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Charles Rutheiser

@charlesrutheiser.bsky.social

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Bibliomaniac Baltimorean. Mad social scientist, phenomenographer and author of MYSTERIES OF THE GREAT CITY and IMAGINEERING ATLANTA. Semi-finalist in the 2026 Hollywood Storytellers Genre Script Competition for THE SECRET LIVES OF THINGS

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 46m

Thanks!

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 1h

That type of stuff is fun for some, but not us😊

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Laszlo Komaromi @lkomaromi.bsky.social · 5h

London, October 2026. #london #streetphotography #streetphotographer #urbanphotography #nightshot #nightphotographer #nightscene #streetphoto

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 4h

Root chakra shining through a glass, darkly #Alphabetchallenge #WeekOforOpaque #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Human form through an opaque glass screen

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 4h

Return of my friend, the Fish Crow, on a flat grey cloudy day #Alphabetchallenge #WeekforOpaque #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #ClassicMono #Birdsky

Fish crow silhouetted against a grey sky

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks! I was hoping that would be the case, but wanted to be sure. Got my knuckles slapped last week when I colored outside the lines on a Halloween-themed challenge. 😲

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks so much!

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 8h

I’m so honored to have been named as a semi-finalist in the 2026 Hollywood Storytellers Genre Script Competition! #HollywoodStorytellers #HSGSC_SemiFinalist

Award notice

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 19h

Apologies, Sheena. I posted today without seeing this change.

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 19h

I wish. Saw it in a gallery in La Jolla, California. Didn’t catch the artist’s name

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 20h

A ball and its shadow #Alphabetchallenge #OntheBall #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Blue ball sculpture with concentric shadows

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Randall Perkinson Photography @rmperkinson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I used a 120mm focal length to compress this image of 9 A/C condensors that are lined up in the alley along the back of an apartment building. #photography #warrensburg #missouri #streetphotography #streetscape #streetscapephotography #streetview #blackandwhite #hvac #blackandwhitephotography

Nine separate air conditioner units are lined up from the foreground to the horizon. The fan shields on multiple units are smashed down. A multitude of freon pipes runs down the right side connecting individual apartments with their respective AC unit.

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Olympic sideshow, Atlanta 1996 #Alphabetchallenge #Ontheball #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Two kids play with a giant tennis ball

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Christian Bonanno @christianbonanno.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“Tough Guys” #Photography #Dogs #StreetPhotography

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Paul G Photography 📷 @paulgsphotos.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Looking up a spiral staircase #aofoto #mono #classicmono #bnw #urbangaze #streetphotography #eck

A photo taken looking up a spiral staircase in black and white.

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Steve Pepple @steve-pepple.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

For #StunDay, I offer this photo of a man fishing from a window in a covered bridge on Detroit’s Belle Isle on a fall day. #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Detroit #FallColors #Autumn #Fishing #StreetPhotography

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LeicaKorean @leicakorean.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

‘Parallel Lives’ . . Philadelphia, PA Nikon ZF #nikon #nikonzf #voigtlander #philadelphia #streetphotography #photography #reflection #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #philly

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PresuminEd @floatingsoles74.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

08:21 - Leeds #streetphotography #blackandwhite #Leeds #fujifilm #bnw

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Route 66, Albuquerque #Stunday #EastCoastKin #Alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNeon #PhotographersofBluesky #ABQ #NewMexico

Blue sign against blue sky on Bluesky

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JulieW67 @juliew67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#NotShrigley #AccidentalArtist #aofoto #aoFotoCall Talk To The Hand

A close up photo of a boarded up wall in Manchester.
The wall has peeling and torn posters.
In the centre is a bright red handprint
Spear Street Manchester
A not David Shrigley
7th December 2025
Samsung phone

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A.J. West @a-j-west.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#Photography #SilentSunday #Stillness #Photography #UrbanPhotography #StreetPhotography #UrbanGaze #aofoto

A slender tower with a red brick shaft and a pointed, dark greenish metal roof stands in the center against a blue sky with light clouds. Directly above the tip of the tower hangs an elongated street lamp, and many thin wires cross diagonally through the image above and in front of it. At left, a grey building wall with dormers and windows extends into the frame, and at the bottom a red tiled roof and green foliage.

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Wishful thinking #Alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNeon #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #Signsandsayings

Neon side: I have “no” issues

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Winter’s Chill #BlueskyArtShow #Weather #Winter #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #Baltimore #PattersonPark

Moody blue night snow scene. 9 degrees F

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Cold and damp, late fall 2024 #BlueskyArtShow #Weather #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #trees #AutumnColors

Bright orange leaves on mostly bare trees

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Early summer lightning, Baltimore #BlueskyArtShow #Weather #EastCoastKin #Scape #SkyScape #PhotographersofBluesky #Photography

Bolt of lightning hitting the ground from a purple sky, color only slightly enhanced

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Thanks!

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conicats @conicats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Oct-03 Example of a movie from Germany Run Lola Run (1998) #Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge(OCTOBER) #FilmSky #Movies #OctoberMovieChallenge

Three frames of a very red haired woman running. And the movie title.

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

One of my favorites

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Signals in the noise #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #Abstractia #Abstract #Mindscapes

Abstract composition based on manipulation of ripples in a green pond

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hot times in Chinatown #Alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNeon #31DaysofHalloween #Cityscape #NYC #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Neon devil in window of a restaurant

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Shibui Shashin @shibui-shashin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Neon light accents around a modern office building - Piccadilly Circus, London #neonLight #architecture #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNForNeon #classicMono

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Jurassic Office Park #EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze #PhotographersofBluesky #Atlanta #Photography

Giant ferns in an urban setting

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Another from the boneyard #Alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNeon #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LasVegas

Neon sign that says Lost Vegas

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The veil masking the spirit world is beginning to tear…. #Gothober #31DaysofHalloween #ghosts #EastCoastKin #photographersofBluesky #ClassicMono #HumansofBluesky (once)

Ghostly image of a face partly obscured by shadow

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

View from the Perimeter #WindowsonWednesday #EastCoastKin #Cityscape #Abstractia #PhotographersofBluesky #Photography #Atlanta

Glass curtain-walled skyscraper in shades of blue

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My favorite episode

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Ouija Board was invented here; it’s now a 7-11 #EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze #31DaysofHalloween #Baltimore #CharmCity #Psychogeography #ClassicMono #B&W

Historical marker in the building where the Ouija Board came into being

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My idea of a drinking fountain, Milwaukee #Alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNeon #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #BeerSky #PhotographersofBluesky

Self-serve beer wall in the 3rd St Market,

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Hélène Cook Photo 📷 @helene-cook.eu · 06/10/2026

Tokyopolis - Japan #photography #Alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNeon #EastCoastKin #artyear #urbanphotography #streetphotography #womeninstreet #photographiederue #streetphoto #nightphotography #tokyo #shinjuku #japan #neon #cinematic #cyberpunk #urbangaze 📸©helene-cook.eu

A young lady walking with her blue umbrella in a dark back street of Tokyo bathed in dark red neon light, under a rainy night. The mood is cinematic.

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Chilling

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🆂🅷🅴🅴🅽🅰 @sheena-mck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#31DaysofHalloween #ClassicMono Don’t fancy yours much - or yours 😂

Masks hanging on supermarket shelf. Tarted up in Photoshop to make more scary

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JulieW67 @juliew67.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekNForNeon POWER

A photo of an illuminated sign at SIM Manchester last week.
The sign is on a circular frame in the Power hall where there are steam engines galore and other power thingummyjigs.
The bright white sign has large capital letters saying POWER (HALL is just visible around the corner of the frame)
The sign is suspended from the ceiling near the entrance of the museum.
It might be LED but it'll do 😁

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My wife and I had such a great time there

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“I vant to be alone.” When they’re not working, supermodels often dodge the cameras of paparazzi #Birdoftheday #Birdsupermodel #EastCoastKin #31daysofHalloween #PhotographersofBluesky #Birdsky #B&W

High contrast black and white of a crow fleeing the scene

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Heavenly Blues are still blooming in October. #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #ColorADay #Blue #Flowers #FlowerSky #FlowerPower

A heavenly blue morning glory flower in full bloom

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Area 51 Motel #Alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNeon #31daysofHalloween #Gothtober #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LasVegas

Aliens aren’t classic Halloween material but graveyards are and the boneyard of the Las Vegas Neon Museum certainly meets that threshold

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Will do, apologies

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Dwellers in the Uncanny Valley #31DaysofHalloween #hARToween26 #gothtober #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #Uncanny #Eerie

Creepy mannequins popping out of storefront shadows

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Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Spider’s web on the lamppost in the garden. Misty start to the day in the Surrey Hills. #31DaysofHalloween #Autumn #Fall #ClassicMono #SurreyHills #Photography

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

So bad it was entertaining in its own way, as was another kind of show my wife and I saw in Amsterdam once, but that’s under a different kind of hashtag prompt😲