Photo Karns
@impoliticeye.bsky.social
New England-based, unapologetically liberal photographer, writer, art director, and creative ne’erdowell. MAGAts will be blocked. Trolls will be mocked and blocked.
The fun thing about the original RB67 Pro is that it works very well for double exposure. The frustrating thing is that it can be very easy to do unintentionally.
This is a case where I wish I had both the mistake and the intended images.
This is a case where I wish I had both the mistake and the intended images.
September 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The fun thing about the original RB67 Pro is that it works very well for double exposure. The frustrating thing is that it can be very easy to do unintentionally.
This is a case where I wish I had both the mistake and the intended images.
This is a case where I wish I had both the mistake and the intended images.
Taken on the Staten Island Ferry in 1999, I keep coming back these images. They're difficult to print in the darkroom, almost as if the memories don't want to be unlocked.
September 11, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Taken on the Staten Island Ferry in 1999, I keep coming back these images. They're difficult to print in the darkroom, almost as if the memories don't want to be unlocked.
This was a fun diversion on our way to the next location. We were also chasing sunset *and* my ability to shoot with the RB67, which had Portra 160 loaded. My SL2-S and lights were back at the car, so I metered and hoped for the best.
September 11, 2026 at 1:14 PM
This was a fun diversion on our way to the next location. We were also chasing sunset *and* my ability to shoot with the RB67, which had Portra 160 loaded. My SL2-S and lights were back at the car, so I metered and hoped for the best.
Let's talk about Ava and her hat. It played its own supporting role in this collaboration.
September 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Let's talk about Ava and her hat. It played its own supporting role in this collaboration.
Another series I'm looking forward to putting out into the world... but this time, it's a return to digital. We'd run out of daylight, so I grabbed the SL2-S for the final location, and it's fun to screw around with LUTs again.
September 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Another series I'm looking forward to putting out into the world... but this time, it's a return to digital. We'd run out of daylight, so I grabbed the SL2-S for the final location, and it's fun to screw around with LUTs again.
I experimented with double exposures on the RB67 in my last session with Cas. I’ve still got technical details to work out to nail them in future shoots, but there are some real gems from that afternoon.
September 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I experimented with double exposures on the RB67 in my last session with Cas. I’ve still got technical details to work out to nail them in future shoots, but there are some real gems from that afternoon.
I should post more of my Maine photography here. If you follow me on IG, you've seen some of it, but I don't share a ton because I have this weird fear of being pigeon-holed as a landscape photographer.
Anyway, these were made on a Voigtlander Bessa I with Portra 160.
Anyway, these were made on a Voigtlander Bessa I with Portra 160.
September 4, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I should post more of my Maine photography here. If you follow me on IG, you've seen some of it, but I don't share a ton because I have this weird fear of being pigeon-holed as a landscape photographer.
Anyway, these were made on a Voigtlander Bessa I with Portra 160.
Anyway, these were made on a Voigtlander Bessa I with Portra 160.
Cas and I made so many wonderful photos in this shoot a month ago that I hardly know where to start. It's nice to be collaborating again.
August 31, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Cas and I made so many wonderful photos in this shoot a month ago that I hardly know where to start. It's nice to be collaborating again.
A few more 35mm Cinestill XX favorites of Lydia.
August 23, 2026 at 3:23 AM
A few more 35mm Cinestill XX favorites of Lydia.
From Idiocracy in DC to this, we've finally proven that the U.S. has no cultural backbone.
My friend: “Did you see that video of Kacey Musgraves performing while seated on disco truck nuts?”
Me: “…what?”
[looks up video]
Me: “You know, I honestly I don’t know what I was expecting.”
Me: “…what?”
[looks up video]
Me: “You know, I honestly I don’t know what I was expecting.”
August 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM
From Idiocracy in DC to this, we've finally proven that the U.S. has no cultural backbone.
I need to stop acquiring cameras, but living in the film world again sometimes means sudden failures of old equipment.
August 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I need to stop acquiring cameras, but living in the film world again sometimes means sudden failures of old equipment.
And water is wet.
The President of the United States is a liar.
August 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
And water is wet.
I've never thought about rough drafts in terms of photography until now.
This is a rough draft, and I'm stoked.
This is a rough draft, and I'm stoked.
August 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I've never thought about rough drafts in terms of photography until now.
This is a rough draft, and I'm stoked.
This is a rough draft, and I'm stoked.
Medium format has certainly sparked new ideas for creation.
Stay tuned for more.
Stay tuned for more.
August 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Medium format has certainly sparked new ideas for creation.
Stay tuned for more.
Stay tuned for more.
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AI built in the image of those who fail upwards
July 26, 2026 at 1:35 PM
AI built in the image of those who fail upwards
When film makes the outtakes better.
Switching to this (with some digital in the mix) is really forcing me to think about all aspects of my workflow, and I love it.
Switching to this (with some digital in the mix) is really forcing me to think about all aspects of my workflow, and I love it.
July 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
When film makes the outtakes better.
Switching to this (with some digital in the mix) is really forcing me to think about all aspects of my workflow, and I love it.
Switching to this (with some digital in the mix) is really forcing me to think about all aspects of my workflow, and I love it.
Asking questions about qualifications in the Age of Trumpy Bear is laughable.
How does being Lindsey Graham’s sister qualify someone to be a Senator?
July 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Asking questions about qualifications in the Age of Trumpy Bear is laughable.
This is such a damn good way of putting it.
Amazing how many people over the last few years have moved from
person I sometimes disagree with, to
person I disagree with who is also unpleasant online, to
genuinely bad person whose soul has warped beyond recognition.
the politics of our times are like a solvent for decency.
person I sometimes disagree with, to
person I disagree with who is also unpleasant online, to
genuinely bad person whose soul has warped beyond recognition.
the politics of our times are like a solvent for decency.
July 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
This is such a damn good way of putting it.
Cinestill XX is amazing... and its price just jumped. 🫠
July 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Cinestill XX is amazing... and its price just jumped. 🫠
It's a little funny when people come to Maine in June and ask where they can pick blueberries.
It's also a little sad that we start getting them by the Fourth now. When I was growing up, it was three weeks later.
It's also a little sad that we start getting them by the Fourth now. When I was growing up, it was three weeks later.
July 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
It's a little funny when people come to Maine in June and ask where they can pick blueberries.
It's also a little sad that we start getting them by the Fourth now. When I was growing up, it was three weeks later.
It's also a little sad that we start getting them by the Fourth now. When I was growing up, it was three weeks later.
Another tease from my shoot with Lydia last week.
July 8, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Another tease from my shoot with Lydia last week.
A quick taste of Sullivan Harbor fireworks.
July 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
A quick taste of Sullivan Harbor fireworks.
Having minor scanning and conversion issues, but damn... I'm glad to be shooting on film.
July 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Having minor scanning and conversion issues, but damn... I'm glad to be shooting on film.
Coming back the same way I went on hiatus — with an incredible collaboration with Lydia.
June 30, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Coming back the same way I went on hiatus — with an incredible collaboration with Lydia.
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Susan Collins is bad at her job. #mepolitics
"[Susan] Collins has yet to hold a committee markup on a single government funding bill with just three months left before federal dollars expire."
#mesen #mepolitics
www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
#mesen #mepolitics
www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
The messy standoff driving a wedge between a bipartisan Senate duo
Susan Collins and Patty Murray have been increasingly at odds as the midterms approach and spending priorities diverge.
www.politico.com
June 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Susan Collins is bad at her job. #mepolitics