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Chris Jones
@chrisjones.io
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Enraged pedestrian. Hiker. Flâneur. Web dev. Photographer. Daydreamer. Recluse. Pro Bollard. Cars ruin cities.

Road full of promise, head full of doubt.

IRL: Kjipuktuk / Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Web: https://chrisjones.io
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@halifaxretales.bsky.social You probably already knew this but just in case, Walter's (Snack Bar/Cocktails) on Barrington has emptied out and the sign over the sidewalk has been scraped of the name (still on window). There was something called "Block & Tackle" that came and went in there too.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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I recognized this painting right away, it was used as the cover of the New Canadian Library's version of Jack Hodgins' novel *The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne*. Definitely reminds me of my time in northern BC and Vancouver Island.
canadianpaintings.bsky.social Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 8d
Hauling
Sybil Andrews
1952
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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This business lists itself at 555 Barrington Street which doesn't exist (this is the 900-block, the southern end) so Google Maps just put it to the closest structure, an electrical vault. I love that it's just there on the map like yup, get yer buds here.

#Halifax
A marker shows the location of a weed delivery business on a map beside a Google street view photo showing that location is an electrical vault next to a sidewalk on a grassy lawn
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Blasted a roll through a new-to-me camera to test rangefinder focus / exposure / operation. Everything checks out 👍🏻

Minolta CLE / Voigtlander 40/1.4 / Kodak 400TX / D-23 1+1 / Epson V700

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #Halifax
A neon sign of the Bitter End Martini Bar is seen in the front window of the bar, there is scaffolding out front on the patio, uncovered now that it's past patio season A message stating "Loading Zone Warehouse No Parking" is painted in white on a dark brick building with empty back metal bike rides in front. There is a short door set into grey stone blocks and windows above in the brick wall A long accordion bus turns left on to a one-way street as seen from above the intersection, there are a couple of people on the sidewalk watching A wooden pallet leans up against a concrete wall in shadow, a thick white concrete post is lit by harsh white lights in the ceiling of an underground parking garage
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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I'm lucky enough to live on an interesting street with the provincial art gallery, legislature, and historical buildings, but I think my favourite address is this one. I want to start a detective agency out of here.

🔗 https://chrisjones.io/notes/1455/and-a-half/

#Halifax
A street number is stuck to glass above a dark-framed door reading 1896½ Hollis St
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Pulled a caraway rye loaf out of the oven just now. Turned out well even though I cut it the wrong way. Too much on my mind apparently, but I’m looking forward to cutting into it for a slice with my afternoon cappuccino.
A medium dark brown oval loaf of bread with three cuts across the top sits on a black oven peel
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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A new convenience store opened up a couple doors down from the office so I think I'm gonna stop in, welcome them to the neighbourhood, and buy a litre of ice cream for the walk home. You know, as a treat.
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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It's a little strange to see an empty downtown parking garage but this one looks like it might collapse at any moment, so of course I wandered around for a while with a couple of cameras.

#Halifax
An parking garage is empty of all vehicles, there are a few overhead lights on and the light from outside can be seen in the distance
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Mark it: November 20. First lost glove of the winter 😔
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Film is meant to be shot and since I'm not getting any younger one of these cans is coming out of the freezer to be loaded in the bulk loader. Welcome back Fuji Neopan, may my shitty photo-taking abilities not totally disrespect you.

🔗 https://chrisjones.io/notes/1454/out-of-the-freezer/
Two round grey metal cans of 35mm film with green Fuji labels on them lay on a wooden surface
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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I'm not much of a movie-watcher but when the first three words of a review for the 1980 "gritty New York sleazesploitation crime thriller" *Night of the Juggler* are "Nonstop gonzo mayhem" it sounds like I should maybe look into it.

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Night of the Juggler review – full-throttle 1980s pulp shocker crammed with nonstop gonzo mayhem
While the standards of good taste are very much of its time, this crime thriller is a ride of fender mangling car chases, over-the-top punch ups and nutso action
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Time to buff and oil up the ol’ Docs for the rainy weeks ahead.
A pair of dark red leather boots are seen oiled and shiny on a light brown coloured floor
November 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’ | An affecting interview with war photographer Don McCullin, including 19 of his most well-known photographs.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

#photography #photojournalism
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Got my physical copy of the *Internet Phone Book* in the mail today, in which I have an entry. Proudly indie since 1996!

🔗 https://chrisjones.io/notes/1453/internet-phone-book/

#indieweb
A collage of two photos, the first showing the yellow cover of the Internet Phone Book, the second showing an entry of a personal website with its URL and some metadata
October 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Now that Canada Post has moved to rotating strikes I finally got my box of film developing chemistry. With the Sodium Sulfite and Metol I can make D-23, and I can add the Potassium Bromide to my Caffenol recipe.

🔗 https://chrisjones.io/notes/1452/better-developing-through-chemistry/
Three white plastic bottles, two smaller and one larger, holding powdered chemistry, labels showing Metol, Sodium Sulphite, and Potassium Bromide
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Noticed some new zebra stripes on my walk to work. Much better.

🔗 https://chrisjones.io/notes/1451/new-zebra-stripes/

#halifax
Newly painted zebra stripes on all four sides of an intersection with buildings all around.
October 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Got up on the roof this morning for the first time in years. I really should go up there more often, especially on beautiful sunny days.

🔗 https://chrisjones.io/notes/1450/halifax-panorama-september-2025/

#halifax #panorama
A wide panorama view of a small city, Halifax, Nova Scotia, from on top of an apartment building overlooking the residential part of the downtown area with smaller houses and office/residential towers under a bright blue sky
September 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Late summer beach grass, Hell Bay. Goodbye, summer.

Nikon F100 / Kodak Ultramax / Unicolor C41 / Epson V700 / Lunenburg, NS, CA / https://chrisjones.io/photographs/late-summer-beach-grass-hell-bay/

#NovaScotia #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
Beach grass is lit by early evening golden sunlight as it is bent over from strong ocean winds
September 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Coffee talk, Hollis Street.

Nikon F100 / Kodak Ultramax / Unicolor C41 / Epson V700 / Halifax, NS, CA / https://chrisjones.io/photographs/coffee-talk/

#halifax #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm
Two people sit at a small table under a book shop window while another person sits alone at a table another another book shop window
September 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Window cleaner, Barrington Street

Nikon F100 / Kodak Ultramax / Unicolor C41 / Epson V700 / Halifax, NS, CA / https://chrisjones.io/photographs/window-cleaner-barrington-street/

#halifax #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm
A window cleaner in a red shirt at the top of a ladder leans in to clean a window on a light grey stone building above a quiet city sidewalk
September 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Community marketplace

📷 Mamiya 6
🎞 Fuji Acros 100 (original)
🇨🇦 Halifax, NS, CA
https://chrisjones.io/photographs/community-marketplace/
A utility pole is covered in posters advertising various goods, services, and events while the sun shines on a building in the background
August 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A portrait of my neighbourhood's teeny-tiny Persian-restaurant-that-used-to-be-a-car-rental-shack.

📷 Mamiya 6
🎞 Fuji Acros 100 (original)
🧪 HC-110 1+119
🇨🇦 Halifax, NS, CA
🔗 https://chrisjones.io/photographs/from-cars-to-kebabs/

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
A very small restaurant in a former rental car lot shack with a tree shading the left side and various buildings behind
August 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Scoots exempt.

📷 Mamiya 6
🎞 Fuji Acros 100 (original)
🧪 HC-110 1+119
🇨🇦 Halifax, NS, CA
🔗 https://chrisjones.io/photographs/scoots-exempt/

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
Two e-scooters are parked underneath a no parking sign on a brick wall of a house
August 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by Chris Jones
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“Just leave the roads as they are!” says angry motorists driving on roads that weren’t left as they were when they were pleasant places to be on, enjoyed by people on foot, bicycle and horse, before the car was even dreamt of.
August 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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I can't afford a decent panoramic camera so this $50 all-plastic 35mm masked frame thing will have to do. Took it for a spin this week on my walk to/from the office. Will make a fun second camera.

📷 Reto Pano
🇨🇦 Halifax, NS, CA
🔗 https://chrisjones.io/photographs/stone-gate-bishop-street/
A wide panoramic view of stone wall with a stone gate in it with trees overhanging over the wall
June 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM