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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Flip to the middle of the latest issue of South Dakota Magazine and you might recognize a certain platinum-palladium print… #artistarchive #fotolabno7 #southdakotamagazine #southdakota #PlatinumPalladium

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Just another day at the office…😎 #locationphotography #transitvan #commutetowork #southdakotaphotographer#roadtrip

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Here’s the abridged version of my commute to work. #locationphotography #transitvan #commutetowork #southdakotaphotographer#roadtrip

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I drove over a thousand miles for work this week. Who else wants to complain about gas prices? #hifromsouthdakota #gasprices

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This portrait of John Banasiak is part of my Artist Archive series, where I photographed master artists from South Dakota. I’ll debut this work on Final Friday, April 24, from 5-7 pm at Fotolab No.7, 7 Center St, Vermillion, SD. #ArtistArchive #FotolabNo7 #AaronCPackard #JohnBanasiak #SouthDakota

A copy image of a monochromatic platinum-palladium print featuring photographer John Banasiak wearing his trademark white cap and posed with a camera in front of the Vermillion Civic Council thrift shop.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I created this platinum-palladium portrait of Carol Geu with support form the South Dakota Arts Council. I’ll debut this dramatic print on Final Friday, April 24, from 5-7 pm at Fotolab No.7, 7 Center St, Vermillion, SD. #ArtistArchive #FotolabNo7 #AaronCPackard #CarolGeu #southdakotaartist

This copy image of a platinum palladium print shows artist and art historian Carol Geu in grayscale, with the Missouri Valley Basin in the background.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The closing reception for Heiresy at the Le Lars Arts Center will be Friday, April 17th from 5-7 pm. #lemarsartscenter #sdshakes #othello #artreception #archivalpigmentprints

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

My Othello portraits are now on view in the Heiresy exhibition at the Le Mars Arts Center, 200 Central Avenue South, Le Mars, IA. The closing reception will be April 17th from 5-7 pm. #lemarsartscenter #sdshakes #othello #artreception #archivalpigmentprints

A collage of four photographs by Aaron C Packard of dramatic, post-apocalyptic Shakespearean actors, illuminated by artificial light, standing amongst trees during the South Dakota Shakespeare Festival’s production of Othello.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

With support from the South Dakota Arts Council, I created this platinum-palladium print of Dennis Navrat. I’ll debut this series of portraits on Final Friday, April 24, from 5-7 pm at Fotolab No.7, 7 Center St, Vermillion, SD. #ArtistArchive #FotolabNo7 #AaronCPackard #DennisNavrat #sodak

A copy image of a platinum palladium print featuring a black and white portrait of printmaker Dennis Navrat seated in front of the Missouri River.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I broke out the Holga camera with old Tri-X film for the No Kings protest. #nokings #holga #believeinfilm #analogphotography

A black and white photograph of a large American flag billowing over a crowd of protestors in downtown Vermillion, South Dakota.

This monochromatic photo features two protestors holding a large “No Kings” banner as they lead a crowd waving flags and signs.

This black and white photo scanned from a 120 negative documents a crowd of protestors gathered in downtown Vermillion, SD with American flags and handmade signs.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

From my new palladium print portrait series, Elder South Dakota Artists. A portrait of artist, photographer, professor, and mentor John Banasiak in front of one of his favorite places, the Vermilion Civic Council. #vermillionsd #notai #alternativeprocess #platinumpalladium #contactprint

A copy image of a Platinum Palladium Print, showing photographer John Banasiak posing with his camera in front of the Vermillion Civic Council thrift store.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Finally got to go to Central Camera in Chicago.

A photograph of photographer Aaron C Packard heroically posed in front of Central Camera, the oldest camera store in Chicago.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Preview of a series of palladium prints I am working on. #believeinfilm #palladium #darkroom

Photograph of palladium prints hanging to dry in a photographic darkroom.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

It was my pleasure to chat with Lori Walsh on In the Moment for South Dakota Public Broadcasting about my photography. #sdpb #inthemoment #apaawards www.sdpb.org/podcast/in-t...

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Thanks to the Plain Talk for sharing this exciting news! www.plaintalk.net/local_news/a... #apaawards #southdakota #photographer #newspaper

A screen capture from the Vermillion Plain Talk with the headline of, “Packard Receives Top Photo Honor From APA,” above a photograph of titled Intense Illumination in a Tent by Aaron C Packard. The photograph depicts a family shown in silhouette in front of tipi glowing orange with warm light during sunset.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Here are some of the photos I produced for the South Dakota Shakespeare Festival’s staging of Romeo and Juliet. #sdshakes #romeoandjuliet #shakespeare

A vertical portrait of actor Aaron Allen dressed as Romeo wearing a white shirt and brandishing a sword, lunging within a dramatically dark park.

A horizontal head and shoulders portrait of actor Caroline Borio wearing a pink Juliet costume and leaning up against the dark bark of a tree in a moody park.

A horizontal photograph that depicts a small feminine hand reaching over a stone wall to be held by a larger masculine hand emerging from the cuff of a white sleeve.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

A few images of the amazing Kelly Yazdi from Camp Zero 2024.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Hey friends out there, my printer might be dead! 🤬 I will make the final verdict today…so, in that case, a new one will have to put on order today. Might be putting out a big ask to buy some art to help out…

A photograph taken in the studio of photographer Aaron C Packard of an Epson Surecolor P9000 with tools and repair materials strewn about in front of it.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Cowboy, Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Hasselblad 500cm w/80mm f2.8, Ektar 100 [Description: Photograph of cool dude wearing a cowboy hat and a striped shirt smoking a cigarette in the shade of a horse trailer.]

Photograph of cool dude wearing a cowboy hat and a striped shirt smoking a cigarette in the shade of a horse trailer.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

A stop on the way to somewhere else… South Dakota [Description: A photograph of an un-maintained dirt road cutting between two fields of sunflowers with the sun shining like a star just above taken somewhere in South Dakota.]

A photograph of an un-maintained dirt road cutting between two fields of sunflowers with the sun shining like a star just above taken somewhere in South Dakota.

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

It’s photographer Aaron C Packard’s birthday, but he’s feeling old and expired. Coincidentally, while preparing for the launch of Fotolab No.7, Aaron discovered a box of old and expired film… Come to the lab on April 12th to help use up the film. www.fotolabno7.com/events

A screen capture from Fotolab No.7’s website includes a horizontal photograph of a stack of rolls of film standing in front of a camera above the text “Old and Expired.”

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Need some 35mm or 120 film processed and printed? #fotolabno7 #35mmfilm #120film [Description: A photograph of a stack rolls of film resting upon an envelope, flanked by a couple of cameras]

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Fun with Kodak Try-X in the Nishika N8000 3D camera… #fotolabno7 #aaroncpackard #3dcamera [Description: An achromatic animated gif of a surly photographer wearing serious glasses and leaning on his elbows, as the background bounces from side-to-side.]

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

More back-to-basics testing...Palladium print, two layers for deeper blacks. Self-portrait Palladium on Arches Platine 8x10"

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Getting back to some mad science in the darkroom with color gum printing…

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Aaron C Packard @aaroncpackard.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

9 top 2024 posts from another platform. Let’s see what happens here…

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