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Greg Willis
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I like to travel and take pictures, so that's mostly what you'll see here. Chicago now, via Colorado & Virginia.

website: https://greg-willis.com

All photos I post are mine and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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East Chestnut St in Streeterville #Chicago

#Photography #BWphotography #Infrared #BlackandWhite #IR #Architecture
Three modernist buildings at a steep angle: on the right, 860 N Lake Shore Dr by Mies van der Rohe; on the left, 75 N. Michigan Ave (John Hancock Center) by Bruce Graham and Fazlur Rahman Khan. 260 E Chestnut St stands between them.
September 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The Renaissance Cathedral of St. James (Katedrala sv. Jakova) in Šibinek, #Croatia

#Dalmatia #Hrvatska #Photography #TravelPhotography #Renaissance
A woman in a green top walks up an outside staircase in the early evening. At to top, a Renaissance church with semicircular arches stands illuminated in a plaza. Three women in colorful dresses sit on a curb on the side of the church. Above them, rectangular molding and above that a line of heads. A close up view of three of the 74 heads by Giorgio da Sebenico. A man in a hat and a beard on the left, a man with some headwear and a fabric around his face, and a woman with her hair up on the right.
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Cronin Peak from the slopes of Antero Peak, in the Sawatch Range of #Colorado

#Mountains #MountainMonday
A wide view of a reddish bare mountain peak rises on the right beneathh a partly cloudy sky, with a patch of dark pine trees below it. On the left, a winding road goes in and out of frame. And in the foreground, small yellow flowers border the bottom.
August 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Highland Park Ford Plant, north of Detroit, by Albert Kahn

#Photography #BWphotography #Infrared #BlackandWhite #IR #Architecture
A black and white photo. An oblique view of a disused six story building, close on the left and diminishing in the distance to the right. Large steel windows stand within a concrete grid with occasional brick verticals. A black and white photo. A straight-on view of the steel windows and their concrete and brick frame. Random windows have wood replacing the dark glass. A single streetlight on the left springs from a narrow sidewalk.
August 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Robert C. Weaver Federal Building (aka HUD Building) in DC, by Marcel Breuer

#Photography #BWphotography #Infrared #BlackandWhite #IR #Brutalism #Architecture
A black and white photo of the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building showing a wide view that includes the front courtyard area. The building on the north / D St side. Trees with bright foliage stand in the shadowed part of the building A close-in view of one of the structures in the courtyard A view through one of the bottom arcade arches, showing the courtyard, building, and sign.
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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American Sign Museum in #Cincinnati a few days ago

#Photography #TravelPhotography #Sign #VintageSign #Travel #RoadTrip #Americana #Neon
A colorful display of neon signs: (clockwise from upper right) HOWARD JOHNSON'S RESTAURANT COCKTAILS, in red; Sky-Vu MOTEL VACANCY, in blue and red with white stars; CERVERI PHARMACY FOUNTAIN, in green and red with an RX all inside a pharmacy mortar and pestle symbol; Foster's "OLD FASHION" freeze, in blue red, & white with an ice cream cone at the upper left with the words ITS FREEZER FRESH A room with neon signs and a figure on the left. Amongst others, MISSOULA DRUG CO in red, and EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH in yellow Two neon signs: HAYFORD BROS. (white in a, arc over) GLASS CO (red & inside the arc) WINDOW (green) AUTO (yellow) PLATE (green); Gust Mitchell (white, diagonal & in cursive) NEON (yellow with letters interrupted by the cursive neon, signs (in green at the bottom of the green outlined oval) A Big Boy statue holding a large burger in his right hand stands in front of a number of signs, the closest in red & green neon "EAST END CAFE STAG ONLY "
June 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Along the Escalante Route inside the #GrandCanyon.

#Photography #LandscapePhotography #Arizona #NationalParks #Backpacking #Hiking #Desert
A lone figure walks a trail traversing a red slope with sparse green vegetation, descending to the right. Beyond, a canyon scene with buttes and spires of the Grand Canyon interior. Vishnu Temple rises on the top left.
May 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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A few murals in the Over the Rhine neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. Attributions in alt text.

#Photography #TravelPhotography #MuralMonday #Mural #StreetArt
Laocoön by PichiAvo, on Dunlap St. A colorful mural of the statue in the Vatican. Two large figures painted in light purple struggle against a large snake, with agonized expressions on their faces. The background has an abundance of street tags. Sister City by Jenny Roesel Ustick. A woman dressed in flowers and a traditional Ukrainian dress is on the left and looks right towards a large yellow flower on a background of blue and yellow. Cincinnati Toy Heritage, designed by Jonathan Queen, 23 West Court St. A variety of children's toys are depicted, including a Care Bear, varooius Star Wars characters, Mr Potato H, Strawberry Shortcake, etc. Mural by L'Amour Supreme, 2042 Dunlap St, Three colorful characters in skirts and with large mushroom caps walk to the right, each holding a flower.
May 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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In the aptly named Devils Gut, off of the Roanoke River in northeastern #NorthCarolina

#Photography #BWphotography #Infrared #BlackandWhite #IR #Swamp
A black and white image. A swamp forest of cypress trees stands in a body of still water in the top of the frame. In the bottom, the forest is reflected in the wavy black water
May 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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A few Roman structures in Pula, at the tip of #Istria in #Croatia. Details in alt-text

#RomanSiteSaturday #Photography #TravelPhotography #Amphitheater #Temple #Arch #Roman
The exterior of Pula Arena, a Roman amphitheater. A large circular building in white stone fills the frame. It has three levels, the bottom two are filled with round arches and the top has large square openings. A tower stands on the left. The interior wall of Pula Arena. Two figures stand in the bottom left. Behind them stands a line of tall arches surmounted by a line of square openings. A blue sky serves as the background. Detail of the Temple of Augustus in Pula. A well-eroded triangular pediment, cornice, & frieze are supported by Corinthian capitals atop plain columns. Blue sky in the upper left. The Arch of the Sergii in Pula. On the left in shadow stands a Roman arch with a single opening, through which one can see a street stretch into the distance. On the right, a bright yellow traditional Hapsburg building. Various people stand and walk in the foreground plaza
May 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Fort Reno Cemetery, #Oklahoma

#Photography #BWphotography #Infrared #BlackandWhite #IR #TravelPhotography
A black and white photo. In the lower frame, a low wall lined with trees stretches in the distance on the left. In front, occasional grave markers. And above a glorious burst of white clouds against a black sky.
May 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Storm over Boulder Mountain, #Utah

#Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canyonlands #Hiking #GrandStaircase #GSENM
A large, white, anvil-shaped cloud in an otherwise clear blue sky looms over a low dark green mountain. In the foreground, white Navajo sandstone slopes from right down to the left, then stretches into the distance. A cedar tree stands in the middle.
May 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Lake Bled with Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Cerkev Marijinega Vnebovzetja) in #Slovenia

#Photography #TravelPhotography #MountainMonday #Lake #Mountains
In a large lake surrounded by green trees sits a small island with more trees and a red-roofed church with a tower. Beyond the lake rises a line of jagged mountains. All under a cloudy sky
May 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Not naming Andor's sister Ifthen was a missed opportunity. #maythefourth
May 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Northwest River, Chesapeake #Virginia

#Photography #BWphotography #Infrared #BlackandWhite #IR #LandscapePhotography
A black and white image. A small trunk and branches of a cypress tree stands on the left. A black body of water (Northwest River) with parallel waves from an unseen boat stretches from the tree to the far bank. The white trees on the far bank stand beneath a clear sky with a couple of isolated clouds
April 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Sunset on the Grand Canal in #Venice

#Photography #TravelPhotography #Sunset #Italy
Under an orange, yellow, and aqua sunset sky streaked with light clouds, a boat sails up the Grand Canal. Occasional docks rise from the water, attached to the 4-5 story buildings that line the canal.
April 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Kamnik Saddle Hut (Koča na Kamniškem sedlu) in the Kamnik Alps north of Ljubljana #Slovenia

#Photography #TravelPhotography #MountainMonday #Mountains
A gray limestone mountainside of Brana descends from the top right. Two trails through the rocky scree meet the mountain ridge right where it breaks -- a saddle green with grass and small shrubs. In the center of the saddle lies the hut. The peak of Planjava rises at back. Clouds fill the sky
April 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Lilypads in the rain, #Hue #Vietnam

#Photography #TravelPhotography #Rain
A photo looking down on on about a dozen lilypads. The round lilypads, in varying shades of greenm all hold beads of water -- some small, some larger. The rough dark water shows the effects of rainfall on its surface
April 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Sunflowers and Tabeguache Peak from the Mount Antero trail in the #Colorado Sawatch Range

#Photography #LandscapePhotography #Fourteeners #14er #14ers #Mountains #Flowers
In front, a small stand of yellow sunflowers grow up from rocky ground. Behind, a meadow stretches for a brief distance. In back rises a gray mountain with pronounced vertical ridges and a bit of snow at a saddle to the left
April 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Coral fungi growing from a log

#Photography #BWphotography #Infrared #BlackandWhite #IR #Fungi #Mushrooms
A black and white photo. A dark decaying log lies horizontal in the frame, with a large hollow knot on the left. White Coral fungi grows upward in several places, with the largest above the knot. Out of focus grass and vines fill the back
April 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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A view of Korčula #Croatia, with the Pelješac peninsula in back

#Photography #TravelPhotography #Hrvatska #Adriatic
A view from above of a small town with red-tiled roofs. A church steeple rises in the middle. It is surrounded by water and behind in the distance a dramatic mountain slope with trees and rocky cliffs rises. In the foreground a bit of decorative pine branches
April 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Vishnu Temple from the turnoff to Page Spring, below Horseshoe Mesa in #GrandCanyon

#Photography #LandscapePhotography #Arizona #NationalParks #GrandCanyonNationalPark #Backpacking #Hiking
Vishnu Temple and a large mesa stand in the middle of the frame -- reddish rock eroded to the typical cliff and slope of the Grand Canyon. In the foreground in shadow, a trail signpost, a rusted wheelbarrow, and small shrubs. Puffy clouds fill the sky with a bit of blue.
April 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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The last sunlight of the day lights up Manaslu during tea time in Timang, #Nepal

#Photography #TravelPhotography #Mountains #MountainMonday #Himalayas #AnnapurnaCircuit
Two figures stand in shadow on the right. A sharply descending mountainside stands between them. And in the distance, the last sunlight of the day illuminates Manaslu Peak and its neighbors
April 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Small bronze figurine of Franz Joseph by Milhály Kolodko on the Liberty Bridge (Szabadság híd) in #Budapest #Hungary

#Photography #TravelPhotography
A small metal figurine of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph in a hammock. It is placed within the light green metal balustrade of a bridge, with padlocks on either side. In the distance stands the Gellért-hegy hill
April 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Belknap Volcano Crater, Cascade Range in #Oregon

#Photography #BWphotography #Infrared #BlackandWhite #IR #LandscapePhotography
A black and white image. On the right, lumpy, dark lava flows fill most of the frame. On the left, a stand of white pine trees climbs up the mountain before thinning out before it reaches the top.
April 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM