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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I seem to be having difficulty finding the colourful parts of the forest, so please forgive me if I keep coming home with scenes from the more muted end of the spectrum. Besides, last I checked, mottled greys and semi-decayed browns are colours, too. #ldnont #medway #canada #autumnvibes

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

While walking down a quiet street on a sun-drenched morning earlier this week, I looked up and caught sight of a tree on figurative fire, brilliantly shaded leaves painting a blinding scene against an equally brilliant sky. So I took the photo. That is all. #ldnont #canada #bluesky #autumnvibes

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A city bus paints the night as it loops the neighbourhood one last time, brilliant lights piercing the darkness before fading from view. I silently hope everyone on board gets home safely tonight. And every night. #ldnont #ltc #transit #nightphotography #blur

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Wednesday, 6:22 p.m., 33 minutes till sunset. I notice a line of maple trees down the street, their leaves reflecting the final rays of the day. It’s an ordinary scene in an ordinary place. But I’m slowly learning nothing is ordinary, and we all need colour. #ldnont #canada #autumnvibes

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If only stop signs lived up to their simple promise… #ldnont #canada #fanshawe #signs

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I remember when this chain was new and shiny. Now, years later, it lies in a corner, rusting to oblivion, forgotten. But I shoot it anyway. Because some things remain worthy even if aesthetics might suggest otherwise. #ldnont #canada #playground #rustinpeace #stilllife

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We’ll cross this bridge eventually. But first we stop the bike for a moment of mid-ride reflection. Those colours won’t be there for much longer, after all. #ldnont #canada #tvp #autumnvibes

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Simplicity can look like many things. Like this. But only for a minute. For as long as the golden leaves cling to the trees. For as long as the sun lingers in that singular piece of azure sky. It never lasts as long as we’d like. So we hold on. Tightly. #ldnont #canada #bluesky #autumnvibes

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Now that autumn has arrived in earnest, it’s time to look at leaves through glass and enjoy the pretty colours. I’ll be in the woods for a bit. You’re all welcome to join me. #ldnont #medway #canada #autumnvibes #bokeh

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We’re in an institutional-looking grocery store filled with strangers going through the zombie-like motions of filling their carts. This is not remotely photo-worthy. But I shoot anyway, because the stories of our lives aren’t always studio-worthy. #maple #toronto #walmart #eggs

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Late on a warm autumn night, I stand in a steady drizzle beside a busy intersection, speeding cars leaving trails of mist in their wake. The dog insisted on coming here, so we did. Smart pup. #ldnont #canada #streetphotography #nightphotography #shotoniphone

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Is there any truth to the notion that the skies following a storm are somehow more compelling? I’d like to think so, particularly if we look at them through rain-soaked windows. #montreal #dorval #canada #sunset #throwback #nikon

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thousands of lives and stories and journeys, all unfolding invisibly under an endless sky. From this far away, it’s impossible to ever really know what’s truly going on under that endless sky. Something to ponder, then. #maple #toronto #architecture #landscapephotography #shotoniphone

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In the middle of a busy restaurant where the overhead lights are turned down to a cavelike setting, a single lamp casts a gentle pool of light over the table. I guess it’s just a lamp for most people. I guess we’re not most people. #ldnont #light #shadow #monochrome #stilllife

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Note to self: stick around long after sunset, just in case the sky decides to take one last dance before tucking in for the night. Patience, apparently, is a bit of a virtue. #ldnont #sunset #cloudspotting #optimistpark

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The calendar says it’s National Schnauzer Day. Ours knows nothing of tariff wars, school shooters, or abusive AI. She’s happy with spirited games of fetch and endless treats. Her life is a charmed one. We could learn from her. On any day. #callithewonderschnauzer #actofdog

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is 20 years, exposed, nature slowly reclaiming what once was. Life leaves marks. And eventually it tells its stories to those who come along afterward. We just have to be willing to look for them. #ldnont #medway #naturephotography #rings #texture

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m going to leave this here as a gentle reminder to my future self to take more walks in the woods. They’re magical places, after all. #ldnont #canada #medway #landscapephotography #perspective

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Life begins. Life ends. It isn’t always pretty or orderly. It just is. #ldnont #medway #macro #shotoniphone

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

New smartphone day means only one thing: first light. What started as an astronomy tradition to celebrate a new telescope’s first view of the heavens has been borrowed by photographers. So my first light is always of my lovely wife, who is clearly way out of my league. #ldnont #shotoniphone

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The waiting is never the hardest part. But just in case it is, it’s comforting to know we’ll always have places to take a load off. Or to simply pause in between here and there so we can enjoy the view. #toronto #cedarvale #ttc #subway #streetphotography

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Royal Bank Plaza looms above Toronto’s Union Station at the very epicentre of Canada’s political-economic landscape. Whenever I’m in the neighbourhood, I like to stop there for a moment of reflection amid the teeming crowds. #toronto #royalbank #architecturephotography #abstract #geometry

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The RC-135 Rivet Joint isn’t a needle-nosed fighter. But this unarmed sigint wonder allows those needle-nosed fighters to stay alive in hostile airspace. I silently wished her safe journey as I clicked the shutter. #ldnont #AirShowLondon #canada #planesofinstagram #nikon

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Is AI really about to end humanity? A growing number of concerning headlines alleging we're approaching the brink have generated significant concern in recent weeks. My latest column breaks it all down. #AI #technology #cybersecurity medium.com/@carmilevy/c...

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Chicken Little Comes for AI

Is AI really about to end humanity?

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Never miss an opportunity to watch birds fly. Or, as is the case here, never miss an opportunity to watch a single bird prepare to land, concentrating as if her life depends on it. Which it does. #portstanley #canada #wildlifephotography #nikon

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Soon enough, summer will give way to autumn, then winter. We’ll have to bundle up before heading out, then clean off when we return. So I’m banking photos now that will remind me that life is colourful, and warmth will inevitably return. #portstanley #canada #umbrella #rainbow #nikon

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The birthday fairy is still in our home. I won’t confirm or deny that we had birthday cake for breakfast, but I will admit to dipping into the frosting from our daughter’s leftover cake when no one was looking. Happiest of birthdays, my sweet. #LiveLaughLevy #family #everything

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

As our daughter Dahlia finishes one solar orbit today and starts another, I’d be remiss if I didn’t reflect on how she’s grown into this brilliant, accomplished, beloved human. I am limitlessly proud to be her dad. Happy birthday, Peanut Girl! #LiveLaughLevy #family #everything

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years after 9/11, any words I share today will hardly change reality. But I’ve always been struck by this tragedy’s one central fact: it was fuelled by hatred. So maybe we look for kindness instead, light amid darkness. We’ll see it if we look hard enough. #september11 #neverforget

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Dear sky, It may seem more than a little odd to be saying thank you, but after the show you put on over an otherwise quiet stretch of southern Ontario farmland the other night, it feels appropriate. So please know you’re appreciated. Best, Carmi #ldnont #sunset #cloudspotting #hydepark #nikon

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One goose trails the rest, honking madly as her mates scramble into the brilliantly sunny sky. We all want to belong, after all, eyes to the sky as we strive to avoid being left behind. #portstanley #lakeerie #canada #birds #nikon

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It’s back-to-school day in our neighbourhood. And as they’ve been doing for years, the sidewalk fairies have quietly drawn encouraging messages in colourful chalk on the approaches to the nearby school. Makes me glad to live where I do. #ldnont #canada #backtoschool #shotoniphone

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We roam the neighbourhood through the night, leaving nothing but shadows behind. Far below the darkened skies, there’s just enough light, here and there, for us to find our way. She’d follow me anywhere. I’d do the same. #ldnont #canada #callithewondsrschnauzer #actofdog #monochrome

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Looks idyllic, doesn’t it? Well, looks can be deceiving. This was shot after my first fall of the day, and before my second. I’m fine. The bike is fine. But I learned every scene has a back story, and we owe it to ourselves to listen for it. #ldnont #canada #medway #cycling #shotoniphone

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Imagine how different the world would be if more of us took walks in the woods. #ldnont #medway #canada #naturephotography #shotoniphone

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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Street art in Seattle's Pike Place. Love it! 🤭

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We stand eye to eye in rapt silence in the early evening shadows behind an empty church, my new friend warily deciding if I’m friend or foe. I gently assure her I mean no harm before she returns to the very serious business of nibbling the greenery. #dryden #canada #wildlifephotography #throwback

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Once upon a time, a Peugeot 10-speed bike was the stuff of dreams for the typical kid. At least in my neighbourhood. Not anymore, of course. Which explains why I stopped dead in my tracks to admire the simple beauty of a once-aspirational machine. #ldnont #canada #cycling

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On the edge of a rapidly growing suburb, we find a spot beside a busy road to take in the open sky. It’s further from home than we’d like, one of the side effects of rampant development. In the end, though, we decide it’s worth the extra commute. #ldnont #canada #sunset #cloudspotting #hydepark

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Dance among the clouds even when the skies threaten. Because to not dance at all would be the greater tragedy. And life isn’t life without some degree of risk. #ldnont #canada #airshowlondon #onstorm #nikon

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Not the one you’re thinking of.

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Google's decision to change Lake Ontario to Lake America in Google Maps for U.S. users is having a surprising impact on Canadian users, too. My latest column breaks down the previously-unknown risks American APIs pose to digital sovereignty. medium.com/@carmilevy/g...

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Google ignites an API firestorm with Lake Ontario name change

It hasn’t taken long for Donald Trump’s decision to change, via Executive Order, Lake Ontario to Lake America in the U.S. Geographic Names…

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope leaves Earth behind for good. Between 2018 and 2024, the Trump Administration tried no fewer than 4 times to cancel NASA’s next flagship observatory. Congress wisely told the White House to stuff it. Science won, as it always must. Go Roman.

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I keep returning to this tree in the park near our house. It seems silly, in a way, to keep shooting the same tree. Yet this one keeps pulling me in. Why? I imagine I’m not the only one who needs to hit pause for a bit and spend time with the familiar. #ldnont #canada #monochrome

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The path ahead of us isn’t always straight. Or well marked. And we can only see ahead so far. Yet still we take that first step. Otherwise we’ll never know what might lie beyond all our eyes can see. Sometimes we just have to have a little faith. #ldnont #canada #fanshawe #monochrome #nikon

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Sunsets are little more than basic physics, suspended water vapour playing nice with rays of light nearing the end of a 150 million kilometre journey. But science can’t explain the chills I get when the universe turns the dial up to 11. #ldnont #sunset #cloudspotting #optimistpark #nikon

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Stubborn fog hugs the highway, turning a sunny day into something decidedly more mysterious. Ancient islands far from shore disappear into the haze, silent sentinels over waters whose depths give up their stories grudgingly, if at all. #rossport #ontario #canada #roadtrip #throwback

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

No such thing as too many. The more the merrier.

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