J. Matt Buchanan
@jmattphotos.com
Photographer and IP attorney; Toledo, OH and SPB, FL; All images in original posts are real, mine, protected, and available. Beyond photography: @jmattbuchanan.com.
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This is the view I see every morning on the way into the office. Well, nearly every morning. The sunrise doesn't always cooperate and sometimes a ship at the dock blocks the view. I finally captured a photograph of it.
#photography #sunrise #photographer
#photography #sunrise #photographer
November 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is the view I see every morning on the way into the office. Well, nearly every morning. The sunrise doesn't always cooperate and sometimes a ship at the dock blocks the view. I finally captured a photograph of it.
#photography #sunrise #photographer
#photography #sunrise #photographer
There's an old phone booth near the entrance to Embankment Station of the London Underground. I went in just to sort of check it out but quickly realized its panes of glass provided some nice framing for people in the to and fro for the Tube. So I grabbed a few frames.
#London #StreetPhotography
#London #StreetPhotography
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
There's an old phone booth near the entrance to Embankment Station of the London Underground. I went in just to sort of check it out but quickly realized its panes of glass provided some nice framing for people in the to and fro for the Tube. So I grabbed a few frames.
#London #StreetPhotography
#London #StreetPhotography
A non-functional old phone booth provided a perfect place to rest my camera for a slow shutter speed shot of people walking toward Embankment Station of the London Underground.
#London #StreetPhotography
#London #StreetPhotography
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A non-functional old phone booth provided a perfect place to rest my camera for a slow shutter speed shot of people walking toward Embankment Station of the London Underground.
#London #StreetPhotography
#London #StreetPhotography
Out come the umbrellas.
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Out come the umbrellas.
Remember when you'd sit in a public place and just… sit. Maybe people watch a bit? Very few people do that these days. The phone seems to come out almost automatically. Sometimes I wonder what "bored thinking" we're losing as a result. It's not nothing, I know that.
#people #tech #photography
#people #tech #photography
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Remember when you'd sit in a public place and just… sit. Maybe people watch a bit? Very few people do that these days. The phone seems to come out almost automatically. Sometimes I wonder what "bored thinking" we're losing as a result. It's not nothing, I know that.
#people #tech #photography
#people #tech #photography
This photo is the reason (well, one of the reasons) why I haven't started using "AI-powered culling" in my photography workflow. Nothing in it is in focus. Nothing. Yet, for some reason, I love the photo. And I suspect every AI culling tool out there would have killed it.
#photography #ai
#photography #ai
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This photo is the reason (well, one of the reasons) why I haven't started using "AI-powered culling" in my photography workflow. Nothing in it is in focus. Nothing. Yet, for some reason, I love the photo. And I suspect every AI culling tool out there would have killed it.
#photography #ai
#photography #ai
The trench coat was just too much…I had to capture this scene. I have no idea who she is or where she's going, but I'm intrigued.
#London #Underground
#London #Underground
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The trench coat was just too much…I had to capture this scene. I have no idea who she is or where she's going, but I'm intrigued.
#London #Underground
#London #Underground
I love the contrast in this photo… the energy of traffic racing by Trafalgar Square and the stoic nature of Elizabeth Tower standing calmly in the background. Familiar stability backstopping the chaotic nature of daily life. Love it.
#London #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography
#London #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I love the contrast in this photo… the energy of traffic racing by Trafalgar Square and the stoic nature of Elizabeth Tower standing calmly in the background. Familiar stability backstopping the chaotic nature of daily life. Love it.
#London #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography
#London #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography
Here's another shot of this week's supermoon over downtown Toledo. I think I like this one a bit better that the one I posted earlier. Moon crossing the cables, last bit of sunlight, and traffic on the bridge. Got all of it!
#photography #moon #supermoon #Toledo #ohio
#photography #moon #supermoon #Toledo #ohio
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Here's another shot of this week's supermoon over downtown Toledo. I think I like this one a bit better that the one I posted earlier. Moon crossing the cables, last bit of sunlight, and traffic on the bridge. Got all of it!
#photography #moon #supermoon #Toledo #ohio
#photography #moon #supermoon #Toledo #ohio
We've got a supermoon! Everything lined up perfectly last night - full moon (supermoon!) rising over the bridge right outside my office, as the sun set. I love it when a plan comes together!
#photography #Toledo #ohio #supermoon
#photography #Toledo #ohio #supermoon
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We've got a supermoon! Everything lined up perfectly last night - full moon (supermoon!) rising over the bridge right outside my office, as the sun set. I love it when a plan comes together!
#photography #Toledo #ohio #supermoon
#photography #Toledo #ohio #supermoon
We took a side trip to Oxford one day. Nice to see, but it was a little rushed. Maybe someday we'll get a chance to spend a little more time there. I got the important shots though - Hertford Bridge, a.k.a. the "Bridge of Sighs" (named after the one in Venice)...
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We took a side trip to Oxford one day. Nice to see, but it was a little rushed. Maybe someday we'll get a chance to spend a little more time there. I got the important shots though - Hertford Bridge, a.k.a. the "Bridge of Sighs" (named after the one in Venice)...
We walked along the backside of St. Paul's Cathedral on the way home from dinner one night and came across this nice reflection. I only had my iPhone with me, but I was pretty happy with the shot! #London #ShotOniPhone
October 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We walked along the backside of St. Paul's Cathedral on the way home from dinner one night and came across this nice reflection. I only had my iPhone with me, but I was pretty happy with the shot! #London #ShotOniPhone
I love this brief, one page take on a photo. I've dreamed for years of creating a website that gives this treatment to my own photos - full width display with text that tells the story behind the photo. Someday.
from @NewYorker
#photography #publishyourphotos
www.newyorker.com/magazine/tak...
from @NewYorker
#photography #publishyourphotos
www.newyorker.com/magazine/tak...
Rebecca Mead on Mary Ellen Mark’s Photo from the Puerto Rican Day Parade
The longtime contributor sought out New Yorkers who were defiantly original.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I love this brief, one page take on a photo. I've dreamed for years of creating a website that gives this treatment to my own photos - full width display with text that tells the story behind the photo. Someday.
from @NewYorker
#photography #publishyourphotos
www.newyorker.com/magazine/tak...
from @NewYorker
#photography #publishyourphotos
www.newyorker.com/magazine/tak...
Making photographs of landmarks that have been photographed a bazillion times is always challenging. I took the required shots of #TowerBridge during our London trip, of course, but I sort of like some of "the others" better. Like this one - walking up the North stairs.
#London #photography
#London #photography
October 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Making photographs of landmarks that have been photographed a bazillion times is always challenging. I took the required shots of #TowerBridge during our London trip, of course, but I sort of like some of "the others" better. Like this one - walking up the North stairs.
#London #photography
#London #photography
October 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Just when I think I know *where* London traffic is coming from, and *when* it's coming…I realize I really don't. I've learned to appreciate these ever-present reminders on the streets.
#StreetPhotography #London #photography
#StreetPhotography #London #photography
October 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Just when I think I know *where* London traffic is coming from, and *when* it's coming…I realize I really don't. I've learned to appreciate these ever-present reminders on the streets.
#StreetPhotography #London #photography
#StreetPhotography #London #photography
I'm going to start posting some photos I took during a recent trip to London, "real camera" and iPhone shots alike. This is one of the first of the trip, a casual iPhone shot. I found the tiny tables for one on these balconies interesting as my wife and I dined at a table for two on our anniversary.
October 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'm going to start posting some photos I took during a recent trip to London, "real camera" and iPhone shots alike. This is one of the first of the trip, a casual iPhone shot. I found the tiny tables for one on these balconies interesting as my wife and I dined at a table for two on our anniversary.
Good morning! No better way to start a day… especially a Monday...than watching the sunrise over water...
I took this a few weeks ago from the middle of the Maumee River in northwest Ohio.
#sunrise #morning #photography #ohio
I took this a few weeks ago from the middle of the Maumee River in northwest Ohio.
#sunrise #morning #photography #ohio
October 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Good morning! No better way to start a day… especially a Monday...than watching the sunrise over water...
I took this a few weeks ago from the middle of the Maumee River in northwest Ohio.
#sunrise #morning #photography #ohio
I took this a few weeks ago from the middle of the Maumee River in northwest Ohio.
#sunrise #morning #photography #ohio
A biplane sits ready on the ramp at Henry County Airport in Ohio (a few weeks ago).
#photography #airplane #ohio
#photography #airplane #ohio
October 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A biplane sits ready on the ramp at Henry County Airport in Ohio (a few weeks ago).
#photography #airplane #ohio
#photography #airplane #ohio
The water level in the river by my home has been extremely low for several months, giving access to some spots that are otherwise inaccessible. I took this photo last weekend from a little patch of stone that is usually an unreachable island. #photography #naturephotography #ohio
October 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The water level in the river by my home has been extremely low for several months, giving access to some spots that are otherwise inaccessible. I took this photo last weekend from a little patch of stone that is usually an unreachable island. #photography #naturephotography #ohio
Reposted by J. Matt Buchanan
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." - Lao Tzu
⏳1½ hours!
⏳1½ hours!
You can't win a staring contest against a heron. An hour and a half after I set up, this guy hadn't moved. I never got the fly-away shot I wanted, but am happy I got this silhouette.
#photography #ohiophotographer #bird #nature #naturephotography #toledoohio #ohio #sunrise
#photography #ohiophotographer #bird #nature #naturephotography #toledoohio #ohio #sunrise
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." - Lao Tzu
⏳1½ hours!
⏳1½ hours!
My first day back on Bluesky and I've already connected with another Ohio-based photographer. Thanks for the follow, @headbaby.com!
October 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
My first day back on Bluesky and I've already connected with another Ohio-based photographer. Thanks for the follow, @headbaby.com!
You can't win a staring contest against a heron. An hour and a half after I set up, this guy hadn't moved. I never got the fly-away shot I wanted, but am happy I got this silhouette.
#photography #ohiophotographer #bird #nature #naturephotography #toledoohio #ohio #sunrise
#photography #ohiophotographer #bird #nature #naturephotography #toledoohio #ohio #sunrise
October 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You can't win a staring contest against a heron. An hour and a half after I set up, this guy hadn't moved. I never got the fly-away shot I wanted, but am happy I got this silhouette.
#photography #ohiophotographer #bird #nature #naturephotography #toledoohio #ohio #sunrise
#photography #ohiophotographer #bird #nature #naturephotography #toledoohio #ohio #sunrise
One thing I love about photography is the endless subject matter that's out there. I mean, this is the side of a Wawa in St. Petersburg, Florida. I'm just sitting here charging my car staring at that wall, ladder, notch, that sky and cloud and those shadows. It's all beautiful. Had to capture it. 📷
August 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
One thing I love about photography is the endless subject matter that's out there. I mean, this is the side of a Wawa in St. Petersburg, Florida. I'm just sitting here charging my car staring at that wall, ladder, notch, that sky and cloud and those shadows. It's all beautiful. Had to capture it. 📷
August 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM