J. Matt Buchanan
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Photographer and IP attorney; Toledo, OH and SPB, FL; All images in original posts are real, mine, protected, and available. Beyond photography: @jmattbuchanan.com.
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Merry Christmas and ho ho ho.
December 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Merry Christmas and ho ho ho.
Here's another snapshot through the office window of the (near) tessellation we had on the Maumee River this week. I went to grab a cup of coffee and managed to catch this ray of sunlight splash across the surface as I got back to my desk. Dreary skies returned a minute later.
December 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Here's another snapshot through the office window of the (near) tessellation we had on the Maumee River this week. I went to grab a cup of coffee and managed to catch this ray of sunlight splash across the surface as I got back to my desk. Dreary skies returned a minute later.
We've got a near tessellation of the Maumee River in beautiful (and cold) downtown Toledo. Warmer temps are expected this afternoon and will kill any chance at a complete tiling of the river surface. And geese are just built differently.
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We've got a near tessellation of the Maumee River in beautiful (and cold) downtown Toledo. Warmer temps are expected this afternoon and will kill any chance at a complete tiling of the river surface. And geese are just built differently.
We don't get to watch much ship traffic on the river this time of year, but I've come to appreciate the geometry of freezing water and melting ice. It's pretty fascinating, actually.
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We don't get to watch much ship traffic on the river this time of year, but I've come to appreciate the geometry of freezing water and melting ice. It's pretty fascinating, actually.
Winter has definitely arrived in Ohio, which has me wishing I was playing shuffleboard in Florida. Time to book a flight.
December 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Winter has definitely arrived in Ohio, which has me wishing I was playing shuffleboard in Florida. Time to book a flight.
I Got Next.
A chess player awaits his next challenger, calmly reading to pass time. Meanwhile, two potential players complete a silent negotiation as to who will take a chance, one giving a thumbs up.
#street #photography #chess #people #streetphotography #cambridge #massachusetts #harvard
A chess player awaits his next challenger, calmly reading to pass time. Meanwhile, two potential players complete a silent negotiation as to who will take a chance, one giving a thumbs up.
#street #photography #chess #people #streetphotography #cambridge #massachusetts #harvard
December 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I Got Next.
A chess player awaits his next challenger, calmly reading to pass time. Meanwhile, two potential players complete a silent negotiation as to who will take a chance, one giving a thumbs up.
#street #photography #chess #people #streetphotography #cambridge #massachusetts #harvard
A chess player awaits his next challenger, calmly reading to pass time. Meanwhile, two potential players complete a silent negotiation as to who will take a chance, one giving a thumbs up.
#street #photography #chess #people #streetphotography #cambridge #massachusetts #harvard
Fly-by Construction.
London, 2025.
London, 2025.
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Fly-by Construction.
London, 2025.
London, 2025.
If you measure a museum by its stairways, well, The Courtauld Gallery in central London would be near the top of the list. Its collection ranks highly for me, too, but this photograph of the stairwell caught my eye this morning as I looked back on a recent visit.
#London #museum #courtauldgallery
#London #museum #courtauldgallery
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If you measure a museum by its stairways, well, The Courtauld Gallery in central London would be near the top of the list. Its collection ranks highly for me, too, but this photograph of the stairwell caught my eye this morning as I looked back on a recent visit.
#London #museum #courtauldgallery
#London #museum #courtauldgallery
It’s snowing outside, and here’s Teddy ignoring my attempt to ignore him asking me to put him outside for the fourth time this morning.
December 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s snowing outside, and here’s Teddy ignoring my attempt to ignore him asking me to put him outside for the fourth time this morning.
Not a particularly great morning, as I’m waking to read the news that Martin Parr has passed away. I’ve enjoyed learning about his work and life over the last several years as my interest in photography and photographers has grown.
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Not a particularly great morning, as I’m waking to read the news that Martin Parr has passed away. I’ve enjoyed learning about his work and life over the last several years as my interest in photography and photographers has grown.
Here's the scene and setup for the supermoon photo I posted earlier this week. I was all alone on the banks of the river...or so I thought. You can see a coyote (I think!) walk around a cluster of trees at the end of this clip. He or she noticed me noticing him...and quickly darted away.
December 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Here's the scene and setup for the supermoon photo I posted earlier this week. I was all alone on the banks of the river...or so I thought. You can see a coyote (I think!) walk around a cluster of trees at the end of this clip. He or she noticed me noticing him...and quickly darted away.
We've had quite the run of supermoons lately - last night's was the third of four in a row. The "cold moon" as it's known lived up to its name…I can confirm that it was quite cold down by the river as I waited for it to climb above the river (and bridge!).
#landscape #moon #supermoon #photography
#landscape #moon #supermoon #photography
December 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We've had quite the run of supermoons lately - last night's was the third of four in a row. The "cold moon" as it's known lived up to its name…I can confirm that it was quite cold down by the river as I waited for it to climb above the river (and bridge!).
#landscape #moon #supermoon #photography
#landscape #moon #supermoon #photography
I caught this glimpse of the sunrise as I walked away from a spot I had picked for a recent sunrise shoot. I was done for the morning, or so I thought. Didn't expect that…or that black and white would work for a sunrise photograph. I think it does.
#blackandwhite #landscape #sunrise #photography
#blackandwhite #landscape #sunrise #photography
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I caught this glimpse of the sunrise as I walked away from a spot I had picked for a recent sunrise shoot. I was done for the morning, or so I thought. Didn't expect that…or that black and white would work for a sunrise photograph. I think it does.
#blackandwhite #landscape #sunrise #photography
#blackandwhite #landscape #sunrise #photography
This rock is on the way to a favorite photography spot of mine. I rarely think much about it, but noticed it in this perfect light awhile back, and thought it was beautiful. The right light just has a way of doing that.
#photography #landscape #goldenhour
#photography #landscape #goldenhour
December 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This rock is on the way to a favorite photography spot of mine. I rarely think much about it, but noticed it in this perfect light awhile back, and thought it was beautiful. The right light just has a way of doing that.
#photography #landscape #goldenhour
#photography #landscape #goldenhour
Is that a Roman arch within a Gothic arch? Why yes, yes it is.
Oxford University, England.
#architecture #photography #Oxford #england
Oxford University, England.
#architecture #photography #Oxford #england
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Is that a Roman arch within a Gothic arch? Why yes, yes it is.
Oxford University, England.
#architecture #photography #Oxford #england
Oxford University, England.
#architecture #photography #Oxford #england
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Licensed to Deal in Game.
I love the period at the end, not sure why. Like the period in the Wall Street Journal masthead.
I love the period at the end, not sure why. Like the period in the Wall Street Journal masthead.
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Licensed to Deal in Game.
I love the period at the end, not sure why. Like the period in the Wall Street Journal masthead.
I love the period at the end, not sure why. Like the period in the Wall Street Journal masthead.
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Blue Grass Island in the Maumee River is undeveloped, but does have a couple of clearings on it. This lone tree stands near the edge of one of them and provided a nice frame for the sun as it rose over the Maumee River and the tree line of the island.
#photography #landscape #sunrise
#photography #landscape #sunrise
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Blue Grass Island in the Maumee River is undeveloped, but does have a couple of clearings on it. This lone tree stands near the edge of one of them and provided a nice frame for the sun as it rose over the Maumee River and the tree line of the island.
#photography #landscape #sunrise
#photography #landscape #sunrise
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I went downtown early in the morning to get a shot I've been thinking about for awhile. I walked around a corner after getting that shot and found this interesting angle.
#photography #photographer #urban
#photography #photographer #urban
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I went downtown early in the morning to get a shot I've been thinking about for awhile. I walked around a corner after getting that shot and found this interesting angle.
#photography #photographer #urban
#photography #photographer #urban
This is the view I see every morning on the way into the office. Well, nearly every morning. The sunrise doesn't always cooperate and sometimes a ship at the dock blocks the view. I finally captured a photograph of it.
#photography #sunrise #photographer
#photography #sunrise #photographer
November 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is the view I see every morning on the way into the office. Well, nearly every morning. The sunrise doesn't always cooperate and sometimes a ship at the dock blocks the view. I finally captured a photograph of it.
#photography #sunrise #photographer
#photography #sunrise #photographer
There's an old phone booth near the entrance to Embankment Station of the London Underground. I went in just to sort of check it out but quickly realized its panes of glass provided some nice framing for people in the to and fro for the Tube. So I grabbed a few frames.
#London #StreetPhotography
#London #StreetPhotography
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
There's an old phone booth near the entrance to Embankment Station of the London Underground. I went in just to sort of check it out but quickly realized its panes of glass provided some nice framing for people in the to and fro for the Tube. So I grabbed a few frames.
#London #StreetPhotography
#London #StreetPhotography