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Ben Rains
@benrains.bsky.social
Forever lost in light & shadow, actinic alchemy, and the beauty of everything. I'm a photographer who mainly works with film.
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Kole Wayne Three Irons "One Who Achieves At A Young Age", Spirit Lake Nation, captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass for the series "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective".
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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Kiliah Hope Neconie "Walks With A Limp", Kiowa / Comanche / Apache, captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass for the series "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective".

Carl Zeiss Tessar 250mm lens, f4.5
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I just noticed that "Antiques Roadshow" is trending on BlueSky in the number 1 spot. This is how I know this is the right social media site for me.
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Anastasiia. Living room studio. Single light (small octabox). Large white reflector to lift the shadows a little.
February 9, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.

Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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My last two shots before my world went dark.
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
From another photo this looks to be a Leica M10-R with a 28mm prime of some flavor. Just chucking that $10K camera across the pavement to save what he recorded. A brave man for sure, but I'd use something a bit less expensive for documenting the protests given how violent ICE are.
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Coffee toned cyanotypes 🖤
#cyanotype #photography
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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"10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year" @rbreich.bsky.social
substack.com/home/post/p-...
10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year
substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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January 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
‪A portrait of Selina (2014). Wishing a happy birthday to the brilliant and lovely @selinkamayer.bsky.social today!
#portraitphotography #selinamayer #benrains
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
A little something from my collection of vintage photographs. One of the most magical things about photography is being able to witness past scenes from ordinary life. It's a form of time travel.
benrains.substack.com/p/the-picnic
#photohistory #vintagephotography
The Picnic
Rescued moments
benrains.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Roarie at the stone mill (2014).
#portraitphotography #artnude #roarieyum #benrains
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Ephemeral pool (2017). Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
#filmphotography #landscapephotography #nationalparks #canyonlands #utah #35mm #benrains
January 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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December 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If you've ever puzzled over the old standard portrait photographers' exclamation "Watch the birdie!" this object holds part of the answer.
benrains.substack.com/p/the-canary...
#photohistory #portraitphotography
December 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM