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Chris Messley
@cmessley.bsky.social
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Husband • Father • Product design lead • Photographer • Tech tinkerer • Music genre whore • Vinyl collector • Friend of Torrez

📍Hudson Valley, NY
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Midtown Toronto | 2022

#Photography #UrbanPhotography #StreetPhotography #Toronto #instagram
A large piece of colorful graffiti on a brown-paneled wall depicts abstract letters in soft blues, oranges, and yellows beside a stylized outline of a man in a suit. Piles of cardboard boxes and melting snow rest on the ground in front of the mural.
February 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Picked up Wendy Carlos’ complete original score to A Clockwork Orange at 54 Vintage Vinyl in the Theater District
February 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Grand Central Terminal | 2025

#Photography #UrbanPhotography #StreetPhotography #NewYorkCity
February 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Dainobu Japanese Deli, NY, NY | 2025

#Photography #UrbanPhotography #StreetPhotography #NewYorkCity
A colorful storefront with red double doors covered in hand-drawn posters. A white, custom-painted office chair sits on the sidewalk. The warmly lit interior is visible through the glass entrance, framed by a blue structure with more artwork and signs.
February 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Depeche Mode - People are People (1984 US)

www.discogs.com/release/9965...
February 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Liberated two records from my semi-local goto Rhino Records in Kingston, NY

Fuzz - Live in San Francisco (2013)

www.discogs.com/release/5136...
February 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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This explains why the dog high tailed it back to the porch last night.
A snowy scene featuring a dense bush with green leaves dusted with snow, creating a striking contrast against the white ground. Three distinct imprints in the snow indicate spots where deer recently slept, surrounded by scattered animal tracks.
February 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Kingston, NY | 2025

#Photography #UrbanPhotography #StreetPhotography #Graffitti #KingstonNY
February 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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FACS - Wish Defense
#GoodMailDay #Music #Vinyl #FACS #SteveAlbini

Steve Albini’s last recording credit
February 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Siblings
Two cats are lounging together. The cat in the foreground has white fur with orange patches, a relaxed expression, and its front paws stretched out. The other cat, with orange fur, appears to be grooming itself while partially turned away. They are resting on a cozy surface in a warm indoor setting.
February 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Swung by the amazing RPM Underground Vinyl in the Theater District yesterday and picked up this nugget of Wax Trax history.

Meat Beat Manifesto - God O. D. 12” Single
January 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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CHECK
#Photography #StreetPhotography
The image shows a nighttime view of a brick building with three windows visible. The ground is covered with snow, and there is a chain-link fence enclosing a small area in the foreground. The window on the upper left appears to have decorations or photos, the upper right has yellow shapes or objects, and the lower right shows an illuminated interior with a “CHECK” sign visible.
January 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Andrew Falconer, who clued me to this, got to it before me and found some know and unknown limitations
The image shows a Slack conversation with Andrew discussing running a script to simulate importing data into BlueSky. Key points include: 1. Initial Issues: Andrew encountered early-stage issues with the script but resolved them by installing the dotenv Node module and running a simulation against recent data. 2. Warnings and Limitations: • Bsky supports a maximum of four images per post, discarding excess images. • MP4 files are not supported and are assumed to be skipped. • Posts without captions or descriptions are skipped. 3. Observations: • The platform does not retain the original post date but displays an archived date on individual posts. • Emojis are not well-supported. • Bsky does not allow editing posts, which Andrew finds inconvenient for cleaning up content.
January 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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youtu.be/ntJ_7XxAQlo?...
The image displays YouTube details about a session titled “David Bowie & the Hype: Sounds of the Seventies session, Radio 1, 25 March 1970.” Below are the details from the image: • Tracks and Timings: • 0:00 - The Supermen • 3:21 - The Width of a Circle • 9:00 - The Wild-Eyed Boy from Freecloud • 13:41 - I’m Waiting for the Man • Band Members and Roles: • David Bowie (Rainb0wman): vocals, guitar • Tony Visconti (Hypeman): bass guitar, vocals • Mick Ronson (Gangsterman): guitar, vocals • John Cambridge (Cowboyman): drums • Session Information: • Recorded at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London, on 25th March 1970. • Broadcast on 6th April 1970, except for “The Supermen,” which was unreleased until the “Bowie at the Beeb” 4-LP in 2016. • Production: • Produced by Bernie Andrews • Engineered by Nick Gomm Additional data in the image: • 1.2K Likes • 46,460 Views
January 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Second Metro-North train to break down this week
A snowy train station platform viewed from above, with two tracks and a train in the center. On the left, a smaller platform is sparsely populated, while the right platform is crowded with people departing a disabled train. The surrounding landscape is covered in snow, and a factory with tall chimneys emitting smoke is visible in the distance under a cloudy, pastel-colored winter sky.
January 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Finding the write balance between right and wrong
#photography
A whiteboard and beige wall meet in the corner of a room. On the whiteboard, the word “write” is written in bold black letters, while the word “wrong” is faintly outlined below it in thin, light lettering.
January 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Swung by Rough Trade Records on 6th Ave. last week and picked up the 2022 US re-issue of A Sphere in the Heart of Silence by John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer.
“An album cover for ‘A Sphere in the Heart of Silence’ by John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer. The design features a collage-like aesthetic with a partially obscured portrait of a woman on the left, wearing a scarf, set against a blurry background of what appears to be a reflective glass surface or train interior. The right side of the cover includes abstract shapes and muted colors, creating a layered and mysterious visual. The artist names and album title are written in clean white text in the upper corners.”
January 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Anton Newcombe stands as one of the greatest musicians of my generation, and DIG! is the Hoop Dreams of artistic self-destruction—a hilarious & cringy masterpiece.

DIG! XX! sneak preview and Q&A with director Ondi Timoner this evening at the IFC Center theater in the Village.
January 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM