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Francesca Russell
@francescarussell.bsky.social
Photographer, creative, public school PR rep, former Broadway stage manager, mother, Gen-X, restless suburbanite.
UK->CA->NY.
https://www.francescarussell.com
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Gosh, this looks good. Photo folks, you'll want to see this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcee...
Armed Only With A Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
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October 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
October 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Why I think photography is your greatest asset as a school communicator. open.substack.com/pub/francesc...
Photography as a superpower
What I can do with my camera cannot be outsourced to AI.
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July 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
These are excellent.

Favorite Advice and Hacks That Rewired My Photography open.substack.com/pub/dinalito...
Favorite Advice and Hacks That Rewired My Photography
And two more days for 30% Off Subscriptions // editing hacks, prisms, sight gags, adjectives, portraits, B&W, and more.
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June 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Spamalot in Houston, a lifetime ago. #takemeback #spamalotrevisited #spamily
June 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This strikes a chord with me, for sure.

#46 - Myth open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...
#46 - Myth
The photograph is a pleasant lie
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June 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Your homework is to stop canceling each other, find out about punk, and get laid while you’re at it,” I told them. “Punk isn’t a hairstyle; it’s getting your friends together to make useful stories outside approved systems."

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/o...
Opinion | Today’s Young People Need to Learn How to Be Punk
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May 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I wonder if anyone actually fills out the survey on the receipt from the post office?
April 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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It’s #WIPWednesday! 🧶

This is what I’ve been knitting between Fight the Oligarchy rally stops.

Oversized Seasons Cardigan by Ozetta.

Splurged big-time on the yarn (🫣) but honestly after holding this thing for weeks I’m happy I did. Woolerton Estates in Fluffy. #KnitSky
April 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Foto 0.9.26 is now available on Apple and Android! This update introduces the “Mutuals” Feature on the Discovery Page. This page is a random list of all the people you aren’t following, but everyone you are connected to is following.
April 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Tell me you're old without telling me you're old. 😭https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/entertainment/breakfast-club-cast-reunion-intl-scli/index.html
‘The Breakfast Club’ stars reunite for the first time in 40 years | CNN
The cast of “The Breakfast Club” reunited over the weekend for the first time in 40 years.
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April 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Some really good recs here.

16 Spots in New York That Feel Untouched by Time: Part 1 open.substack.com/pub/byclaudi...
16 Spots in New York That Feel Untouched by Time: Part 1
From haberdasheries and old-school pharmacies to Viennese cafes and Italian pastry shops.
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April 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I've had kids in school for 10 years now, and this is the first year I've ever received exposure notices home for chickenpox and whooping cough. WTF people? #getvaccinated
April 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A new substack post about a massive new project I am embarking on!

Sorting Through 300,000 Photos open.substack.com/pub/francesc...
Sorting Through 300,000 Photos
A digital archive project.
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March 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Morning walk. 80 degrees today!
March 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I was suddenly motivated today to start cleaning up my very large Lightroom archive and subsequently my Flickr albums - and start linking and recording everything on MyFamilyArchive.com. So far it's sort of addicting. The stories are flooding back to me!
MyFamilyArchive | Digital Family Archive | Organize Memories | Free Family Tree
Organize your family’s photos, home movies, and mementos online, leveraging this cloud sharing platform. Stream home movies from the cloud. Build a lasting Family History Collection.
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March 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
These are such great picks!

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More women I'd like to have lunch with
Number two in a series
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March 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For the love, can they just ban cell phones in school already so I can stop getting asinine texts all day long?
March 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Watching Join or Die - highly recommend. Especially for this moment in time. www.joinordiefilm.com
JOIN OR DIE: A film about why you should join a club
A feature documentary on the life and work of civic guru Robert Putnam.
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March 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Well this is timely! (from “The Book of Awakening” by Mark Nepo).
March 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
😩 That new camera by Panasonic is looking better and better. I really need to upgrade my camera bodies asap. They are TIRED. Been trying to hold out for the A7V but I don't think I can wait until the end of the year. www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-a7v-lau...
The launch of the Sony A7V is postponed and another E-mount full-frame camera is expected sooner! | sonyalpharumors
https://youtu.be/xzLXXp2S26Y Back in December and in January Sony did register two new camera codes. Usually this means we should get an official announcement within 3-4 months. But now I have a bad n...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM