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Paul

@paulemberger.bsky.social
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Photographer, artist, educator. With my photographic prints, I'm exploring the spectrum between nihilism and wonder as I seek to understand why I've felt broken & out of phase. Also searching for a mythical place called home. Shades of neurodiversity

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yes. And the corporate magazine world has been trying this for the last 2 decades at least with photographers. The problem is, there is always a new wave of young, hungry artists that either don't care or don't read their contact. We need to continue to educate them.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Beautiful cover. So delicate and intimate. I love that blue.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is bad-assed! I totally feel like you invited the viewer to be sitting on the couch/bed opposite you as you took that selfie.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I just took a one year pause in my duty. I really didn't have time or the ability to do it this year. I'm hoping next year my life will allow me to participate.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You know what sucks? I can no longer take my wife out for a coffee and split a pastry for less than $25.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🫣
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Your work seems prime for a coffee table book if one doesn't already exist!
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And maybe stop brushing so hard?
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
They are! I'm always shocked when I see them walking around.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
2/2 As work circulates on the internet without context, a watermark allows it to be identified as both protected and the artist who created it. Any submission process that requires you not included a simple watermark, is not working in your best interest.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
When submitting work to be selected for an #exhibition that will display the work online, you should not be required to not include a simple watermark on your work. Any image that will be seen online should have ©artist's name 1/2
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I don't believe that inclusion in a show or exhibition should be dependent upon work compared to other artists for a fee. That's competitive pay to play. #Art isn't a sport; it's a subjective and individual practice with no one #artist being a winner over another.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
100% cotton #paper has a longevity rating lasting into the hundreds of years... Why does this paper have an expiration date, as if it's raw meat?
Close up photo of a pack of Arches cotton paper with an expiration date
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🤔
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Legion Paper has a product called Stonehenge. It's a gorgeous cotton paper, but at 250gsm, it's too thick for my use. They used to sell a "light" version at 135gsm. But of course, it's been discontinued! #art #printing
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is so true it's shocking! I was injured on a job and DI refused to pay except med. Then my employer wanted me to work ASAP regardless of pain. We're his boss! He should have been required to report his condition and then apply for disability like the rest of us(at a fraction of his normal pay!)
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I've been searching for a new #paper for my upcoming show. Why is this so hard? I'm finding almost perfect papers that are either too thick or have OBAs. #art #printing
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Yes!
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Very much this!
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Beautiful shade of blue, reminds me of cyanotype.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Dear food manufacturers, please stop changing existing formulas, especially of protein-based quick foods (looking at you, Kind, and certain whey proteins). Stop adding prebiotics, just to follow a trend. Those of us who cannot process oligosaccharides can no longer eat these emergency quick foods.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Unfortunately their maps are served by Apple Maps.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Damn, you're even faithfully representing chromatic aberrations! Your skills know no end!
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
4 day ferment, rustic boule for breakfast this week. #baking #bread
Loaf of rustic bread, shaped as a boule (round) on a wooden cutting board on a wooden table top.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
From the #art deadlines list email newsletter today
Graffiti on white subway tile in a hallway with yellow light. It reads "the earth without art is just eh"
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm not defending Taylor Swift, but credit to her is due if you didn't know. I'm just passing this along. Still a far cry from Dolly! But this is hardly nothing. www.today.com/food/news/ta...
today.com
Taylor Swift donates to food banks on ‘Eras Tour’ route: ‘When Taylor donates, people follow’
More than her cash donations, hunger relief organizations across the country are thankful for the “gift of awareness” Swift has given her fans.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'd say no new permits for new buildings should be granted in these areas. Period. But to your point, new builds in Ca are already required to be built to these standards.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
When support for 10 stop, it's final update left me with several issues, mostly buggy new drivers poorly interacting with new microcode. I finally just cleared them all out and have a stable win10 again. When I do have to move to a new system, or ssd, I'm finally going Linux
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This week was a #homemade English muffin kind of week #baking
Stack of English muffins, top one is cut open showing the nooks and crannies.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Oh! Yeah, um... No! I have boundaries! 🤣
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Growing up, my mother worked nights. Sometimes I'd come down stairs to eat breakfast and get ready for school and feel nauseous because she decided she wanted liver and onions for her "dinner"! I've since developed a taste for some organ meat. But I usually boil into stock with the bones
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
*meat
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If you can stomach it, organ meet is extremely healthy. But even that is much more expensive today! I can't even buy soup bones for less than $10 these days... A damn bone!
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I was just breathing deeply lately and considering sharing my work online again in a safe space.. Then this petapixel.com/2026/08/14/t... #art #photo #noai
petapixel.com
Tech Bro Scrapes Anti-AI Photo App Cara, Then Gloats About It
This is dastardly stuff.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Today was a donut, coffee, and @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social find kind of day
Cup of coffee, chocolate donut, and a book on a counter over looking the street from a coffee shop window
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
As seen in a store window.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The spirit of the East Bay!
Classic comic book art style of a powerful looking Wonder Women knocking out trump.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I'm stuck on people playing a game where they are ride share drivers! Wtaf. I was one for a hot minute. It sucked and soo many passengers sucked. And the companies abuse you. And your car gets trashed. Why do people want to pretend this?! 🤔
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Any #artists out there using Legion Stonehenge #paper? #art #inkonpaper
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Oh! My wife just started back to school this summer. First fulltime semester starts in 2 weeks. Good luck this semester, may the force be with you.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Would I be correct assuming you teach? Or are you back at a desk yourself?
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
CD of Fiona Apple's first album, Tidal. She's in profile, throwing her dark hair behind her as she wears a black jacket with a high collar
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The 90s are our 60s. Counter culture and a decade of great music.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Now his voice is playing in my head!
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"Search it up" sounds like what a person out of touch with current youth lingo thinks young people would say. SMH
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Have you seen this? Google allows certain accounts to make actual structured courses now support.google.com/youtube/answ...
support.google.com
Create a course in YouTube Studio - YouTube Help
YouTube Courses allow eligible creators to offer structured learning experiences for their viewers. Organize your videos into a Course with dedicated features not available on standard playlists. Lear
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I was an early beta tester of lightroom v0.5(I avoided everything adobe before this). I got v1 for free. It wasn't really good until 2. I bought each upgrade. But I stopped at 6.14 from 2017 because fuck adobe and their cash cow anti-customer stance. I'm still using it. It's still good.
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
🤣
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Always trust the corvid portents!
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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Me: What, these? 🤔 no, nope, those definitely aren't 1099s from clients. IRS: here's 10s of thousands in fines and we're gonna dip into your checking account. Me: oh THOSE 1099s! These fuckers: These aren't the taxes you're looking for. Waves a hand. IRS, ok it's cool. Go on ahead. Enjoy your summer
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