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That first time with Monty in Bushwick, NY.
#encounters #photography #film #portrait #callofthewest
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A black and white portrait of Monty, with short dark hair. She is wearing a garment with a fur collar. The lighting is focused on their face, creating shadows on the right side. Her lips are slightly parted. ©RayMax
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Raymax makes some very good Star Wars vids, by the way 👇
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[not me shamelessly plugging the video essay I made talking in detail about exactly this 😳]

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star wars is political (and it always has been)
YouTube video by RaymaxCreates
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November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Print test. A Manhattan Autumn afternoon with Melanie.
More images from this set at my Patreon www.patreon.com/callofthewest

#Bookloversoftheworldunite #photography #film
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Colour analog photo with light streaks of a nude woman resting peacefully over a pile of books strewn across a floor ©RayMax
November 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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You already applied your beliefs about Lucas’ films to the example of a photograph during your conversation with Raymax.

I’m simply asking you to elaborate further on what you were saying here. If you have a consistent code, doing so should be easy as pie.
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pmell1568.bsky.social Arlesburgh_PM (Peter) @pmell1568.bsky.social · Oct 27
Once it’s out there, it’s fair game to want to keep it around. It’s fair to make copies of it so it’s not lost forever.

Many of us form deeply personal connections with the art we see and will do anything to keep it around and spread it to those in our communities.
October 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Anna one October afternoon in Warsaw
Colour photo of a nude woman sitting on a wooden chair, set against a dark curtain background. Her knees are drawn to the chest, bare feet are clasped in her hands. ©RayMax
October 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Dream Home and Heartache

#photography #believeinfilm #filmphoto
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A colour photo with rectangular swimming pool under a clear blue sky. In the foreground is a light-colored tiled deck, partially enveloped by a large triangular shadow. Beyond the pool, there is a range of rolling hills covered with dense foliage
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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That snow day in Brooklyn with Tmpls
#rêveries #photography #portrait #fineartnude #callofthewest #RayMax
Black and white portrait of topless Tmpls, winter lights, a smirk?, freckles
May 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Aurelia's famous Funk Jazz début (in Rome)
#14 #chanteuse #photography #portrait #film
©RayMax
A black and white photograph of a woman seated on a dark cushion, wearing a sheer black top and a loose black jacket. Her short hair falls over one eye. One leg is extended and the other bent, showcasing the bottom of a bare foot. ©RayMax
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Sunset above Central Park with Melanie
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#free #photography #free #photography #nude #film #analog #believeinfilm #portrait #callofthewest
Color photo of Melanie reclining nude on a rooftop in the warm sunset light, with a hint of Manhattan skyline in the background. She looks towards the viewer, her long hair is flowing
April 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Green Leatherette.
Al in Brooklyn, NY
#people #photography #film #nude #callofthewest
©RayMax
March 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Manifestations from the bottom of an ocean.
Experimenting with Valentina and metamorphosis at the time of the Great Italian 2020 Lockdown (@valentinaviolo on Instagram)
#metamorphosis #lobster #photography
©RayMax
The image features three screens displaying a woman against a dark blue background.Her tongue is sticking out, her hands wear long bright red gloves
March 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Meditations in an Emergency.
(Melanie in Brooklyn, NY)
More at www.patreon.com/callofthewest
#auxjoiesdelesprit #photography #film #portrait #nude
©RayMax
A nude woman sits on a metal platform, her bare feet resting on the slats. Her legs are crossed, and she is joyfully absorbed in reading a book. Long hair down her shoulders, lush greenery in the background
March 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Ceci n'est pas Flashdance.
More photos I made with dancers. This is Anna in Warsaw, playing with her new lycra leotard
#tbt #dancer #gaze #attitude #film #photography
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A black and white image of a blonde woman in a patterned lycra bodysuit. She has a confident attitude and gaze. One hand is draped over a shoulder, the other hand partially pulls down the garment, exposing one breast. She stands in front of a dark curtain, the composition makes use of negative space ©RayMax
February 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Twist, shake and film
(Some faraway Rome suburb, one Autumn afternoon)
#palmtrees #filmphotography #color #places #callofthewest
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A photo of palm trees and colourful metal structures in the sunset light ©RayMax
February 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Butoh for a vernissage. Anna before a performance in Warsaw.
I'm looking at photos of dance and dancers that I have taken over the years. I feel it's time to start again
#dance #dancer #portrait #photography #art #filmphoto
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Dancer performing a pose on a concrete floor indoors, with legs extended upward against a backdrop of a partially finished drywall wall, with a grid-like pattern formed by rectangles of varying shades of gray, a high ceiling is partly visible at the top. ©RayMax Black and white photo of a dancer lying on her back with arms extended above the head and legs raised towards the camera, her bare feet in the foreground. There are traces of white paint on the face and body. The backdrop is a simple, featureless floor with a faint diagonal line visible. ©RayMax
February 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Waiting for the hurricane with T. in Brooklyn
#thatgarden #encounters #photography #artnude #filmphoto
©RayMax
A nude woman stands behind the trapdoor in a garden with a wall covered by green ivy. Her curly red hair frames her face, her hands are raised
February 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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_Wolf.Child_ at my old place in Harlem, NY

#natural #beauty #film #melanin #filmphotography #believeinfilm
©RayMax
"Black and white photo of a Black woman with natural, voluminous hair, kneeling on a bed with both arms stretched forward and their fingers spread on the sheets. The lighting natural, the woman's gaze is directed slightly upwards"
February 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Celebration of morning light and duvet. With Melanie in Harlem, NY
#intimacy #natural #filmphotography #artnude
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A black and white photograph of a partially nude woman seated sidewayson a bed, her form partially illuminated by natural light. She gazes downward, the bed sheets are crinkled
February 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Once, in a dream.
Licisca and the woods, somewhere in Tuscany, after a dip in the nearby sea.
Image from my first collaborative art book, Folie à deux.
A few numbered copies are still available

#folieàdeux #fullmoon
#photography #artbook #filmphotography
©RayMax
February 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Waking up between a memory and a dream
(Once in Harlem with Melanie and her treasured Rolleiflex)
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#neversquare #triskelis #filmphotography #melanier.king #callofthewest
©RayMax
“The image is a black and white square photograph depicting an abstract view of a female figure. The composition primarily focuses on the lower body of a woman. The figure's legs are bent at the knees with one bare foot crossed over the opposite leg. The image is slightly blurred, giving it a soft, grainy texture. The background is subtly illuminated, highlighting the contours and curves of the body. The perspective and framing create a sense of intimacy and ambiguity, focusing on form and shadow rather than detailed features.”
February 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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À la plage. Late Spring in Warszawa

#lifebytheriver #filmphotography #callofthewest
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Riverside landscape with a steel bridge, a multicolored umbrella and construction cranes on the other side, on a grassy bank of the Vistula river in Warsaw, Poland
February 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Waiting for that early June light.
This is Black Lorelei at my old place in Brooklyn (blacklorelei7 on IG)

#natural #nude #filmphotography #melanin
©RayMax
"A woman of African descent stands gracefully against a light, textured wall, her profile and nude body softly illuminated. She gazes into the distance. Her natural hair is styled in twists adorned with flowers, a hint of a blue garment and of tattoos appear from the shadows"
January 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Melanie in Manhattan

#encounters #débuts #tiger #portrait #filmphotography
#callofthewest
©RayMax
"The image features a close-up view of a woman lying on her side, with an arrangement of vibrant flowers including white lilies next to her face. The face is partially visible, with eyes looking beyond the camera. Behind her is a depiction of a stylized orange and black tiger, positioned with its mouth open as if roaring. The background includes a section of a patterned, multicolored fabric upholstery."
January 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Leksi, one afternoon in Brooklyn, and a cracked skylight.

From my set published in Hylasmag.
You can see more images from this shoot and support my projects at my Patreon.
Don't miss checking Leksi's artwork and designs
#aleksandrakolanko (on IG)

©RayMax
January 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Who stole Caravaggio

#oratoriosanlorenzo #palermo #filmphotography
©RayMax
January 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM