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Pete Calandra

@petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com
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I used to be a busy NYC performing musician and media composer, now I take photos in the Hudson Valley and NYC 😉 Orange/BlueSkies Assoc. Prof. ACSM @QueensCollege, CUNY Yamaha Endorsed Musical Artist. Joined BS 11/13/24 linktr.ee/petecalandra

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
‘Untitled’ in Estonia #Walls #BlueSkyArtShow #photography
This vibrant mural is a stencil and spray-paint artwork titled ‘Untitled’ 
by the French street artist Hopare (Alexandre Monteiro), located on a brick wall at the Telliskivi Creative City (Telliskivi Loomelinnak) in Tallinn, Estonia.
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Cordoba Luis Photographer @cordobaluis.eurosky.social · 17/10/2026
#Kyoto #spring rhythm The tower rises blooming Sakura as a red umbrella punctuates the pink-petaled ground A moment of cultural and seasonal harmony #japan #sakura #cherryblossom #architecture #photography #storytelling #urban #street #luiscordobapharchive 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 #𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗢𝗳𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗦𝗸𝘆 & 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲
Photograph capturing the Kyoto Tower framed by blooming cherry blossom (sakura) branches. In the foreground, a person stands on a ground covered in fallen pink petals, holding a vibrant red traditional umbrella. The composition is defined by the sharp contrast between the organic pink of the blossoms, the saturated red of the umbrella, and the metallic structure of the tower against a clear blue sky. Natural sunlight emphasizes the textures of the trees and the fallen petals. Optimized for Japanese tourism, urban landscape, and seasonal botanical indexing
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 3h
Scene at lunch yesterday in Ras, an Ethiopian restaurant in Brooklyn. #stunday #classicmono #photography #brooklyn #eck
Seen from the dining area of a restaurant there are assorted small tables with people seated eating and conversing. There are plants hanging from the ceiling on the far right hand wall. There is a mural. Photo is in black-and-white.
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 4h
could you have meant bigotly sad?
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 15h
'Origin & Terminus' (2026) -- Strawberry Creek, Starting Point of the Cliff Trail, Harpswell, ME #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #BWFri ✨ #StunDay ✨ #PaintByWords ✨ #BlueSkyMonday ✨ #TidesOutTuesday ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
Pristine salt marsh at high tide surrounded by reeds and dense forest
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jen 💙🤍🕊️ @jenzsky.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
Many pass me by, few really see eyes sliding past the surface A quiet nod, a fleeting smile then, a sudden gaze will pause it reads the silence, it understands As it gently turns the pages of my aching soul #nature #photographersofbluesky #eck #photography #art #scape #trees #imageandverse
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Katherine Mancuso @katherinemancuso.bsky.social · 22h
The red elevator walls I have been using when layering photos. ❤️ #BlueSkyArtShow #walls
An old elevator with extremely red walls. Outside the elevator is dark by contrast with wood paneled walls and a busy patterned carpet.
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 20h
Do not know. It was on a wall on the lower east side of nyc which I a not typically rp country
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 17/10/2026
#walls #blueskyartshow #newyorkcity Play on words on the lower east side. #photography #streetphotography
A slightly battered wall in New York City made of concrete bricks. The color is off-white. The word revolution. Is drawn in capital letters. The letters EVOL are reversed and angled, and painted red to outline the word love
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misheleneous Handmade Gifts | Home & Hound @misheleneous.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
#WeekOforOpaque #AlphabetChallenge Opaque Landscape A soft focus on nature in Heaton Park, #Prestwich #FoggyFriday #Photography #Scape #Fog #Mist #Autumn #Weather #Manchester #Eck #SpookySeason #Landscape #Nature #Trees #Winter
A very foggy day in January 2021 in Heaton Park, Prestwich, Manchester. A black skeleton, winter bare tree, is silhouetted against thick fog and a completely blotted out landscape behind. Only the path and grass in the foreground are visible
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 16/10/2026
She knows u well!
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 15/10/2026
Onstage at Carnegie Hall playing piano with the NY Pops in 2008. #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #musicsky #nowplaying #eck
View of the stage at Carnegie Hall from one of the side suites seating. You’re looking down on the stage with a large orchestra with orange is lighting and I am playing piano seated right by the conductor.
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 14/10/2026
#coloraday #redwed red bushes and bricks at this intersection in Brooklyn Heights - I lived with them on Montague St, in a basement down the stairs. #photography #eck #brooklyn
Photo of a street corner in Brooklyn Heights. There was a Paul holding the names of the streets behind. That is a brick building with a big glass awning with some posters showing what the business does. There was some red bushes and the brick
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🖤💚 D.Marie is a Wandering Daisy (she/they) 💚🖤 @dmarie76.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#BlueskyArtShow #Weather #BeachStorms #PhotographersOfBluesky #WeatherPhotography #Seascapes #Cloudscapes
An ominous storm threatens a peaceful sea
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026
'Morning Ruminations' (2026) -- Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, West Bath, ME #TidesOutTuesday ✨ #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #BWFri ✨ #StunDay ✨ #PaintByWords ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
View from one reedy bank across an estuary of very still waters to the densely forested bank on the opposing side, the surface slightly shimmering from a light breeze
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Stimpy Cole @stimpycole.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
a painted autumn sky ࣪ ˖𑣲 #ColorADay #RedWed #scape #ECK #skyscape #CloudscapeClub #Canon #photography
A vibrant beautiful painted sky of fiery orange, red, and golden light.  Captured tonight, New Jersey
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 12/10/2026
Thank you, CF
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 12/10/2026
Thank you, Luis
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 12/10/2026
Thank you, Robyn
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 11/10/2026
👍👍
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 11/10/2026
Reflective light patterns on a building adjacent to the High Line in NYC #classicmono #stunday #newyorkcity #photography #eck
Walking on the highline, you can see some underbrush and wild grasses on the bottom of the photo angling up towards the right. There are the backs of some tenement buildings with the largest building having reflective light patterns from a newer glass building out of picture
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Lisa K / Northwest Frame of Mind @nwfom.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A rainbow over Kirkjufell on Iceland’s Snaefellsnes Peninsula. We were staying in a cozy cottage next to the mountain and my evening walk was filled with incredible views and constantly changing weather #Weather #BlueSkyArtShow #Iceland #photography #rainbows #travel
A spring rainbow over Kirkjufell mountain in Iceland.
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Mr. Snarky Pantalones @mrsnarkypantalones.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Pantheon Dome Interior, Rome. October 2026. #Rome #Italy #Pantheon #Photography #UrbanGaze #ECK #EastCoastKin
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jen 💙🤍🕊️ @jenzsky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Let’s cross the bridge that leads to hope No need to run nor fear a distant glimmer awaits… #manhattan #scape #hope #bridge #monochrome #classicmono #eck #bnw #mono #photography #urban #photographersofbluesky #bridges
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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 🥾 @alinagrafik.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
#BlueskyArtShow #Weather Pano photo of mountain tops poking through the fog lying in the valleys of San Luis Obispo and Los Osos, California. (Click to see entire image) #ECK #NineSisters #LandscapePhotography #Hiking #Photography #WestCoastKin
A panoramic photo taken from the top of Cerro San Luis mountain has dry vegetation in the foreground. Just below is a sea of fog stretching across the large valleys in San Luis Obispo and Los Osos, California. Four mountain tops poke through the fog, which belong to the collective Nine Sisters...A series of nine volcanic plugs from San Luis Obispo to Morro Rock. The sky is pale blue.
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
'Autumnal Textures' (2026) -- Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, West Bath, ME #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #StunDay ✨ #PaintByWords ✨ #BlueSkyMonday ✨ #RockinTuesday ✨ #TidesOutTuesday ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
A large rugged rock sits in the foreground of the image while the various trees in the dense treeline on the opposite bank of the estuary compete for adequate space amongst each other, their imperfect reflections shimmering on the surface of the water
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 10/10/2026
Thank you, James
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 10/10/2026
Thank you, Scarlett
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 10/10/2026
Thank you, Robyn
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 10/10/2026
Thank you, Debbie
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hedy bach @hedybach.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
weather the weather. #weather #eck
A day or so ago 

Changes in fall on the endless land with big sky 

Single image by hedy bach
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 10/10/2026
The album art for a piece I wrote called Lost Island. This is on a stormy morning in Lake Worth Beach Florida. #blueskyartshow #weather #photography #eck
a pier on the left side of the image with large waves to it's right. The sky is dark clouds as this was a very stormy morning.
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Cordoba Luis Photographer @cordobaluis.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
NYC’s subterranean heartbeat Motion and iron at Grand Central timeless rush of the Metro-North #nycphotography #railway #underground #nyc #grandcentral #mta #streetphotography #blackandwhite #metronorth #infrastructure #architecture #photojournalism #motionblur #urbanhistory #luiscordobapharchive
Horizontal orientation, black and white candid photograph capturing a busy underground platform at Grand Central Terminal, New York City. The scene features two parked Metro-North commuter trains with visible MTA branding and car numbers 33 and 32. Commuters are walking on the platform; dynamic motion blur captures people moving quickly in the foreground, including a figure carrying a large bag. Overhead, distinct linear fluorescent lighting illuminates the concrete structure, exposed piping, and suspended lit signage with legible text, including a Reuters advertisement. The depth of field extends down the platform, emphasizing the vanishing point created by the trains and architectural lines. High contrast rendering defines textures of metal, concrete, and clothing. Optimized for urban photography, photojournalism, architectural history, MTA infrastructure, and NYC tourism indexing.
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Dave Whitfield @danskedave.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When the sky doesn't give you colour, go black and white. Rain in the wind and the local beach walkers thought I was mad... 😎 #ColourADay #BWFri #Strib #Fyn #Denmark #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK
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wynterrayven.bsky.social @wynterrayven.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A little yellow glow to brighten up the day 💛🍁🍂 #YellowThu #ColorADay #Fall #Photography
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mjlinde.bsky.social @mjlinde.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#Waders #BirdOfTheDay #birds #herons #birdphotography #ECK #thelittlethings 🪶 One of my favorites... 📸Brian ☀️🌎🌘 @balail.bsky.social
An incredible close-up capture of a reddish colored very large heron wading in a pond, lit by beautiful color of the fall foliage surrounding and minimal lighting.
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
'In Advance of Stormy Skies' (2026) -- Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde, ME I'm Out On am #ECK Photo Walk 🥰 - But Will Be Back Later! #Scape ✨ #BWFri ✨ #Stunday ✨ #PaintByWords ✨ #BlueSkyMonday ✨ #RockinTuesday ✨ #TidesOutTuesday ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
a narrow, wooden boardwalk leads to a small lighthouse on a rocky peninsula at low tide, above the clouds gather for an incoming storm
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 08/10/2026
From the archives. Lo Res Phone Video excerpt from a performance in 2004. Playing some world jazz fusion with Bill Buchen on Tablas and Dale Kleps on Bass Clarinet at the 6andB Gardens in the East Village. #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #nowplaying #eastvillage #musicsky #jazz #newyorcity
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YourMoonliness @yourmoonliness.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
tree
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 07/10/2026
Thank you,Mairead
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 07/10/2026
Thank you. Greatly appreciated.
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 07/10/2026
Thank you, Debbie
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 07/10/2026
Thank you, Scarlett
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 07/10/2026
Thanks Jimmy. I was introduced to him that evening. He came to a bunch of gigs that we did at that time.
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 07/10/2026
😔🙏
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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 🥾 @alinagrafik.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026
#31DaysOfOctober #ClassicMono Nearly perfect spider's web covered with dew drops. #ECK #SpiderWeb #Spiders #Halloween #Cobweb #Hiking #Photography
High-contrast black and white macro image of a nearly perfect spider's web that is hanging from a weathered fence post wrapped with barbed wire.
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 07/10/2026
Fall views. Some nice colors including some red leaves. #coloraday #redwed #photography #fallcolors #rvk
View of a carriage path on the left with colorful trees to the left of the path. On the path are colorful leaves. To the right are pastelish colored grasses. In the distance there is some morning dew and the Gunks. The sky is cloudy.
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 07/10/2026
Thanks so much, Laine...
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 07/10/2026
Thank you, Alina!
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Pete Calandra @petecalandramusic.bandcamp.com · 07/10/2026
Thank you, Lu.
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