Kai McBride
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Kai McBride
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Living off-grid in the high desert of New Mexico, teaching photography, and dabbling with electronics, acoustic guitars, typewriters, woodworking, ping-pong, and cycling, while keeping my '96 tacoma running. https://kaimcbride.com
Reposted by Kai McBride
Bill Wurtz’s History of Japan is the most entertaining history of anything I have ever seen. [kottke.org]
A History of Japan
Bill Wurtz’s History of Japan is the most entertaining history of anything I have ever seen.
kottke.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
New classes just posted at StrudelmediaLive for Winter 2026, including two of mine.

Repetition as Practice: A Year of Deep Observation
strudelmedialive.com/classes/repe...

Mastering the Lightroom Print Module
strudelmedialive.com/classes/mast...
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If you come to Santa Fe, visit me at my new job at photo-eye books! Thursday to Saturday 11am-5pm.
October 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The male tarantulas are on the move. Looking for love. This one came through the yard this afternoon. Did quite well walking upside down on this rock.
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Santa Fe, 2025-09-29
September 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Opuntia and flower
September 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Twilight on the corner of Cielo and Cerrillos. Santa Fe, NM
August 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Campsite, near Conejos River in Colorado
July 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Monsoon Season in New Mexico means plenty of thunderstorms rolling through on the regular. This one is from last night.
July 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Mullein with beaded dew. They call it a weed here in NM but I love the way they sprout up in our yard and shoot up their tall flower stalks.
July 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Work shirt drying in the sun.
July 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Anthill + Underground cable marking flag taken yesterday. Love the confusing perspective and the NASA-moon-landing aesthetic.
June 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Morning light for long shadows. Saw blade teeth and cactus needles.
June 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Found Still Life: Bird hit the mirror at the outhouse this morning and landed like this in the sink.
June 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The venerable vehicle roof as tripod stand. Good enough for Ansel, good enough for me.
May 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Happy Humpstice (Hump + Solstice), when the sunrise aligns with the hump each year. This was at 5:57 this morning.
May 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Reposted by Kai McBride
Photography folks, here is a little something to start your Saturday — Janelle Lynch on the art of noticing. Enjoy!
How to make a good photograph
Janelle Lynch on the art of noticing
www.flakphoto.news
May 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Stretched out in the hammock on the porch with my copy of @craigmod.com “Things Become Other Things” that arrived in the post this morning. Ready to dive in.

(learned about Craig Mod a while ago from @kottke.org —thanks!)
May 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
False Horizon at Dawn
May 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Branching and Tendrils, organic and otherwise.
May 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Headlamp at 5am with fresh wet snow.
April 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Happy Easter (Bunny)
April 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hashtag-Signs-of-Spring: Bringing the Underwood out on the porch for some barefoot typing.
April 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Couldn't walk past this rock with lichen eyes and cactus mouth without taking a quick photograph.
April 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM