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benny pinto
@bennypinto.bsky.social
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designer // cyclist // photographer
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The Eiger from Mürren, Switzerland
📷 Canon A-1
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
#filmisnotdead
A photograph of the snow covered Eiger mountain peak taken from Murren, Switzerland. Clouds surround the mountain with dark red flowers in the foreground.
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Presque Isle North Pier Lighthouse
📷 Olympus Stylus
🎞️ Kodak Portra 160
#filmisnotdead
A landscape photo of the Presque Isle North Pier Lighthouse in Erie, Pennsylvania. The photo shows a dramatic view of the pier diminishing into the lake’s horizon.
August 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Pittsburgh Parking Garage
📷 Olympus Stylus
🎞️ Ilford HP5
#filmisnotdead #ilfordphoto
A black and white photo of the top of a parking garage ramp and light posts. A black and white photo of sawhorses on the top of a parking garage.
August 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Gratitude to the trail builders at Watters Smith in Lost Creek, WV who have created something really special for all MTB skill levels.

What was most surprising though was the amount of Arrowhead Orb Weavers I pulled off my bike.
A lush green landscape photograph of a barbwire fence running along a mountain bike trail with tree covered mountains in the background. Taken at Watters Smith State Park in Lost Creek, West Virginia. A Eastern Box Turtle on a mountain bike trail in Lost Creek, West Virginia. A mountain bike leaning against a sign that says “The Sawmill Mountain Bike Trail” at Watters Smith State Park in Lost Creek, West Virginia. An Arrowhead Orb Weaver on a branch.
August 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Pittsburgh Branches
📷 Olympus Stylus
🎞️ Ilford HP5
#filmisnotdead #ilfordphoto
A black and white photo of a tree and the top of a church. A black and white photo of the Pittsburgh skyline through tree branches.
July 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Random Pittsburgh Weather
📷 Olympus Stylus
🎞️ Ilford HP5
#filmisnotdead #ilfordphoto
A black and white photo of a statue of surveyors in the foreground and the Pittsburgh skyline in the background during a rainstorm. A black and white photo of the Pittsburgh skyline with the frozen, snow-covered river in the foreground. A top down, black and white photo of a wooden dock with snow on it against a frozen, snow-covered river. A black and white photo of the Pittsburgh skyline with the frozen, snow-covered river in the foreground.
July 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Troll Sculptures by Thomas Dambo
iPhone
A black and white photo of Erik Rock, a troll sculpture made by Thomas Dambo in Rhode Island. A black and white photo of Greta Granit, a troll sculpture made by Thomas Dambo in Rhode Island.
June 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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16 Exposures
📷 Canon A1
🎞️ Kodak Ektar 100
#filmisnotdead
A photo of 16 exposures of a yellow bush. A photo of 16 exposures of a pink tree.
May 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Scotland Fog
📷 Canon A1
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
#filmisnotdead
A grainy color photograph of a foggy Scotland landscape with a few small mountains and river. A grainy color photograph of a foggy Scotland landscape with a few small mountains and river.
April 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Gratitude to Unision Bike Lab in Pittsburgh for putting on a banger of an event yesterday. The Pittsburgh Roubaix was a rad exploration of gnarly, steep cobblestone climbs around the city in the cold rain. 10/10!
A blue bicycle leaning up again concrete blocks with graffiti of a bloody Pittsburgh Steelers football player on it.
April 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Barras Street Art in Glasgow, Scotland
📷 Olympus Infinity Jr
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
#filmisnotdead
Street art of the bottom half of a mannequin on a surf board. Street art of mannequin hands coming out of an old chair with a wood fired pizza truck in the background.
April 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Weekend Randomness
Pittsburgh, PA // iPhone
A felt, grape-like puppet from the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh, PA. A black and white photo of white light strings falling down from the top of the ceiling from the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh, PA. A black and white photo of a lit up church with a tree in front of it.
April 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Allegheny River Sparkles
📷 Minolta XG-M
🎞️ Ilford HP5
#filmisnotdead
A black and white image of a small dock against a sparkling river.
March 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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I dunno, “it” doesn’t seem fine.
📷 Sony Cybershot
A black and white photo of graffiti saying “It’s Fine” with a bike in the background.
March 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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North Shore Photo Walk
📷 Minolta XG-M
🎞️ Ilford HP5
#filmisnotdead
A black and white photo of an art installation stretching toward a cloudy sky. A black and white photo of a leaf on an art installation with a brick floor in the background. A black and white photo of an art installation with a tree visible through it.
March 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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A canceled meeting means more time playing in the dirt. // Riverview Park // Sony Cybershot
#bikesky #mtb
A black and white photo of a mountain bike lying on a singletrack trail with dead trees in the distance.
March 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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This weekend’s haul.
Weekend Nachos - Worthless // Sierra Ferrell - Trail of Flowers // OutKast - Stankonia #nowplaying
A top down photo of three records on a hard wood floor. Those three records are Weekend Nachos’ Worthless, Sierra Ferrell’s Trail of Flowers, and OutKast’s Stankonia.
March 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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My first outdoor therapy session of the year. For a short period of time the state of turmoil that is everything right now didn’t matter so much. 📷 Sony Cybershot #bikesky
A black and white image of a bicycle laying down on a gravel road in a tunnel with a sun flare peeking through. A black and white image of a river in the foreground and the city of Pittsburgh far in the background. A black and white image of graffiti on a bridge with a bicycle slightly in view.
March 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Brighton Heights Photo Walk
📷 Canon A-1 // 🎞️ Ilford HP5
#filmisnitdead #analog
A black and white vertical image of a railroad bridge under a cloudy sky. A black and white vertical image of stopped trains in the foreground and the city of Pittsburgh in the background. A black and white vertical image of a yield sign under a curving overpass. A black and white vertical image of a church tower and dead trees.
February 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Currently Missing Scotland // Canon A1 // Kodak Portra 400
Landscape view of the Old Man of Storr rock formation on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Highland cows laying in a field in Scotland. A rainbow meets the landscape over cloudy skies in Scotland. Water from the Fairy Pools flow through a meadow in Scotland.
February 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Chicago textures from a recent work trip // iPhone
A black and white photo of a geometrically textured wall. A black and white photo of a wall of skulls.
February 8, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Chicago buildings from a recent work trip // iPhone
A black and white image of a Chicago building in the fog from the sidewalk looking up. A black and white image of two Chicago buildings in the fog from the sidewalk looking up. A black and white image of a Chicago building in the fog from the sidewalk looking up. A black and white photo of the Chicago skyline at night.
February 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM