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Taylor Balkom

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Photojournalist at The Columbian in Vancouver (WA). Baton Rouge born, Portland (OR) based. Please send crawfish.

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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 18h
Broken country
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 20h
LSU finding a way to miss both the 12- and 24-team playoff formats gonna be grea
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
at last the Perfect Team has been assembled
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ChriSCREAMa Stephens (🐯🏈💜💛) @christinastephens.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Taco Bell shouldn’t sell nuggets. That’s not in the Bible.
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Texas Horns Down Gesture
ALT: Texas Horns Down Gesture
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
at least Oregon got to wear their Monster Energy unis
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
You’re telling me the Texas A&M Aggies are underwhelming
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
📸: Late interception seals win for Camas, 34-30, over Kelso. www.columbian.com/photos/galle...
A Camas player wamrs up Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, before a game against Kelso at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)Camas senior Blake Schafer (7) catches a touchdown pass Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, during the Papermakers’ 34-30 win against Kelso at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)Kelso senior Jordan Erickson stretches to try and grab a fumbled ball Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, during the Highlanders’ 34-30 loss to Camas at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)Camas senior Thor Brody (8) celebrates after the Papermakers kneeled out the clock Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, after the Papermakers’ 34-30 win against Kelso at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Angel Reese maybe winning a SECOND championship before Caitlin Clark is gonna be like 9/11 2 for online lunatics
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Angel Reese maybe winning a SECOND championship before Caitlin Clark is gonna be like 9/11 2 for online lunatics
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PodKATT @podkatt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
📸: personally I find golf boring to both watch and play. but to photograph? now we’re talking. www.columbian.com/photos/galle...
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s my fault for thinking a Saints game would make me feel better
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
erotic
Tennessee running a play on 4th and 1 with 7 offensive linemen and 2 fullbacks in front of an RB
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
📸: Ridgefield thrashed Columbia River, 31-7, on what is surely the most scenic field in Clark County. www.columbian.com/photos/galle...
Mount St. Helens rises in the distance as Ridgefield sophomore Brady Bomar throws the ball Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, before a game against Columbia River at Ridgefield High School. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)Ridgefield players enter the field Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, before the Spudders’ game against Columbia River at Ridgefield High School. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)Ridgefield junior Fabian Angobung (34) stumbles into the end zone Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, during Ridgefield’s 31-7 win against Columbia River at Ridgefield High School. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)Ridgefield junior Sawyer DeBord, right, removes his helmet to celebrate Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, after Ridgefield’s 31-7 win against Columbia River at Ridgefield High School. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
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Garfield and Friends Screens @garfieldscreens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
episode 045
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The ultrawealthy owner of Louisiana's biggest media company—which owns Louisiana's biggest newspaper—is trying to get a deal with Meta AI. Cool. thelensnola.org/2026/09/28/j...
thelensnola.org
John Georges believes Meta AI deals will ‘save journalism’ — and Louisiana’s largest newspaper | The Lens
John Georges and Meta have developed closer business ties as the Louisiana newspaper owner pursues AI licensing deals, raising questions about sponsored content and journalism.
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
How I feel exactly 24 hours after getting married: I’ll never die
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DOKI DOKI CRT PIXEL @crtpixel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
KIRBY'S DREAM COURSE HAL LAB/NINTENDO EAD 1994 SNES
Kirby riding a star over a golf hole
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Zach 🐷🤠 @zrau.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The New Orleans Football Saints!
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
⚜️⚜️⚜️
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
By far the worst part of this game was having to think about Ole Miss outside of Ole Miss hate week. No one should have to do that
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Well I’m glad they decided to fight a little I guess
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Matt House make room in your jail cell for Blake Baker
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
no naked lap!
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sam Leavitt
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I have had this marked as a loss on the schedule since it came out but I would like to see some fight
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Geaux to Hell, Ole Miss
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
HALFTIME: #Skyview leads #Camas 17-13. Here, Skyview senior David Dudko (0) celebrates a touchdown in the first quarter.
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
[redacted] ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
theverge.com
OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web
OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were driving us toward Google Zero, and they did it anyway.
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My fondest memories of LSU-Ole Miss all involve a good Ole Miss team coming into Tiger Stadium to face a disappointing LSU squad and falling on their face in embarrassing fashion Specifically ‘14, when I had graduated and students rushed the field (which didn’t happen once in my 2010-2013 tenure)
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...
black and white photo of ichiro with the text "fuck them kids"
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
who could have seen it coming
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📸: Friday Night Spikes. #Camas defeated #Ridgefield 3-1 in the first-ever outdoor volleyball match at Doc Harris Stadium. Extremely cool event to cover. www.columbian.com/photos/galle...
In this aerial drone photo, Camas and Ridgefield play in an outdoor volleyball game Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)Ridgefield senior Ella Burke (5) hits the ball over Camas junior Tamara Gonzalez Romero (7) and Camas sophomore Marin Wisbeck (10) as the sun sets over the horizon on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, during the Spudders’ 3-1 loss to Camas at Doc Harris Stadium. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)Ridgefield freshman Daphne Hanes (15) celebrates after a point Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, during the Spudders’ 3-1 loss to Camas at Doc Harris Stadium. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)Camas senior Noelle Beaulieu (12) and Camas senior Kali Beaulieu (6) celebrate Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, during the Papermakers’ 3-1 win against Ridgefield at Doc Harris Stadium. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Jesus Christ Tyler
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Tyler Shough is ass
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Once again NFL officials are gaslighting me
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
More like Sam LeavINT
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Sam Leavitt’s magnesium levels are approaching critical levels
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Sam Leavitt must have only gotten 8.5 hours of sleep last night
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Sam needs a bottle of concentrated sea water, STAT
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Oregon
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Shire90 @cshire.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Love to hear it
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Favorite detail from my photo of last night's game-sealing interception — this collection of faces. god, it's beautiful. he's so upset.
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
HALFTIME: New England leads Seattle 7-0. Here, Seahawks backup quarterback Drew Lock (2) is tackled.
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
i’m going to kill John Adobe with a gun
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We just did a story on this luxury cruise company whose website is just 100% AI generated. Fake videos of fake people on a fake boat on a fake river that looks nothing like the Columbia. Have wondered how it isn’t false advertising!
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Time to take a big sip of coffee and read some legal briefings
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This game is reminding me how much I hate Brian Kelly
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Taylor Balkom @taybalkom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
oh so he’s insane
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