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Gerri Whitley

@gerriwhitley.bsky.social
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Chicago based Photographer, Visual Artist and Educator I love adventures near and far, wild skies, bold colors and starry nights, I’m happiest outside

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jad 📸 @aerojad.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
📝 This Wednesday is the autumn equinox (already) which means it's time for the twice-annual show that is Chicagohenge. I wrote a bit about it, suggestions on where to shoot, and in general trying to answer the question "how do I know if I'm gonna have good weather for a sunset" #photography #Chicago
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Chicagohenge & Shooting A Sunset - dust
Coming up soon, at time of writing, is the second edition of the bi-yearly phenomenon known as “Chicagohenge.” To make a long story short, Chicago’s layout sits on a due north/south/east/west sort of ...
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Another one from the Wildrose Charcoal Kilns.
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
an evening under the stars- that’s me warming up in the still-warm kiln #startrails #nightsky
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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 12/06/2026
After the heavy rain and wind passed, I pointed my camera at a puddle on my balcony ledge and waited a second. A mini reflecting pool of sorts. Hope you all stayed safe tonight. #Chicago #ILwx #WXy
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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 10/06/2026
Here’s a timelapse of the shelf cloud that just rolled through 😳 // #ILwx #WXSky #Chicago
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Say no to all this AI slop!
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The Tennessee Speaker of the House will remove all Democratic Caucus members from standing committees and subcommittees as punishment for their redistricting protests. Democracy dies in Nashville.
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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
From my story: Kevin Jackson served 23 years before his exoneration. Prosecutors want to block a court order formally clearing his name. He wants that in-part because he hopes it will help him get a passport. He's set on visiting Bora Bora, which he learned about in prison via Anthony Bourdain.
Jackson, 44, said he’s been losing sleep over the certificate of innocence battle. He said he wants both to expunge his case and have the certificate so he can show it to prospective employers and police at traffic stops.

He also has a hope that germinated in front of a prison television: to go to the island of Bora Bora, which he learned about from the dining and travel show “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.” 

“Crispy blue water, sunshine. I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’m going there when I get out,’” he said.

But he’s been struggling to get a passport. He suspects federal officials are giving him a hard time because of his record, and thinks they’d be more likely to help him if he had a certificate of innocence.Kevin Jackson
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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 18/04/2026
Single frame. Two perfectly placed bolts. Thanks, Mother Nature! #ILwx #Chicago
Two massive forked lightning bolts drop behind the Chicago skyline during a nighttime thunderstorm
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A few weeks ago I went out west to see the stars. Caught this photo of Cyclops Arch under the stars #stars #milkyway #nightphotography
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Anyone else remember when Billy Beer was a scandalous leveraging of proximity to the presidency? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
If you love the National Parks, please contact your senators and tell them to vote NO on Lee amendment #3972. This amendment could pave the way to selling off our national lands!
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Today, Chiberia returned #stunday #eastcoastkin #chicago #winterishere
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Nothing better than an icy beach! Loving this early cold here in Chicago #chicago #winter #northavebeach #stunday #urbangaze
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Snow Says are the best days! Chicago has been having lots of them recently, I’m loving it #urbangaze #eastcoastkin #chicago
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Chicago got its first snow day last week! It was glorious. Looking forward to lots more days like this #chicago #snow
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
What I did on my birthday! #selfie #blueskymonday #milkyway
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NPR @npr.org · 15/10/2025
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. n.pr/3J0HVBC
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Study: We're losing the war against drug-resistant infections faster than we thought
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
A few weeks ago, I drove over to the east shore of Lake Michigan on a good aurora forecast. I spent almost all night on the beach hoping for a show but it was not to be. I did shoot these star trails with some pink aurora on the horizon. #startrails #lighthouse #stunday #blueskyartshow
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
World on Fire
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
summer nights lit by fireflies bioluminescence is so incredible, I just stand in awe of nature and watch these tiny creatures create light to find each other. #firefly #nightphotography #chicago #scape
Fireflies dance across a park with the Chicago skyline in the background
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
moonset captured just before the crescent moon set. Just enough light to give the foreground dimension #scape #milkyway #nightphotography #visitutah
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
summer nights lit by fireflies last week I visited by parents in MO, it’s peak firefly time there and they danced across the pasture all night. On my last night it was clear and the weather cooperated so I could leave the cameras out all night. 1/2 #firefly #summer #scape #nightphotography
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Nights on mars #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #G+circle #photographersunited #night #milkyway
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
I just returned from a trip to Utah. My first night I got clear skies and aurora! #nightphotography #astrophotography #photographersofbluesky #G+circle #photographersunited #scape
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Today, the House of Representatives will vote on a rescission package that will instantly gut all federal funding for public media. All of it, gone. Here’s more information: protectmypublicmedia.org?utm_source=n...
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Protect My Public Media
Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I’m in Escalante UT for a couple of days before heading to Kanab. My goal is lots of Milky Way photos. Here’s a shot from the last time I was in this area- drove by this today. #photography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #G+circle #photographersunited #scape
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Isaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
the view from a former Meta board member: Making technology companies ask artists’ permission before they scrape copyrighted content will “basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight,” Sir Nick Clegg has said. www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
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Nick Clegg: Artists’ demands over copyright are unworkable
The former Meta executive claims that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would ‘kill’ the industry
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
The beauty of a staghorn fern at the Chicago Botanic Garden #photography
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
I mean who wants the best and brightest from around the world in their universities?
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Amazing pink clouds and lightning as Wednesday storms rolled through Chicago #lightning #stormphotography #scape #cloudporn
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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 16/05/2025
I managed one shot of the cotton candy cumulonimbus before darker, low-level clouds slid into the top of the frame. It was a gorgeous, surreal moment to see rain still falling over the east side of downtown, while fluffy pink clouds and blue sky belied the strength of the storm still in progress
A dramatic thunderstorm looms over the Chicago skyline at sunset. The towering cumulonimbus is lit pink and orange by the setting sun on the left side, with a patch of blue sky peeking through. Meanwhile, darker, ominous clouds dominate the right side of the frame. The city below is partially shrouded in rain, with streetlights glowing in the foreground as twilight sets in.
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
it’s almost the end of the tulips here in Chicago. Plus, right now it’s 92 degrees #nightphotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #G+circle #photographersunited #urbangaze
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Hélène Cook Photo 📷 @helene-cook.eu · 15/05/2025
'Countdown to the next show' - Fénix Passage, Prague #art #photography #architecture #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTime #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #urbanphotography #architecturephotography #clock #time 📸©helene-cook.eu
Look up towards the ceiling of the Fénix Passage in Prague, ornated with a giant, modern-style, golden clock on a dark green background. This passage, situate on the Wenceslas Square, was designed by Josef Gočár and Bedřich Ehrmann, and is one of the earliest representatives of functionalist constructivism.
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
a year ago… what an amazing night #stunday #aurora #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #G+circle #photographersunited #greatlakes
Vivid Aurora dances in front of a full moon as a couple watches along the shore of Lake Michigan
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Loretta Robinson @lorettarobinson.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Sunday #Stunday ........an evening on the Washington State coast while one romantic couple share the view of spring setting sun. #Longbeach #EastCoastKin #Photography #Reflection
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Let it sink in that a student with a legal visa was detained for six weeks just for writing an editorial. In America.
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Tom @tomt415.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
#BlueskyArtShow Theme: #Lines
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Barbara A. Han @bahanbug.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
“The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas — hardly a partisan institution — finds that nondefense government R&D yields long-run economic returns of 150% to 300% …“Our findings therefore point to a misallocation of public capital, and substantial underinvestment in nondefense R&D.”
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The NSF Is Being Dismantled — With Broad Implications For The American Economy
The economic consequences of cuts to the National Science Foundation and restricting scientific inquiry on this scale could be far-reaching.
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Early morning at Minerva Terrace. I had the place to myself which was amazing. #yellowstone #scape #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #G+circle #photographersunited
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Nathan Wirth @nathanwirth.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
deux
This is a very simple, basic image of two stones sitting on a shoreline. In the distance light fills a cloudy sky.
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Debbie O'Riley Pics @debbieo.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Happy Friday everyone! Let's do this, shall we? It is (e) #scape day! • Water Lily • #Photography #Landscape #Waterscape #BloomScrolling #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Art #PhotographersOfBluesky #Flowers #Nature 🌿 #TGIF
Taken at the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, WA, a pond is filled with water lily pads and blooms. Taken in landscape, there is one bloom right in front (with several more scattered throughout), the pond is covered in giant dark green leaves, the background is a lush green hilly lawn and large evergreens. A small light leak can be seen from the sun above.
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Jean @jeanmarie8.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforSilver Silver (and gold) mirrors in a shop window in Paris reflecting the buildings across the street #eastcoastkin #classicmono #blackandwhite #nikon
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ᒪᗩ ᗷEᒪᒪE ᐯIE 💯 @labellevie100.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Dozing perhaps, never sleeping. Each window a room, a palate of coppery patina containers of different thoughts. Trains whoosh by. -LBV💯 #urbangaze #EastCoastKin #Train #travel #architecture #urban #photography #downtown #Sunrise #reflection *Special note in AltTxt
Photo of a sunrise reflected off large city buildings, not quite skyscrapers.•• I was hit by this.... how so many different realities, so close together, but the active life of the city overall doesn't care, it passes us all by... and the sunrise, the natural world, brings us color and life. Photo by La Belle Vie 💯 (c) ZWJH
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Foggy nights are the best nights! #urbangaze #chicago #photographer
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NPR @npr.org · 06/05/2025
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
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Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
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Davesphotos 🇨🇦 🍁🍁🍁 @davesadventures.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
For #BlueSkyArtShow #Green today! Happy weekend everyone! #EastCoastKin #Photography
a young fern frond as it unfurls...
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Gerri Whitley @gerriwhitley.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Springtime in one of my favorite spots in Chicago. #photography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #G+circle #photographersunited #scape
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