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John Bulmer
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Professional Photographer. Photo Historian. ADK Mtn News Publisher. Dark Sky Advocate. Proud Trojan.
#AlbanyNY Lights
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Nipper Sunrise Series // #AlbanyNY
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Winter Nocturne // Grafton Lakes State Park
December 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A cold sunrise over the 19th-century ruins of a brick and stone outbuilding along a former Erie Canal alignment in Waterford. Buildings like this once served the locks, towpaths, and work yards that kept the canal moving through the upper Hudson corridor.
December 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Washington Park Snow // #AlbanyNY
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Portal // Grafton Lakes State Park
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Happy Thanksgiving

Thank you for supporting John Bulmer Photography, Restoration Obscura, and the book this year. I appreciate everyone who follows the work and shares the stories.

Wishing you a warm and meaningful holiday.

— John
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
State Street Rain // #AlbanyNY

Rain isn’t the absence of color; it’s the paintbrush that draws with existing light.
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
First Light in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, #AlbanyNY
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The sky is beginning to feel winter clear. Andromeda and the North America Nebula were bright tonight, set against that cold, steady clarity that comes with the first hints of the season.

#DarkSky
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Perseid (Shooting Star) over Waterford, captured from the Peeble’s Island.
November 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Good morning: Sunrise in the pine barrens of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Easton // New York
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Golden hour on the Collar City waterfront.
#TroyNY
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Nipper watches the sunrise over the #AlbanyNY skyline.
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ariane 6 Plume over Upstate New York.
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Forest Nocturne // Grafton, New York
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
🍁 October Gold
Geyser Creek, Spa State Park
#SaratogaSprings
October 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Luminance // Colarusso Island // Tomhannock
October 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
My newest article for Restoration Obscura.
A Soldier’s Notebook
Field Notes from the Vietnam War
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sunrise on Second Pond | Grafton, New York
October 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
North Island // Tomhannock
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The Restoration Obscura Field Guide Podcast returns with The Abair Bigfoot Incident.

🎧 Listen now on all major streaming platforms.
October 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The galactic core of the Milky Way rises over the Dickinson Hill Fire Tower in Grafton, New York. I added a red light illuminating the lookout cab for added contrast.
October 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Golden Hour // Tomhannock
October 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM