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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 9h

#wednesdaywave #waves #seascape #scape #eastcoastkin #photography #fotografie #nature #landscape #sunset

Those long winter Baltic sunsets are incredible.
Jurmo, Turku Archipelago, Finland, 2019.

Photograph © Rob Watkins.
Find more Rob Watkins Photography at www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

Those long winter Baltic sunsets are incredible.
Jurmo, Turku Archipelago, Finland, 2019.

Photograph © Rob Watkins.
Find more Rob Watkins Photography at www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 1d

#streetphotography #streetphoto #photography #candid #storytelling #reportage #humans #humansofbluesky #urbangaze #fotografie

Under a burning sun on the Las Islas Cíes ferry.

Galicia, Spain, 2005.

Photograph © Rob Watkins.
Find more Rob Watkins Photography at www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 2d

#blueskymonday #mountainmonday #photography #landscape #monochrome #blackandwhite #classicmono #foto #b&w #blancoynegro #black&white #eastcoastkin #nature #fotografie #blackandwhitephotography #fineartphotography

Clouds slowly enveloping Lapporten this weekend

Abisko National Park, Sweden, 2025

Clouds slowly enveloping Lapporten this weekend. Abisko National Park, Sweden, 2025. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 3d

#stunday #silentsunday #blueskyartshow #relax #scape #eastcoastkin #fall #autumn #gold #golden #texture #waves #photography #photographersofbluesky #fotografie #nature #photooftheday #art #fineartphotography #landscape #leaves

A golden autumnal moment from my weekend walk

Abisko, Sweden, 2025

A golden autumnal moment from my weekend walk. Abisko, Sweden, 2025. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 4d

#stunday #silentsunday #weeknfornight #alphabetchallenge #photography #monochrome #believeinfilm #blackandwhite #classicmono #foto #b&w #blancoynegro #eastcoastkin #architecture #cityscape #nightscape #night #art #fotografie

Shiny slanted steps

Roath, Cardiff, 1993

Kodak Tri-X
24mm
Olympus OM10

Shiny slanted steps. Roath, Cardiff, 1993. Kodak Tri-X, 24mm, Olympus OM10. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 4d

#blueskyartshow #relax #streetphotography #streetphoto #photography #candid #storytelling #reportage #humans #urbangaze #eastcoastkin #believeinfilm #beach

I love capturing street photography in colour. It's much more challenging than black and white

Sitges, Spain, 2002

Fuji Velvia
50mm
Nikon FM2

I love capturing street photography in colour. It's much more challenging than black and white. Sitges, Spain, 2002. Fuji Velvia, 50mm, Nikon FM2. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 4d

#blueskyartshow #relax #photography #eastcoastkin #fall #photographersofbluesky #fotografie #photooftheday #art #fineartphotography #thephotohour #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #autumn

Silence is golden

Autumn on Åland, Finland, 2017

Silence is golden. Autumn on Åland, Finland, 2017. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 5d

#northernlights #auroraborealis #nature #landscape #photography #landscapephotography #scape #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #weeknfornight #alphabetchallenge

Taken tonight with my mobile. The cabin looks like a Moomin house.

I picked a perfect weekend for an Arctic break.

Abisko, Sweden, 2025

Northern Lights, Abisko, Sweden, 2025. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 5d

Yes. Quite badly :)

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 6d

#streetphotography #streetphoto #photography #candid #urbex #urbanphotography #storytelling #reportage #humans #humansofbluesky #urbangaze #monochrome #believeinfilm #blackandwhite #classicmono #foto #b&w #blancoynegro

Three's company

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, 2002

Kodak Tri-X
24mm
Nikon FM2

Three familiar fellows. Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, 2002. Kodak Tri-X, 24mm, Nikon FM2. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 6d

#streetphotography #streetphoto #photography #eastcoastkin #candid #urbex #urbanphotography #storytelling #reportage #humans #humansofbluesky #urbangaze #wales #cymru

It was already an interesting location. I waited 10 minutes for the people to appear. Now it's a story.

Aberdaron, Wales, 2025

It was already an interesting location. I waited 10 minutes for the people to appear. Now it's a story. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 7d

#storm #wednesdaywave #waves #scape #seascape #sea #eastcoastkin #photography #photographersofbluesky #fotografie #photooftheday #fineartphotography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #believeinfilm

An Atlantic storm hits Land's End

Cape Cornwall, England, 2000

Fuji Velvia
135mm
Nikon F90x

An Atlantic storm hits Land's End. Cape Cornwall, England, 2000. Fuji Velvia, 135mm, Nikon F90x. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 8d

#funny #urbangaze #urbanphotography #humansofbluesky #humans #eastcoastkin #photography #fotografie #candid #urbex #photooftheday #streetphotography #streetphoto #storytelling #reportage #publicart #berlin #decay #art

Careful where you put your hand!

Berlin, Germany, 2005

Careful where you put your hand! Berlin, Germany, 2005. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 8d

#weeknfornight #alphabetchallenge #nightscape #architecture #scape #beach #streetphotography #streetphoto #urbangaze #photography #candid #urbex #urbanphotography #romance #love #storytelling #reportage #humans #humansofbluesky

Because the night...

San Sebastian, Spain, 2024

Because the night... San Sebastian, Spain, 2024. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 9d

#blueskymonday #mountainmonday #eastcoastkin #mountains #scape #seascape #landscape #landscapephotography #arctic #photography #photographersofbluesky #fotografie #art #sea #escape #fineartphotography #thephotohour #remote #ocean

A raft floating at the top of the world

Svalbard, High Arctic, 2011

A raft floating at the top of the world. Svalbard, High Arctic, 2011. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 10d

#architecture #cityscape #urbex #ideas #symbolism #foto #geometry #lines #stunday #silentsunday #photography #b&w #mono #fotografie #light #fineartphotography #eastcoastkin #monochrome #blackandwhite #classicmono #blancoynegro

Going underground

Metro, Barcelona, 2017

Going underground. Metro, Barcelona, 2017. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 10d

#stunday #silentsunday #nature #landscape #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #naturephotography #sea #ocean #seascape #photography #fotografie #clouds #art #storm #archipelago #silhouette #photographersofbluesky

The lighthouses at the edge of the ocean

Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, 2012

The lighthouses at the edge of the ocean. Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, 2014. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 11d

#blueskyartshow #theroad #nature #naturephotography #cute #scape #eastcoastkin #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #foto #weekmformemories #alphabetchallenge

A baby reindeer crosses the highway in Lapland

Inari, Finland, 2005

A baby reindeer crosses the highway in Lapland. Inari, Finland, 2005. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 11d

#åland #blueskyartshow #theroad #scape #foto #eastcoastkin #landscape #streetphotography #streetphoto #photography #seascape #environment #reportage #humans #snow

An ice road over the Baltic Sea. Sadly, this archipelago area has only frozen over twice since I took this photo.

Åland, Finland, 2009

An ice road over the Baltic Sea. Sadly, this archipelago area has only frozen over twice since I took this photo. Åland, Finland, 2009. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 11d

#blueskyartshow #theroad #mountains #scape #eastcoastkin #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #foto #b&w #monochrome #blackandwhite #classicmono #blancoynegro #black&white #lakedistrict #escape #freedom #fotografie

The long and winding road

Kirkstone Pass, Lake District, 2006

The long and winding road. Kirkstone Pass, Lake District, 2006. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 12d

#scape #eastcoastkin #light #humansofbluesky #humans #streetphotography #streetphoto #photography #candid #storytelling #reportage #fotografie #art #fineartphotography

I waited 20 minutes in a cold cellar to get this shot. Look at that amazing light. Totally worth it.

Baden-Baden, Germany, 2025

I waited in this cold castle cellar for 20 minutes to get this shot. Look at that amazing light. Totally worth it. Baden-Baden, Germany, 2025. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 12d

#photography #monochrome #believeinfilm #blackandwhite #classicmono #foto #b&w #blancoynegro #black&white #art #eastcoastkin #landscape #scape #ilford

To celebrate autumn here's a photo from the first film I ever processed and printed myself

Hyde Park, London, 1989

Ilford FP4
50mm
Olympus OM10

To celebrate autumn here's a photo from the first film I ever processed and printed myself. Hyde Park, London, 1989. Ilford FP4, 50mm, Olympus OM10. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 13d

#sunset #storm #hamburg #urbangaze #urbanphotography #humansofbluesky #humans #eastcoastkin #scape #urbex #streetphotography #streetphoto #photography #candid #cityscape #architecture #cityscape

Police officers checking out a dramatic stormy sunset earlier this week.

Hamburg, Germany, 2025

Police officers checking out a dramatic stormy sunset earlier this week. Hamburg, Germany, 2025. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 13d

#pink #hamburg #umbrella #rain #rainstorm #humansofbluesky #streetphotography #streetphoto #photography #urbangaze #candid #urbex #urbanphotography #storytelling #humans

I love doing street photography in the rain.

This was taken during a German storm last weekend.

Hamburg, Germany, 2025

I love doing street photography in the rain. This was taken during a German storm last weekend. Hamburg, Germany, 2025. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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Rob Watkins Photo @robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social · 14d

#glacier #wednesdaywave #waves #scape #eastcoastkin #ice #WeekMforMemories #AlphabetChallenge #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #norway #reflection #mountains #boat

A gentle glacial approach

Galdhøpiggen, Norway, 2006

A gentle glacial approach. Galdhøpiggen, Norway, 2006. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

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