white photograph of a seaside amusement park in winter. A tall wooden fence runs diagonally across the frame, blocking access to the closed rides behind it. Over the fence rise towers, signs, and the partial arc of a Ferris wheel. A painted figure on one building gestures outward, adding a faintly human presence. The scene is empty and still under a clear sky, evoking the silence and isolation of an off-season boardwalk.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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From last week's trip to New England. This week's images fit into the theme of Off-Season.

Motel, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
#beach #classicmono #photography #peergroupweekly #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #monochrome #vernacular
Black-and-white photograph of a two-story motel façade, its rows of identical doors and windows framed by white railings. Hanging flower baskets line the balconies, their shadows falling across the building. Empty parking spaces and faint reflections of the railings mark the asphalt in the foreground. The bright, even light suggests a quiet, off-season day at a seaside motel, filled with order and stillness but no sign of life.
October 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM