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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I hear this week’s #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #TheJourney. I took this photo on a quiet walk to the cemetery to visit a loved one. I don’t think I’ve ever shared it before. #photography #photographer #art #artist

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J.T.Gates | Author-To-Be ✒️ @jtgates.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Reached 100 followers on both accounts today! 🎉 Just wanted to say thank you for your interest in my work, whether it's #photography, #writing, or my #bookish posts. 🥰 Short story: substack.com/@jtgates/note/c-99274867 Photography: @artfulgates.bsky.social #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity

Purple and pink sunset behind bare trees.

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Well, I thought they looked different but now you've got me second guessing myself. 🤣

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

👋 Hey #BlueSkyArtShow, they say the eyes are the #windows to the soul, right? 👀✨ Snapped this shot for Ronon.The.Woof’s Instagram—go check him out if you love dogs! 🐾❤️ www.instagram.com/ronon.the.woof #photography #photographer #fujifilm #philadelphia

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

We don’t deserve dogs. Even the most spoiled, stubborn Shiba Inu is a blessing. ❤️ Love this beautiful little girl! 🐕💕 #photography #dogsky #petphotography #fujifilm #philadelphia #photographer #shibainu #dogs

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I'm looking forward to some spring flowers. 🥰 I hope this one ✨brightens✨ up your day. #photography #flowers #nature #philadelphia #art

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

👋 Hi fellow #photographers and BlueSkyers. Here is my #BlueSkyArtShow pic for the day. Topic: #abandoned. This is #Philadelphia city hall at the very beginning of the pandemic (2020). I knew I'd never get a shot like this again (it's normally so crowded) so I snapped this on my Pixel phone. 📷💕

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

This made my day! Your books helped me through a really difficult time, and I’m so grateful you decided to write The Land of Lost Things. Thank you, @jconnollybooks.bsky.social!

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I worked so hard on my IG grid for my photography business and now I'm spending my time on BlueSky. 🤷‍♀️ #photography #photographer #instagram #dogs #art #sunset #flowers #nature

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

People need art. This IS valuable. If my whole feed was about current events and had nothing about art or books that would be super depressing and unhealthy...

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Congrats! When my Kindle dies I'm switching to Kobo too. 👍💕

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Too often. Longest stretch is a year so far. I hope I never beat my record. 😅

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

16. The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis 17. Heir Apparent, by Vivian Vande Velde 18. Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld 19. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz 20. Mythology, by Edith Hamilton I couldn't possibly include everything but these are the big ones from childhood to now.

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

11. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V.E. Schwab 12. The Book of Lost Things, by John Connolly 13. Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 14. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman 15. Long Live Evil, by Sarah Rees Brennan

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

4. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells 5. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood 6. The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson 7. Waldon, by Henry David Thoreau 8. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien 9. The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien 10. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Choose 20 #books that have stayed with you or influenced you. 📚 I'm writing a thread below and counting any series as one. 😁 1. Grimm's Fairy Tales, the Brothers Grimm 2. Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen 3. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle #BookSky #BookChallenge

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

As a writer, if I finish reading a bad book I can learn from someone else's mistakes. As a reader, it has to be really horrible for me to not care to know the ending. 🤷‍♀️

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Verity Milligan @veritymilligan.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Lenticular clouds over the Harris hills. The big camera version 💙 #scotland

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Well that's sad. 🥺 I wonder what the sky used to look like before global warming.

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I see a dog with floppy ears and spots. 😁

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I love this! The light is so satisfying and warm. Very nice. 😄❤️

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Thanks for all the reposts! I'm honored. ☺️💖

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Ignore my Fujifilm hashtag! 😅 Most of my photos are taken with my Fujifilm XT-5, but I think I took this one with something else. Probably my #pixelphone.

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

The light and the dew... so beautiful. Nice shot. ❤️

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Thank you! I'm so glad everyone likes it as much as I do. 😅💖🥰

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

This is a recent favorite of mine. The colors in this sunset were too beautiful not to capture and share. ❤️ #photography #sunset #art #philadelphia

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Been reading a lot lately. I think I'll start posting quotes that stand out to me. #booksky #books #bannedbooks #thehandmaidstale

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

"We lived as usual, by ignoring. Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it." "We were the people who were not in papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. "We lived in the gaps between the stories." 📚 (The Handmaid's Tale, 56-57)

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Artful.Gates | Photographer @artfulgates.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I think this pic deserves its own post, actually. If this face doesn't make you smile then IDK... 😂💕 #photography #dogs #art #philadelphia

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