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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Awa odori dancer. Japan.
Captured in a striking monochromatic portrait, a female dancer (odoriko) of the Awa Odori stands poised under the steep, sculptural curve of a woven straw hat (amigasa). Deep shadows cast by the braided reed brim frame her quiet, focused profile, highlighting her composed expression and serene intensity amid the festival energy. The stark contrast between her dark-trimmed collar, tied tasuki cord, and folded kimono brings out the crisp geometry and grace of her traditional attire. The photograph evokes a vivid, immersive sensory atmosphere: the resonant clang of kane gongs, the deep thrum of taiko drums, and the rhythmic melody of shamisen echoing through a humid Tokushima summer night, punctuated by the sharp clatter of wooden geta sandals on stone and the pure, contemplative spirit of the dancer frozen in time.   Originating in Tokushima Prefecture, the Awa Odori is one of Japan’s most celebrated Bon Odori folk dance festivals, carrying a rich heritage that spans more than four centuries. Renowned for its lively anthem—"Odoru ahō ni miru ahō, onaji ahō nara odoranya son son" ("Dancers are fools and onlookers are fools, so if both are fools, you might as well dance!")—the festival brings together performing troupes (ren) to parade through the city streets. The iconic costume of the female dancers (josei-odori), defined by the distinctive steep-angled amigasa hat, tucked kimono, and high-stepped wooden geta, presents a harmonious synthesis of folk exuberance and courtly aesthetic discipline.
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
© Bo Bartlett. 'The Day Everything Changed Forever.' Oil on linen, 2016. 48 x 60 inches.
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Jeff Sunbury @jsunbury.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Happy Birthday, Buster Keaton! (b.Oct. 4, 1895) www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XCu...
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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 22h
#Sculpture by Richard Aurili (1834-1914) #art
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h
‘Coffee Break’ — Sixth Avenue, New York (1940) 📷 by Alfred Eisenstaedt
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Eyvind Earle. 1952.
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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 22h
Morning all. Housewife in backyard of Manchester terraced house, 1969. Photographer Nick Hedges.
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 22h
© Peter Hurd. 'Blue Mountain.' Oil on board, 1950. 22 x 17.5 inches.
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Cambridge Diary @cambridgediary.bsky.social · 21h
5th October 2021 Though overshadowed by the double-towered Great Gate, the doorway to Trinity College’s Great Court still impresses, and, on the rare occasions that it is opened, provides the best views of the famous Court, fountain and clock tower. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 21h
Girl on a Bradford street corner, 1969, photo by Nick Hedges.
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Stan Watts - "One night with a Stranger" (1983)
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cybill Shepherd beautifully photographed by Frank Horvat, the celebrated French photographer. (1970)
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Douglas Aagard
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Spencer Tracy in 1940 📷 by Eric Carpenter
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Dancer of the Eastern Wind. Leiko Tar
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Grauman's Egyptian Theatre — Hollywood, in 1922. They really were Palaces of entertainment back in the day.
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German Car Scene @germancarscene.com · 03/10/2026
Singer 911 Turbo
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Tim Riley @timriley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dulwich Picture Gallery.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint on location shooting NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Lilian Marsden and her friend Phyllis, 14-year-old workers at Salt's Mill, Saltaire, in 1930. Lilian is carrying a hook on the string round her waist, which was used to wind yarn on to the spinning frame.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Commas, matter
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Radenko Milak (Bosnian, born 1980) A Silence Full of Lives, 2026 Watercolor on paper 27 3/5 × 19 7/10 in #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Richard Burton and Ava Gardner 1964 “The Night of the Iguana
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
By Oscar Droege (1898–1983).
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Kaoru Yamada artwork
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L Wiezycki @lwiezycki.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Audubon’s Oriole, South Texas #birdoftheday alt #yellowelements
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
© Cyril Cox. 'Glorius Autumn.' Acrylic on canvas, 2022. 36 × 48 inches.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Debbie Criswell - October Moon. Acrylic on canvas.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Elizabeth Catlett, Mother and Child, 1944 #womensart
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
© Robert Moore. 'The Meadow.' Oil on canvas, 2023. 40 × 30 inches.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Art Fitzpatrick (American, 1919–2015) Pontiac Ventura, 1966 Gouache and mixed media on board (67.9 × 79.4 cm) Private collection Original illustration created for the 1966 Pontiac brochure #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The gate of Bishamontang, Emissary Santo, Yamashina District, Kyoto City
Framed by a blazing canopy of Japanese maples (momiji), a steep stone pathway (chokushimichi) rises toward a dark wooden gate, its steps completely buried beneath a thick carpet of scarlet foliage. Slender bamboo handrails flank the stone stairs, leading the eye along a dramatic linear perspective toward the imperial messenger gate at the crest of the slope. Overhead, interlocking branches filter the light, casting a warm crimson glow over the damp stone and moss-covered embankments. The scene evokes an intimate sensory atmosphere: the crisp mountain air of a Kyoto morning, the faint scent of damp moss and aged cedar, the soft crunch of fallen leaves underfoot, and the profound, reverent hush of an ancient temple precinct.
Located at Bishamon-do Temple in the Yamashina District of Kyoto, this approach—known as the chokushimichi (Imperial Messenger Path)—is renowned for its late-autumn sando (shrine approach), where fallen leaves form an iconic momiji no jūtan (maple carpet). Originally founded in 703 AD by the monk Gyōki and re-established at its present site in 1665, Bishamon-dō is a distinguished monozeki temple (traditionally presided over by members of the imperial family or high nobility). The Chokushimon Gate at the top of the stairs was reserved for official imperial envoys, reflecting the sanctuary's esteemed lineage. The seamless integration of stone masonry, timber architecture, and natural forest contours reflects the supreme craft of Japanese zōen (landscape architecture) and monozukuri (artisanal mastery), designed to celebrate the subtle shifts of the seasonal calendar.
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ElrickErikose @elrickerikose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NYC September 16, 2026 📷 by @elrickerikose.bsky.social #photography #NYC #sky #manhattan #photographer #architecture
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Ambabheg @ambabheg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Architexture - Hallsgrimskikja, Reykjavik, Iceland #weeklychallengeSM
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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Toroweap Overlook, Grand Canyon National Park 📷: Andrei Stoica #GrandCanyon #landscapes
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Takako Yamaguchi (Japanese, born 1952) Trap, 2024 Oil paint and metal leaf on canvas 60 x 40 in (152.4 x 101.6 cm) Private collection #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Architecture @architecture.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Pancho Arena by Tamás Dobrosi and Doparum Architects in Felcsút, Hungary
Pancho Arena by Tamás Dobrosi and Doparum Architects in Felcsút, Hungary
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Remembering BRIGITTE BARDOT — born 92yrs ago today
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Birdrgirl🦉❌👑 @birdrgirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🪶Violet-crowned Woodnymph #BirdOfTheDay #BokehBirds #CostaRicaBirds
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Remembering BRIGITTE BARDOT — born 92yrs ago today
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Beautiful days. A rich autumn, warm, and the sun. Smooth activity. Everything is flowing again, everything is illumined.” Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary; 1939-1947 Leiko Tar artwork
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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 27/09/2026
Hojbro Square Copenhagen Viggo Rivad 1983
        This black-and-white photograph appears to capture a foggy, nocturnal street scene with a leaning traffic light and a silhouetted figure leaning against a wall,
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Burrowing Owl. Small, long-legged owl of open grassy habitats. Appears brown at a distance with irregular white spotting. Yellow eyes. Typically found on the ground or perched on low fence posts or rocks. 📸: @irshan_ck
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theroux57.bsky.social @theroux57.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vienna #Stunday #architecture #urbangaze #ECK #photography
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Kafka @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#LightAndShadow Downtown Houston's canyon of towering, textured behemoths changes colours in cool, cloudy light. The Beauty of #Skyscrapers, Exhibit No. 39. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn #TextureTuesday #Architecture #UrbanGaze #StreetPhotography #Photography #ECK #Abstractia #Stunday
A low-angle, vertical colour photo captures a dramatic, canyon-like view of downtown Houston’s skyscrapers, emphasizing their contrasting architectural styles and the play of late afternoon light. Towering on the left, the Wells Fargo Plaza showcases a faceted, deep-amber glass facade that brilliantly reflects the warm, golden sun, while adjacent to it rises the sleek, cylindrical form of the Heritage Plaza (frequently recognized for its Mayan-inspired crown, though here emphasizing its smooth, green-tinted glass curtain wall). An enclosed pedestrian skybridge spans the street below, cutting a dark, diagonal, sharp geometric line across the lower third of the frame. The dramatic upward perspective forces the eye toward a moody, overcast sky, while the mirrored surfaces of the surrounding glass-and-steel monoliths create complex, layered reflections of light and shadow, casting a striking glow across the entire scene.
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Pól Micheál O'Slatraigh @pmoslatraigh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This dramatic black-and-white street photograph was captured by Portuguese photographer João Cabral in Porto, Portugal.
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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 27/09/2026
Rue de Rome Gare Saint Lazare Paris Henri-Yves Cazin, 1977
a view of train lines between buildings
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lisa Benson (British Artist, born 1958) "Lunar Light", 2019. Linocut Print, 37.5 × 48.5 cm. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Silence of the Sea (2013) by Michiel Schrijver, born in the Netherlands in 1957, and who studied and works in the UK. Acrylic on canvas #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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