Bill Jones Jr
@billjonesjr.bsky.social
Novelist ✒, photographer 📷, artist 🎨, poet, genealogist, historian, analyst, feminist, futurist, truth seeker, former life coach, and editor. I ignore politics & stupidity and rant about gerunds and subjunctives. Spam=Block.
A bit of surrealist silliness depicting how we poor writers are hounded by characters insisting their stories be documented.
"The Writer," oil on canvas, 30 x 20 inches, 2025
#art #painting #surrealism #writing #oilpainting #EastCoastKin
"The Writer," oil on canvas, 30 x 20 inches, 2025
#art #painting #surrealism #writing #oilpainting #EastCoastKin
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A bit of surrealist silliness depicting how we poor writers are hounded by characters insisting their stories be documented.
"The Writer," oil on canvas, 30 x 20 inches, 2025
#art #painting #surrealism #writing #oilpainting #EastCoastKin
"The Writer," oil on canvas, 30 x 20 inches, 2025
#art #painting #surrealism #writing #oilpainting #EastCoastKin
The alternate #BirdoftheDay theme is birds on #Posts, or as they are otherwise known, Gulls.
NYC; Delaware; Annapolis; Maryland
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbs
NYC; Delaware; Annapolis; Maryland
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbs
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The alternate #BirdoftheDay theme is birds on #Posts, or as they are otherwise known, Gulls.
NYC; Delaware; Annapolis; Maryland
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbs
NYC; Delaware; Annapolis; Maryland
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbs
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
55 years into my street photography career, I want to preserve the art form. All photo genres take equal skill. But there is a hierarchy of bravery in making photos.
War is Hell. Getting a pro gig takes heart. Filming a bloke without asking isn't the same as shooting a mailbox.
Let's honor that.
War is Hell. Getting a pro gig takes heart. Filming a bloke without asking isn't the same as shooting a mailbox.
Let's honor that.
November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
55 years into my street photography career, I want to preserve the art form. All photo genres take equal skill. But there is a hierarchy of bravery in making photos.
War is Hell. Getting a pro gig takes heart. Filming a bloke without asking isn't the same as shooting a mailbox.
Let's honor that.
War is Hell. Getting a pro gig takes heart. Filming a bloke without asking isn't the same as shooting a mailbox.
Let's honor that.
"Coy Miss Mallard giving side-eye," Germantown, Maryland
I pulled this deep from my archives, because today's #BirdoftheDay prompt, #DucksoutofWater, made me wonder why I didn't have more duck photos. I do.
I pulled this deep from my archives, because today's #BirdoftheDay prompt, #DucksoutofWater, made me wonder why I didn't have more duck photos. I do.
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Coy Miss Mallard giving side-eye," Germantown, Maryland
I pulled this deep from my archives, because today's #BirdoftheDay prompt, #DucksoutofWater, made me wonder why I didn't have more duck photos. I do.
I pulled this deep from my archives, because today's #BirdoftheDay prompt, #DucksoutofWater, made me wonder why I didn't have more duck photos. I do.
Three Young Mallards Take Flight. There are rivers, bays, and other waterways nearby, but these guys take refuge in small ponds engineered near housing developments. City birds gotta city.
#DucksoutofWater #BirdoftheDay #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin
#DucksoutofWater #BirdoftheDay #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Three Young Mallards Take Flight. There are rivers, bays, and other waterways nearby, but these guys take refuge in small ponds engineered near housing developments. City birds gotta city.
#DucksoutofWater #BirdoftheDay #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin
#DucksoutofWater #BirdoftheDay #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Street Photography is the human equivalent of Wildlife Photography. A photo of an empty street is no more 'street photography' than is a photo of an empty landscape 'wildlife photography.'
There is no shame in #ArtPhotography or #UrbanPhotography. However, it is a separate genre.
There is no shame in #ArtPhotography or #UrbanPhotography. However, it is a separate genre.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Street Photography is the human equivalent of Wildlife Photography. A photo of an empty street is no more 'street photography' than is a photo of an empty landscape 'wildlife photography.'
There is no shame in #ArtPhotography or #UrbanPhotography. However, it is a separate genre.
There is no shame in #ArtPhotography or #UrbanPhotography. However, it is a separate genre.
Street Photographers: Vivian Maier, Garry Winogrand, Helen Levitt, Bruce Gilden, Robert Frank, Roy DeCarava, Diane Arbus
Urban Art Photographers: Wm Eggleston, Alfred Stieglitz, Saul Leiter, Harry Gruyaert, Ernst Haas
Both: Eugène Atget,Martin Parr, Henri Cartier-Bresson, me
Urban Art Photographers: Wm Eggleston, Alfred Stieglitz, Saul Leiter, Harry Gruyaert, Ernst Haas
Both: Eugène Atget,Martin Parr, Henri Cartier-Bresson, me
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Street Photographers: Vivian Maier, Garry Winogrand, Helen Levitt, Bruce Gilden, Robert Frank, Roy DeCarava, Diane Arbus
Urban Art Photographers: Wm Eggleston, Alfred Stieglitz, Saul Leiter, Harry Gruyaert, Ernst Haas
Both: Eugène Atget,Martin Parr, Henri Cartier-Bresson, me
Urban Art Photographers: Wm Eggleston, Alfred Stieglitz, Saul Leiter, Harry Gruyaert, Ernst Haas
Both: Eugène Atget,Martin Parr, Henri Cartier-Bresson, me
#StreetPhotography
- Candid shots of strangers in public spaces
- Does not require a street
- Excludes photos without people
- Evolved from painters like Degas & Manet
- Can include shots with 'human sentiment' but the human environment is #UrbanPhotography
Left Photo: Street; Right Photo: Urban
- Candid shots of strangers in public spaces
- Does not require a street
- Excludes photos without people
- Evolved from painters like Degas & Manet
- Can include shots with 'human sentiment' but the human environment is #UrbanPhotography
Left Photo: Street; Right Photo: Urban
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#StreetPhotography
- Candid shots of strangers in public spaces
- Does not require a street
- Excludes photos without people
- Evolved from painters like Degas & Manet
- Can include shots with 'human sentiment' but the human environment is #UrbanPhotography
Left Photo: Street; Right Photo: Urban
- Candid shots of strangers in public spaces
- Does not require a street
- Excludes photos without people
- Evolved from painters like Degas & Manet
- Can include shots with 'human sentiment' but the human environment is #UrbanPhotography
Left Photo: Street; Right Photo: Urban
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Great Blue Heron for #BirdoftheDay #Paddling.
I deleted my last photo because I misunderstood the theme a bit.
#EastCoastKin #photography
I deleted my last photo because I misunderstood the theme a bit.
#EastCoastKin #photography
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Great Blue Heron for #BirdoftheDay #Paddling.
I deleted my last photo because I misunderstood the theme a bit.
#EastCoastKin #photography
I deleted my last photo because I misunderstood the theme a bit.
#EastCoastKin #photography
Country #BirdsontheGround, White-faced Ibis, West African Crowned Crane, Saddle-Billed Stork, Greater Roadrunner
#BirdoftheDay #birbscrolling #photography #EastCoastKin
#BirdoftheDay #birbscrolling #photography #EastCoastKin
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Country #BirdsontheGround, White-faced Ibis, West African Crowned Crane, Saddle-Billed Stork, Greater Roadrunner
#BirdoftheDay #birbscrolling #photography #EastCoastKin
#BirdoftheDay #birbscrolling #photography #EastCoastKin
City #BirdsontheGround: London, Rome, Venice, Paris
#BirdoftheDay #photography #birbscrolling #EastCoastKin
#BirdoftheDay #photography #birbscrolling #EastCoastKin
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
City #BirdsontheGround: London, Rome, Venice, Paris
#BirdoftheDay #photography #birbscrolling #EastCoastKin
#BirdoftheDay #photography #birbscrolling #EastCoastKin
My maternal grandfather, LTC James Hudson Carr, Sr.
He served as a captain in WWII in infantry and 2 tank-destroyer battalions. As a major then a lieutenant colonel, he led Hampton Institute's ROTC program and served in postwar Korea.
He died in 1966 at the age of 55. #VeteransDay
He served as a captain in WWII in infantry and 2 tank-destroyer battalions. As a major then a lieutenant colonel, he led Hampton Institute's ROTC program and served in postwar Korea.
He died in 1966 at the age of 55. #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My maternal grandfather, LTC James Hudson Carr, Sr.
He served as a captain in WWII in infantry and 2 tank-destroyer battalions. As a major then a lieutenant colonel, he led Hampton Institute's ROTC program and served in postwar Korea.
He died in 1966 at the age of 55. #VeteransDay
He served as a captain in WWII in infantry and 2 tank-destroyer battalions. As a major then a lieutenant colonel, he led Hampton Institute's ROTC program and served in postwar Korea.
He died in 1966 at the age of 55. #VeteransDay
"Tales of Wells Fargo"
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision.
For Maria's and my favorite western (yes, we watched every episode, and no, I do not watch American TV otherwise.)
#photography #StreetPhotography #EastCoastKin
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision.
For Maria's and my favorite western (yes, we watched every episode, and no, I do not watch American TV otherwise.)
#photography #StreetPhotography #EastCoastKin
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"Tales of Wells Fargo"
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision.
For Maria's and my favorite western (yes, we watched every episode, and no, I do not watch American TV otherwise.)
#photography #StreetPhotography #EastCoastKin
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision.
For Maria's and my favorite western (yes, we watched every episode, and no, I do not watch American TV otherwise.)
#photography #StreetPhotography #EastCoastKin
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme: #least: Northern Cardinal (l) and African Spoonbill (r). #photography #nature #EastCoastKin
The cardinal is ironically one of the birds I've seen the most frequently. But they hide and nest in thick cover, and good shots are tough.
I've seen exactly two spoonbills.
The cardinal is ironically one of the birds I've seen the most frequently. But they hide and nest in thick cover, and good shots are tough.
I've seen exactly two spoonbills.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme: #least: Northern Cardinal (l) and African Spoonbill (r). #photography #nature #EastCoastKin
The cardinal is ironically one of the birds I've seen the most frequently. But they hide and nest in thick cover, and good shots are tough.
I've seen exactly two spoonbills.
The cardinal is ironically one of the birds I've seen the most frequently. But they hide and nest in thick cover, and good shots are tough.
I've seen exactly two spoonbills.
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingOnThings
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbs
Oceanside, California; Brooklyn, New York; San Clemente, California; Sussex County, Delaware
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbs
Oceanside, California; Brooklyn, New York; San Clemente, California; Sussex County, Delaware
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingOnThings
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbs
Oceanside, California; Brooklyn, New York; San Clemente, California; Sussex County, Delaware
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbs
Oceanside, California; Brooklyn, New York; San Clemente, California; Sussex County, Delaware
Figures. We hate each other.
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Figures. We hate each other.
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Before the Lights Come On, Millsboro, Delaware
#BlueskyArtShow #Evening #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
#BlueskyArtShow #Evening #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Before the Lights Come On, Millsboro, Delaware
#BlueskyArtShow #Evening #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
#BlueskyArtShow #Evening #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
#Evening Light along the River Arun, Littlehampton, England
#BlueskyArtShow #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
#BlueskyArtShow #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
#Evening Light along the River Arun, Littlehampton, England
#BlueskyArtShow #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
#BlueskyArtShow #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
#Evening on the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
#BlueskyArtShow #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
#BlueskyArtShow #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#Evening on the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
#BlueskyArtShow #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
#BlueskyArtShow #photography #urbanphotography #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM