Joseph Szymanski / Photographer
@josephszymanski.com
San Francisco based artist, photographer, voyeur, educator, ne'er-do-well. I enjoy Jack Daniel's, long walks on the beach and poking dead things with sticks. #Resist
http://josephszymanski.com
http://josephszymanski.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Fun quick read...
lithub.com/creating-wit...
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Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art
Last spring, I was waiting to hear from my agent and editors about the fate of my second novel. I knew full well this was not, really, a big deal in the least; it wasn’t as if my health were at sta…
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November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fun quick read...
lithub.com/creating-wit...
lithub.com/creating-wit...
"If horses stretch out their necks and sniff the air, rain will ensue."
#oldfarmersalmanac
#oldfarmersalmanac
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"If horses stretch out their necks and sniff the air, rain will ensue."
#oldfarmersalmanac
#oldfarmersalmanac
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I need to take the trash out but my neighbor is outside.
- an introvert’s dilemma
- an introvert’s dilemma
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I need to take the trash out but my neighbor is outside.
- an introvert’s dilemma
- an introvert’s dilemma
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Oh, man, this looks good. Must see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSqR...
Love+War | Official Trailer | National Geographic Documentary Films
YouTube video by National Geographic
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November 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Oh, man, this looks good. Must see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSqR...
"It struck me immediately as the perfect venue to get astronomically high on hallucinogens or to dispose of an unwanted spouse, possibly both."
#deathvalley #travelphotography #mojavedesert #analog #blackandwhite #oc
#deathvalley #travelphotography #mojavedesert #analog #blackandwhite #oc
Unwritten Notes, Death Valley | Joseph Szymanski, Photographer
On January 16th of 2018 my wife was approximately 5 days pregnant. I know this with such accuracy because of the obscene amounts of money and medical intervention required to eventually produce the…
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October 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"It struck me immediately as the perfect venue to get astronomically high on hallucinogens or to dispose of an unwanted spouse, possibly both."
#deathvalley #travelphotography #mojavedesert #analog #blackandwhite #oc
#deathvalley #travelphotography #mojavedesert #analog #blackandwhite #oc
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"So I spent a long weekend in a claw foot tub, self medicating with Jack Daniel’s and percocet..."
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#art #photography #writing
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#art #photography #writing
Unwritten Notes, Santa Cruz | Joseph Szymanski, Photographer
In September of 2017 I broke my leg, again. The left one this time, thus bringing my hardware count to a total of 2 plates, 9 screws and a 12 inch rod. It was not my finest moment. We live and…
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October 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"So I spent a long weekend in a claw foot tub, self medicating with Jack Daniel’s and percocet..."
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#art #photography #writing
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#art #photography #writing
October 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One late night at Dr. Wilkinson's Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs...
#selfportrait #art #oc #analog
#selfportrait #art #oc #analog
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One late night at Dr. Wilkinson's Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs...
#selfportrait #art #oc #analog
#selfportrait #art #oc #analog
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Wow! Love your creativity Ocean Beach (San Francisco)!
October 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Wow! Love your creativity Ocean Beach (San Francisco)!
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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October 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Organizers say they expect millions of Americans will march this weekend against the policies of the Trump administration. The protests come amid National Guard deployments in several cities. n.pr/4ojrHSY
'No Kings' organizers project a massive turnout for this weekend's protests
Organizers say they expect millions of Americans will march this weekend against the policies of the Trump administration. The protests come amid National Guard deployments in several cities.
n.pr
October 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Organizers say they expect millions of Americans will march this weekend against the policies of the Trump administration. The protests come amid National Guard deployments in several cities. n.pr/4ojrHSY
I need an agent. Anyone wanna be my agent?
#ineedanadult
#ineedanadult
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I need an agent. Anyone wanna be my agent?
#ineedanadult
#ineedanadult
Read it. All of it. The whole thing...
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Read it. All of it. The whole thing...
"...you should go to the desert. It’s good for you."
Notes From The Desert... | Joseph Szymanski, Photographer
Somehow, it always manages to deliver. The perceived emptiness of it, stretching on endlessly. That profound quiet. Weather on the horizon. The slow, inevitable decay of rock into dust. Entropy. Deep…
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October 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"...you should go to the desert. It’s good for you."
Just finished 'Greyhound' by @joannapocock.bsky.social - Go get a copy. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Beautiful book...
Greyhound
Combining history, reportage, and nature writing with intimate moments of reflection, Greyhound tells of the journey from miscarriage to parenthood, and the purpose creativity gives to our lives wh…
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October 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Just finished 'Greyhound' by @joannapocock.bsky.social - Go get a copy. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Beautiful book...
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NO KINGS PROTEST IS COMING OCTOBER 18!!!
Protest the destruction of democracy!
No Kings march will be Saturday, October 18th, 1:30 pm at north end of Embarcadero Plaza (aka Bierman Park) & march to Civic Center Plaza for a rally.
This is a nonviolent protest.
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#NoKings #NoKings2
Protest the destruction of democracy!
No Kings march will be Saturday, October 18th, 1:30 pm at north end of Embarcadero Plaza (aka Bierman Park) & march to Civic Center Plaza for a rally.
This is a nonviolent protest.
buff.ly/fFjTpsa
#NoKings #NoKings2
October 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
NO KINGS PROTEST IS COMING OCTOBER 18!!!
Protest the destruction of democracy!
No Kings march will be Saturday, October 18th, 1:30 pm at north end of Embarcadero Plaza (aka Bierman Park) & march to Civic Center Plaza for a rally.
This is a nonviolent protest.
buff.ly/fFjTpsa
#NoKings #NoKings2
Protest the destruction of democracy!
No Kings march will be Saturday, October 18th, 1:30 pm at north end of Embarcadero Plaza (aka Bierman Park) & march to Civic Center Plaza for a rally.
This is a nonviolent protest.
buff.ly/fFjTpsa
#NoKings #NoKings2
From another lifetime in a shitbox apartment in Nob Hill at midnight...
#analog #nude #sanfrancisco #nsfw
#analog #nude #sanfrancisco #nsfw
October 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
From another lifetime in a shitbox apartment in Nob Hill at midnight...
#analog #nude #sanfrancisco #nsfw
#analog #nude #sanfrancisco #nsfw
Sarah, on the rocks, Summer of 2025.
#figuremodel #sfbayarea #portraits #lingerie #fineart #art #oc #analog #fridayfavourites #ilfordfp4
#figuremodel #sfbayarea #portraits #lingerie #fineart #art #oc #analog #fridayfavourites #ilfordfp4
October 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sarah, on the rocks, Summer of 2025.
#figuremodel #sfbayarea #portraits #lingerie #fineart #art #oc #analog #fridayfavourites #ilfordfp4
#figuremodel #sfbayarea #portraits #lingerie #fineart #art #oc #analog #fridayfavourites #ilfordfp4