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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I recently made some new photographs for my project documenting the work of an #IMAX 70mm #projectionist as well as creatively exploring the details and mechanical beauty of the film transport and projection system. You can see the full series at seanduggan.com/imax70mm #IMAX70mm #TheOdyssey

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The Doorman, New Orleans, 1996 Another in a series of photos I ran across while looking for another image (camera scan from a 35mm negative; TMAX 400 for the emulsion-curious). #neworleans #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #camerascan #filmphotography #analogphotography #35mmfilmphotography

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Icelandic Horse in a Snowy Landscape For those of you sweltering in the summer heat, here's a vision of cool temperatures from one of my visits to Iceland back in 2015. #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #iceland #landscape #landscapephotography

A black and white landscape photograph from Iceland by Seán Duggan. On the lower left side of the image, an Icelandic horse is seen walking through a snowy field. In the background, a jagged mountain peak rises up into the sky, covered by a mantle of new snow. Dark details of the rocks break up the white of the snow blanketing the steep mountain slopes.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It's always a pleasure to see an IMAX 15 perf /70mm print on the huge IMAX screen. "The Odyssey" is an amazing film & worth seeing in the theater in whatever format you can. #IMAX #IMAX70mm #TheOdyssey

An exterior view of the Esquire IMAX cinema in Sacramento, California. On the marquee is "Now Playing The Odyssey 15 70".

A view of a platter system in an IMAX 70mm projection booth. A, 11-mile long print of "The Odyssey" can be seen filling the the lower platter.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

River View, Dresden, Germany One from the past travels archives that came across my radar when I used it in a new tutorial that I created for Adobe Learn. I love re-discovering images while searching the archive! #Dresden #germany #travelphotography #travel #lightroom #presets #filmpresets

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Graphic Picture, 2019 For #timemachinetuesday, another in the series of photos I ran across while looking for other images in #lightroom. #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #textures

Image of a white line drawing of a circular bladed iris design sen against a black background. The lower half of the black back is very dark and speckled with white dots that look somewhat like stars. The upper half is a bit lighter and reveals uneven brush strokes of darker paint. In the center of the circular iris design are the remnants of a piece of paper that has been torn and scraped off the design. A small corner of this is left that shows part of an American flag and above that the words "Graphic Picture".

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Northwest Passage This image began on a foggy day in Iceland in 2015, photographing the ice-filled glacial lagoon at Jökulsárlón to create photos that I could one day use in a #composite. Last June that day arrived and I began to build the scene that eventually became this image. 1/4

A composite image by Seán Duggan showing a vast expanse of jagged, uneven pack ice covering the ocean in a scene from the late 1800s. A hydrogen balloon with a wooden boat suspended beneath it floats in the sky, heading towards a wooden sailing ship trapped in the ice floes. In the far distance, another wooden sailing ship can be seen trapped in the ice.

The different individual images used to create a composite image by Seán Duggan showing a vast expanse of jagged, uneven pack ice covering the ocean in a scene from the late 1800s. A hydrogen balloon with a wooden boat suspended beneath it floats in the sky, heading towards a wooden sailing ship trapped in the ice floes. In the far distance, another wooden sailing ship can be seen trapped in the ice.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Senior Prom I enjoy the creative discoveries I find with in-camera #doubleexposures. These are sequential shots; the first is taken, then I find a second composition to complement the initial image (which appears as a transparent overlay on the live view in the camera viewfinder). #fujix100v

An in-camera double exposure of two scenes photographed in an art museum. In the main scene a teenage couple in formal attire are seen in an elegantly appointed late 1800s style room with an intricate parquet floor, walking through an ornate carved wooden archway into another room. The young woman wears a blue off-the-shoulder ball gown, the young man wears a tuxedo. On either side of them are red display cases that contain antique porcelain pieces. There is gilded decoration at the top of the walls. The second exposure shows a classical marble stature in a diagonal pose of a semi-nude woman holding a hand to her brow as if she is gazing into the distance. The billowing folds of her dress are seen as a semi transparent overlay on the couple walking through the door.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Here's an image for Time Machine Tuesday: Seventeen years ago...May 1, 2009 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. #santafe #santafenewmexico #gasprices #cowboy #horsebackriding #timemachinetuesday

A photograph by Seán Duggan of a cowboy riding on horseback on city streets in Santa Fe, New Mexico in May 2009. The cowboy is leading a black dog on a leash as he passes by a Phillips 66 gas station and a row of parked cars. The gas prices on a large illuminated sign are $2.02 for regular and $2.49 for diesel.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I'm seeing #CloseEncounters OF THE THIRD KIND (1998 director's cut) tonight on the big screen. I haven't seen it in a theater since I ran the Special Edition version back in my #projectionist days. These are 2 frames from that very beat-up print (I had to repair a bad splice in this section).

A strip of 35mm motion picture film showing two frames from a sequence in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977). The top frame shows a small boy standing in fron of an open door as bright orange light streams into the room. The lower frame shows the next shot, a close-up of the screws in a floor heating vent being unscrewed by an unknown force.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The Architecture of Memory This is an "old fashioned" Photoshop composite, made w/ layers, layer masks, & blending modes; there are no AI elements in this scene. I am not against using AI-generated elements in my composites but since this is an image about memory… 1/2 #Photoshop #composite #memory

A Photoshop composite image by Seán Duggan showing different rooms of a house, each containing a different memory of an experience at the seashore. On the left side is a curving staircase, and overlaid on this is a partially transparent image of a woman sitting on rocks gazing out to sea at a passing sailing ship. In the center room are scenes of people playing in the distant surf and in the room beyond that, a man fishing from the beach. On the wall on the right side we can see into a long hallway with a bright light at the end. Overlaid on top of the hallway is a scene of a sand castle with two children playing on the beach. At the top of the image a delicate curtain of surf flows onto the top edge of the scene.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

After the Flood, Death Valley, 2006 (pinhole photograph) One from the photo wayback machine: The flash flood had happened 4 or 5 days before I arrived. In the summer heat the ground around the car was already baked dry. #pinholephotography #blackandwhitephotography #filmphotography #deathvalley

A black and white partially sepia-toned pinhole photograph by Seán Duggan showing the aftermath of a flash flood in Death Valley National Park, California in September 2006. A car is seen partially buried in rocky sediment that is nearly up to the top of the tires. In the extreme summer heat, the ground around the car has already been baked dry.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The Compass (pinhole photograph from the series “Artifacts of an Uncertain Origin”). Follow the link in my profile to see more from this ongoing project. #pinhole #pinholephotography #fineartphotography #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite

A black & white, partially sepia-toned pinhole photograph by Seán Duggan showing a small compass submerged in a tide pool next to several sea anemones. Shells and limpets cling to the rock surfaces above the waterline. In the far distance, fog shrouded trees and hills and can be seen. This image is from the series 'Artifacts of an Uncertain Origin".

A behind-the-scenes view of a wooden pinhole camera photographing a small compass submerged in a tide pool and surrounded by several sea anemones. The photographer’s hand can be seen reaching in to steady the camera against the rocks.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Setting Sail, New Year’s Eve (In-camera #doubleexposure) In your voyages this year may you have fair winds and following seas, good fortune and wonderful discoveries, A guiding light to safe harbors and desired destinations, and special people to accompany you on the journey. Happy New Year!

An in-camera double exposure by Seán Duggan showing a late 1800s oil painting in an ornate gilded frame of a sailing ship departing a harbor, combined with a scene in a museum gallery of several people looking at the art on the walls. On the right side of the gallery is a large sculptural street lamp from 1916, that has the appearance of a lighthouse guiding the ship out of the harbor.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

"The Last Days of Santa’s Village" Scotts Valley, California In 1989, 10 years after it had closed, I photographed the abandoned Christmas theme park w/ black & white #infrared film. See the full set at my website: seanduggan.com/santas-village #photography #blackandwhitephotography

A black & white infrared photograph by Seán Duggan of a giant metal candy cane at the abandoned Santa's Village theme park. The candy cane is seen in front of towering redwoods trees, with some of the tree limbs blurred as they were moved by the wind during the long exposure.

A black & white infrared photograph by Seán Duggan of Santa's House at the abandoned Santa's Village theme park. The view is looking up at a large pocket watch-style Christmas clock hanging in front of the house. Instead of numbers, the 12 months of the year are marked on the clock face. The big hand is set to December, and the small hand is set to April.

A black & white infrared photograph by Seán Duggan of the Toy Factory at the abandoned Santa's Village theme park. The building is a Swiss chalet style and there are two large wooden gears on the outside of the tower.

A black & white infrared photograph by Seán Duggan of the entrance to a fake ice cave at the abandoned Santa's Village theme park. Large "icicles" hang down above the entrance to the cave. A single steel rail that once guided a sleigh ride pulled by two reindeer can be seen leading into the tunnel.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Time Traveling... It's Friday night, and the first night of a lengthy winter break, so I'm taking advantage of that to revisit a significant photo project from many years ago. More to come.... #analogphotography #filmphotography #infrared #bwinfrared

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Galway, Ireland, 1986 This is my uncle Paddy Duggan, standing in the doorway of the house where he was born. Both he and his brother Walter never married and they lived there together for many years. #galway #ireland #blackandwhitephotography #portraitphotography #lightroom #filmphotography

Black and white photograph by Seán Duggan of an elderly man with glasses in a suit jacket standing in the doorway of the house where he was born in Galway, Ireland, 1986. The wall of the house is gray stucco and there is a window on the right side of the scene. He is framed by the doorway, lit by bright sunlight that is accented by deep shadows that surround him in the doorway.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Contemplating a Broken Head Museums are some of my favorite places for street photography. It's not photography out on the streets, of course, but I find that I use many of the same methods. #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #museums #fujifilmx100v #gettyvilla

A black and white photograph by Seán Duggan of the broken head of a roman statue where the top half of the head is missing, leaving only the nose and lower portion of the head. In the blurred background are bookshelves and a man pausing to look back at the carved stone head.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Waiting within the Buddha on the shores of the multiverse (in-camera #doubleexposure) I enjoy the site-specific creativity that comes with in-camera double exposures. It’s a different way of seeing since the two photos need to be taken sequentially w/ the camera I am using (a Fuji x100v).

A black and white in-camera double exposure by Seán Duggan of a Buddha statue and a view of the room at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art where "Island Universe" by Josiah McElheny is installed. A museum guard is seated on a chair and in the double exposure he appears within the lower part of the Buddha statue, appearing to look at the shadow cast by the Buddha's hand.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

"Dick Laurent is dead." IYKYK… Exploring the Hollywood Hills this afternoon. #davidlynch

A black & white photograph of a modern, concrete house in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. The structure is one of three homes that comprised the David Lynch compound. This house was also featured as a location in his film “Lost Highway”.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

It's time for my annual message to the TSA about the large suitcase full of strange items that I'm taking to #AdobeMAX for the "Lightroom Mobile Photographic Treasure Hunt" pre-conference session that Katrin Eismann, Chris Ayers & I will be leading. Might make an interesting airport x-ray scan.

A large suitcase packed with many strange and varied items, including two life size human skull replicas. On the top of these items is a note to the TSA inspectors, informing them that the contents of the suitcases are for a photography workshop.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Masking in #Lightroom gives you an amazing amount of control over adjustments that you can apply to specific parts of a photo. If you want to learn more about the #masking possibilities in Lightroom, check out this excellent tutorial from Brian Matiash. #photography www.adobe.com/learn/lightr...

The poster image for a tutorial on masking techniques in Adobe Lightroom called "Create custom masks for precise image adjustments", showing a man in winter clothing standing on the surface of a frozen lake, looking at mountains in the distance.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Prague, 1997 The pedestal for a massive statue of Stalin that was blown up in 1962 as a result of the de-Stalinization reforms. Today there is a giant metronome where the statue once stood. A plaque at the base reads "In time, all things pass." #prague #blackandwhitephotography #filmphotography

A black & white photograph by Seán Duggan shows a view looking up at a large stone structure in Prague, 1997. A diagonal line that suggests a wall next to a staircase leads upward to the right. In the center of the image at the top of the structure, is a large, shallow bronze dish, like something where an eternal flame might be placed. To the left of this bronze dish the lower legs of a person in white pants are seen draped over the wall.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

It's always a good day when a batch of processed film comes back from the lab! In this case, 7 rolls of medium format B&W: 5 rolls from my pinhole camera, 1 from a Lubitel, & 1 roll that was found in an old Voigtländer twin lens reflex that was given to me. #filmphotography #analogphotography

A view of a light box for viewing photographic negatives. Several rolls of medium format black and white film are coiled on top of the light box along with some photo processing envelopes.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Finding the perfect placement for a tripod in challenging, uneven terrain is a very satisfying thing. Taken earlier this week at Weston Beach at Point Lobos, taking advantage of low tide for some new pinhole photographs. #pinholephotography #pinhole #filmphotography #pointlobos #tidepools

Photograph of a wooden pinhole camera on a tripod, set up at low tide among the uneven and rocky terrain of tide pools at Point Lobos State Park in central California coast. The back leg of the tripod is extended all the way, while the two front legs are set to the shortest length.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Inverted Church, 2016 One for #ThrowbackThursday from my "Hollywood Boulevard" series: A large installation promoting the premiere of the series "Preacher", based on the cult comic series of the same name. #blackandwhitephotography #surreal #hollywoodboulevard #hollywood #preacher #church

A black and white photo by Seán Duggan looking up at an upside down old wooden church, balanced on the tip of the church tower. In the background is the edifice of a more modern building that is much taller than the inverted wooden chapel.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Fishing boat and Farallon Islands, San Francisco I made a quick trip down to San Francisco on Wednesday. It was a fine day for distant views looking out to sea. The Farallons are about 30 miles from the coast. #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #landscapephotography #seascape #sanfrancisco

A black and white photo by Seán Duggan looking out to sea from Land's End in San Francisco. In the foreground are many large, sculptural trees, their dark trunks contrasting against the lighter background of the sky and sea. A fishing boat is seen in the lower foreground, not far from the shore, appearing very small in the vast landscape. In the far distance and immediately above the fishing boat, the rocky silhouette of the Farallon Islands can be seen on the horizon 30 miles away.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Construction work imitates nature... Miami Beach, 2024 #blackandwhitephotography

A vertical black and white photograph of two white buildings in Miami Beach. One of the structures is in an art deco style and is undergoing construction work for a renovation. The curved, diagonal trunk of a tall palm tree is seen between the two buildings. Behind it, curving in the opposite direction is a stack of many black plastic trash cans, nested inside each other to create a long chute for removing construction debris from the top of the building. At first glance, the curving stack of black trash bins looks like a second palm tree.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Adobe Learn recently published a new #Photoshop #tutorial I created on the Select People feature for the Object Selection tool. As with many of the Learn tutorials, this video includes the demo image as a downloadable asset. Follow the link to check it out! www.adobe.com/learn/photos...

A view of a Photoshop tutorial video on the Adobe Learn page: A group of 4 friends lean against a wall and smile at the camera. Above the image is the name of the tutorial and a short description: "Select people details with the Object Selection tool.
Let Photoshop automatically detect the people in an image and quickly create selections of common detail areas."

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

For those enduring the uncomfortable heat of a hot summer day, here's a bit of winter to cool your mind: a view from Northern Iceland of frozen Lake Mývatn and the surrounding volcanic landscape. #Iceland #Myvatn #landscapephotography #winter

A view of a snowy winter landscape in Northern Iceland, looking out over a frozen lake. In the foreground the dark rocks of a volcanic crater emerge from the snow. Directly above the crater and in the distance on the far side of the frozen lake, a small volcanic peak rises from the otherwise flat landscape.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Variety Pack…how could I resist? One negative in the batch made the entire group worth it. #negatives #vintagenegatives #filmphotography #analog #mediumformatfilm

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

A new image taken yesterday for my "International Terminal" series of in-camera double exposures. You can see more from this series, and read a bit more about the process of making the images, at the link below: seanduggan.com/double-expos... #doubleexposure #blackandwhitephotography

A black & white in-camera double exposure by Seán Duggan. A photo of several elegantly dressed women flight attendants with their rolling luggage, waiting to check in at the airport, is double exposed with a floor tile design of a compass rose.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Great turnout yesterday afternoon for the peaceful No Kings event in Truckee, California! This mountain town showed up in a big way for Democracy, Freedom, and Justice. #NoKings #Truckee

An image of the peaceful No Kings protest in Truckee, California showing a large crowd of people holding many large American flags and a California flag.

An image of the No Kings protest in Truckee, California showing a group of people with signs standing on top of a large rock formation. The steeple of a church is visible in the background.

An image of the No Kings event in Truckee, California showing a large group of peaceful protesters. A large, upside down American flag, used to signal distress, is visible on the right side of the image and above it is a large black banner with white lettering that reads "This pussy grabs back".

An image of the No Kings protest in Truckee, California showing a group of peaceful protesters holding signs and American flags and standing in front of a large banner that reads "Remember January 6th!"

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

West London Mission, 1986 Possibly in Hyde Park Revisiting a camera scan; Tri-X

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

A recent in-camera double exposure from my “International Terminal” series. More at my website (link in profile). #doubleexposure #blackandwhite #blackanndwhitephotography #travel

A black and white in-camera double exposure taken at San Francisco International Airport coming a view of silhouetted travelers pulling their rolling luggage with a view of airport escalators.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Some interesting artifacts, books, artwork, furniture and film memorabilia in the upcoming David Lynch Collection Auction, but this item immediately caught my eye. An immensely practical item for a messy art studio. #DavidLynch www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/142...

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David Lynch | Industrial Shop Vacuum

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Two in-camera double exposures from my series "International Terminal", taken at #SFO yesterday. Follow the link to see more of the series at my website: seanduggan.com/double-expos... #doubleexposure #blackandwhitephotography #airport #travel

A black and white double exposure showing a photo of a large black dog looking back over its shoulder, combined with a close-up photo of an airport check-in kiosk with a screen that reads " This kiosk is currently closed". In the double exposed image it looks as if the dog's feet area pressing buttons on the kiosk touchpad. From the series "International Terminal" by Seán Duggan (seanduggan.com).

A black and white double exposure showing a close-up photo of a baggage tag warning that the contents are heavy, illustrated by a simple graphic of a figure trying to lift a heavy suitcase, combined with a backlit silhouetted photo of two adults and a young child pushing their rolling suitcases as they make their way through an airport terminal. From the series "International Terminal" by Seán Duggan (seanduggan.com).

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Miami Morning When you arrive at your Miami Beach hotel before dawn after a red-eye flight from the west coast and the beach is just across the street, it's time to go and look for photographs as the sun comes up. From last October when I was in #Miami for Adobe MAX. #sunrise

A color photo taken at sunrise on Miami Beach. A silhouette of a man standing next to his bicycle and small bicycle trailer. In the background is the Atlantic Ocean and a beautiful sunrise with the sun behind a band of dark clouds.

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

On today's To Do List: Clean up all the open browser tabs... #firstworldproblem

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

#Overheard in an SF bookstore – 3 young teen girls trying to outdo each other in expressing how much they love #JaneAusten. After escalating declarations of adoration, one remarked to another: "I feel like you're trying to be artsy or something, or cool, or classic, but it's not really working."

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Seán Duggan @seanduggan.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The Microscope, 2012  Pinhole photograph on 120 film. From the series “Artifacts of an Uncertain Origin”, a long term project that I’ve been working on since 2006. You can see a portion of the full series at my web site (link in my profile). #blackandwhitephotography #pinhole #landscape #surreal

A black & white, selectively sepia-toned pinhole photograph by Seán Duggan of an old microscope placed on rocks by the sea, its shape visible against the gray cloudy sky. A large cliff is on the left side of the image and in the background two rocky sea stacks rise out of the ocean water, which is rendered smooth and glassy from the long exposure time.

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