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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I had the honor of having “Light in August” included in this year’s Slow Exposures show in Concord, Georgia. Many thanks to curator Coco Conroy & the Slow Exposures team for this opportunity. #SlowExposures #SlowExposures2026 #SouthernPhotography #CocoConroy #RuralSouth #ConcordGA #ZebulonGA

Color photo of the R.F. Strickland building in Concord, Georgia, where the Slow Exposures show is held.

Black and white photo of a boy lying in sunlight and shadow.

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Defenceless under the night Our world in stupor lies; Yet, dotted everywhere, Ironic points of light Flash out wherever the Just Exchange their messages: May I, composed like them Of Eros and of dust … Show an affirming flame. —from September 1, 1939 by W.H. Auden #september #poetry #whauden

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Gosh. Another loss. I don’t purport to know about the afterlife. But I have to imagine Tim Curry arriving at the Pearly Gates exactly like this. #timcurry #rip #rockyhorror youtu.be/JWoYy4Ah81s?...

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show "Sweet Transvestite" (1975) - (4K)

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Today is #PaperBackBookDay. Unpopular opinion, but I actually prefer reading #paperback books to reading hardcovers. Photo books and other art books are the exception. Then I’m partial to hardcovers. What type of books do you enjoy reading? #reading #books #bookish #booklover #booksky

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

No one captures the South like Sally Mann—the people, the landscape, even the heat and humidity. If the people in her photos don’t always wear clothes, anyone who lives in the South knows there’s a good reason for that. It’s too hot. #sallymann #photobooks #bettersouth #photography #art

Photograph of the photo books Immediate Family and Deep South by Sally Mann sitting on a desk in front of a camera and other books.

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I introduced my eight-year-old nephew to the Golden Girls last night. Picture it: Him: So, they’re just grandmas who insult each other? Me: Yep, pretty much. Him: I like this show. #pictureit #thegoldengirls #goldengirls #classictv #80stv #thankyouforbeingafriend

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I loved everything in the world. And I had nothing But my empty notebook beneath the sun. —poet Sandro Penna, born #otd in 1906 #sandropenna #poetry #beauty #writing #art

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Photographer Keith Carter was born #otd in 1948. Holden Luntz Gallery describes Carter’s photographs as “poems with a camera” that “explore the intimate rhythms of nature and the quiet dignity of everyday people.” #keithcarter #photography #art #monochrome #blackandwhite

Black and white photo of a boy and a bird. The boy holds his hands over his eyes, while the bird looks toward him.

A black-and-white photo of two young boys, looking out an open window.

A black-and-white photo of a dog looking intently at the viewer

Black and white photo of a crow eating food out of a boy’s hand

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Walt Whitman was born #otd in 1819. Whitman’s Men is a beautiful #photobook that pairs his poem Calamus with work by contemporary photographers like John Dugdale, Bill Jacobson, and @robertflyntfoto.bsky.social #waltwhitman #poetry #photography #art #beauty

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Painters of the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac tend to depict Isaac as submitting demurely to God’s will. Caravaggio, with his characteristic realism, shows Isaac’s absolute terror. #caravaggio #art #arthistory #religion #abrahamandisaac

Caravaggio’s painting of the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac. From left to right, we see the angel stopping Abraham while Abraham holds a knife to Isaac. Lying prostrate, Isaac looks on an absolute terror. The sacrificial ram stands to Isaac’s right.

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A moment with my nephew on Easter Sunday. I want the world to be a better place for him and for his generation. #photography #art #bubbles #boyhood #beauty

Color photo of a boy blowing bubbles and looking at a bubble sitting on the table in front of him.

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Áine @actuallyannalise.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do With your one wild and precious life?"

Screenshot of the text of Mary Oliver's poem, The Summer Day. The text reads:

The Summer Day

Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean--
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down--
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Director Peter Brook was born #otd in 1935. Brook is the director of the 1963 film adaptation of William Golding’s 1954 novel Lord of the Flies. #peterbrook #cinema #literature #williamgolding #lordoftheflies #lotf

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Weekend vibes. Photo by Chris Lowell, whose work is currently on display at Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta. #chrislowell #photography #art #blackandwhite #jacksonfineart

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Photographer Duane Michals was #botd in 1932. This image is from his series Salut, Walt Whitman. The written words are from Song of Myself, 39. I thought it would be appropriate for Michals’ birthday and for the Year of the Horse. #duanemichals #waltwhitman #photography #poetry #beauty #art

Black-and-white photograph of a shirtless man and a horse by photographer Diane Michals.

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Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · 09/02/2025

It's exciting to see so many photographers and artists migrating to Bluesky. Connecting with each other is the first hurdle — If you make pictures, please reply to this post or share it so more art folks see it. I hope we can create a virtuous circle and make it easier to find each other. Cheers!

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

This is one of my favorite off-the-cuff shots. We were in the middle of a photo shoot. My partner told his little brother to pose like this, and I snapped the photo. A little lightheartedness in an otherwise dreary day here. #childhoodphoto #photography #art #blackandwhite #cute #jrussellcambron

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

For Valentine’s Day: Caravaggio’s Amor Vincit Omnia (Love Conquers All) and G. Baglioni’s Divine Love Conquering Earthly Love, which was made in protest to Caravaggio’s supposedly immoral painting. #art #arthistory #caravaggio #baglioni #valentinesday #love #amor

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

For #WorkingNakedDay – A photograph by Doug Menuez of tequileros working in a tequila distillery in Mexico. Here, the men work naked, as they did before colonial times. From the series Heaven, Earth, Tequila. #dougmenuez #blackandwhite #photography #mexico

A black and white photograph of men working naked in a tequila distillery in Mexico.

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

We’re either in the middle of #Epiphany season or near the end of it, depending on who you talk to. So, I invite you to enjoy this #beautiful work by Michael Aviano. #art #painting #beauty #religion #michaelaviano

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Images from Duane Michal’s’ series “Christ in New York,” in which, among other things, #Christ defends a gay man and cries when a woman dies during an illegal abortion. He is killed without anyone realizing the Second Coming had happened. #duanemichals #photography #religion #art

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

A painting for today: One of Caravaggio’s settings of David with the head of Goliath. #david #davidandgoliath #religion #art #arthistory #caravaggio

One of Caravaggio’s paintings of young David holding the severed head of Goliath

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I’m fascinated by angel imagery. Angels depicted in art are not biblically accurate. Why, then, this human-like form? Why the nude or nearly nude body? #angel #art #painting #robertoferri #beauty #spirit #religion

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It’s a good day to stay snug in bed. Image: Boy and Owl Dream, by J. Russell Cambron. #jrussellcambron #boy #owl #dream #quiet #cozy #blackandwhite #photography #beauty #art

Black-and-white photograph of a boy sleeping and holding a plush owl.

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Cooper’s (now Jockey) released the first men’s briefs on January 19, 1935. Advertisements like these were common; briefs became an icon of #masculinity. These ads were made for a woman’s gaze, as women were expected to buy clothes for their husbands and sons. Hence the common father-son trope.

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I took this picture of my nephew on a whim. My camera settings weren’t right. If I’d taken time to fix them, my nephew would have been long gone. Sometimes you just have to take the picture. #photo #photography #boyhood #childhood #blackandwhite #monochrome #jrussellcambron

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

We have a snowman made of disco balls, which is queer enough. Plus, it’s up past Christmas. Why? I love how it makes the light play along the walls in the afternoon. We can use a little more #light this year. #discoball #disco #snowman #statue #sculpture #art #queerart #gayart #mercury #cupid

Photo of a snowman figurine made of disco balls, shining in the sun.

Photo of a miniature replica of statues of Mercury and Cupid lit by sunlight reflected off of disco balls.

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Photographer Will McBride was born January 10, 1931. McBride’s work shows fragility, tenderness, vulnerability, & intimacy, challenging social norms of #masculinity . #willmcbride #photography #art #boyhood #youth #botd Images: Mathias Holding Himself; Oliviero; & Boy in Doorway

Black and white photo of a young man holding his knees to his chest.

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I woke up at 3am and couldn’t get back to sleep. I thought of this poem by Donald Justice that I read back in middle school. Excepting the diner On the outskirts. The town of Ladora At 3 a.m. Was dark but For my headlights And up in One second-story room A single light

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

“A Babe is… a feeble Spark of immortal fire, that can never be extinguished.” —Thomas Traherne Happy #Epiphany to all who observe. #thomastraherne #beauty #poetry #boy #child #monochrome #blackandwhite #photo #photography #jrussellcambron

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

If you think art history isn’t fun, then please read this book by @museumbums.bsky.social I picked it up yesterday from Barnes & Noble and love it. A cheeky appreciation of the human, ahem, form. #museumbums #art #arthistory #book #booksky #amreading #museummonday

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

“[The cellar] is … the dark entity of the house, the one that partakes of subterranean forces. When we dream there, we are in harmony with the irrationality of the depths.” — Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space Image ©️J. Russell Cambron #monochrome #photo #dream #childhood #jrussellcambron

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

In the South, fishing on Sunday is as common—maybe more common—than going to church. Below is a picture of my nephew with his new fishing pole a few years ago. #photography #fishing #bettersouth #boyhood #jrussellcambron

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J. Russell Cambron @jrussellcambron.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Downstairs, by J. Russell Cambron. #art #photography #blackandwhite #boyl#jrussellcambron

A black and white photograph of a boy walking downstairs into a mysterious basement.

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