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Matthew
@imatthewi.bsky.social
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Photographer & environmental lawyer
Known to be enthusiastic about music & photography
Fond of Brutalist architecture
#Jazz #HipHop #Architecture #ProgressivePolitics #Photography #EndangeredSpecies #Urbanism #BostonCeltics #Boston
Opinions my own, etc.
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. . . and this ahole B.U. College Republican President bragged about repeatedly calling ICE to raid the car wash. "Pump up the Numbers!" he boasts.
Screen shot of Twitter (X) post by Zac Segal, President of the Boston University College Republicans bragging about repeatedly calling ICE to raid a local car wash to kidnap workers (detained and taken away without being allowed to retrieve their work permits and legal status documentation.
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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. . . and the upcoming New Yorker cover:
upcoming New Yorker cover showing Mayor-elect Mamdani smiling wide on a crowded (with a great diverse of folks) New York City subway car.
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Flickr's #ExploreTakeover invites submissions for consideration by #Flickr folks for a thematic, monthly Explore day. It's an honor to have one of my two submissions below selected for October's "Shadow" theme.
#photosky #photography

And his shadow
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And her shadow
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Color photo of a man walking past the fountain at Boston's Christian Science Center Plaza with bright sunlight casting his shadow, surrounded by shadows from nearby structures. (With a mist rainbow in the fountain). Selected for this month's Flickr Explore Takeover "shadows" theme. Color photo of a women running past the Boathouse at the Boston's Charles River Esplanade with bright sunlight casting her shadow. And the shadow of a man out of frame running toward her.
November 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Happy Polaroid Week to all who celebrate.

One last Polaroid SX-70 shot with SX-70 B&W film:

Petit Robert Bistro in the Sun. South End, Boston.

flic.kr/p/2rBncPt

#PolaroidWeek #Polaroid #PolaroidSX-70 #photosky #filmphotography
B&W Polaroid SX-70 film photo of Petit Robert Bistro in the sun. Shot with a Polaroid SX-70 camera for Polaroid Week on Flickr. South End, Boston.
October 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Happy Polaroid Week to all who celebrate.

Polaroid SX-70 B&W film:

Follow the Light: Love is the Question & the Answer (legendary community organizer/activist Mel King quote, w/ light leak & sunlight white out)

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#PolaroidWeek #Polaroid #PolaroidSX-70 #photosky #filmphotography
Follow the Light: B&W Polaroid SX-70 film photo with light leak and sunlight white out of mural honoring legendary Boston community organizer and activist Mel King with quote: "Love is the Question and the Answer." Shot with a Polaroid SX-70 camera for Polaroid Week on Flickr. South End Boston.
October 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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"nothing will prepare you for what you'll see."
But here's a taste: (not shown in this screen shot but also included: Bill Clinton BJ scandal).
#OfficialWhiteHouseWebsite
Screen shot of the official White House website regarding Trump's demolition of the entire East Wing to build an oversized, extremely gaudy ballroom (~twice as large as the White House footprint). The "White House Major Events Timeline" includes "Muslim Brotherhood Visits White House" under POTUS Obama, "Cocaine Discovered" under POTUS Biden and speculation pointing to Hunter Biden, and "Trans Day of Visibility" under POTUS Biden. Not shown in screen shot but also included: Bill Clinton BJ scandal.
October 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Happy Polaroid Week to all who celebrate.

Polaroid SX-70 B&W film:

1). BCA Kiosk: Black Lives Matter
flic.kr/p/2rAZRpD

2). Geometric (Architecture, Light & Shadow)
flic.kr/p/2rAYzgL

#PolaroidWeek #Polaroid #PolaroidSX-70 #photosky #filmphotography
Polaroid SX-70 black and white film photograph of the Kiosk at the Boston Center for the Arts and Cyclorama with a Black Lives Matter banner. Shot with a Polaroid SX-70 camera for Polaroid Week on Flickr. Polaroid SX-70 black and white film photograph of the Calderwood Pavillon at the Boston Center for the Arts and Cyclorama, with the geometric architecture accented by sunlight light and shadow. Shot with a Polaroid SX-70 camera for Polaroid Week on Flickr.
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Happy Polaroid Week to all who celebrate.

Polaroid SX-70 B&W film:

1). Five Building Composition
flic.kr/p/2rANuLb

2). Braddock Park Townhouse Composition
flic.kr/p/2rAGPhj

#polaroidweek cc: @polaroidweek
Polaroid SX-70 black and white film photo showing a collection of five buildings in Boston's Back Bay. Shot on a SX-70 camera for Flickr's Polaroid Week. Polaroid SX-70 black and white film photo showing a composition with street light, tree branches, and townhouses on Braddock Park in Boston's South End. Shot on a SX-70 camera for Flickr's Polaroid Week.
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Boston: No Kings since 1776; fighting tyranny for 250 years.

One more quick vid: Earlier this afternoon at the No Kings rally on Boston Common.

#NoKings #NoKingsBoston #Boston #NoKingsOct18 #Protest #TakeAction
October 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Boston: No Kings since 1776; fighting tyranny for 250 years.

Earlier this afternoon at the No Kings rally on Boston Common.

#NoKings #NoKingsBoston #Boston #NoKingsOct18 #Protest #TakeAction
October 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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...MORE COWBELL!  #HerbieHancock (Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Synths), Bennie Maupin (sax), Paul Jackson (bass), Mike Clark (drums). #jazzsky #jazzfunk 

btw, I have the original 1974 vinyl of Thrust with this cover art version...which is _much_ better than the more ubiquitous one in the YouTube vids:
Cover art for Herbie Hancock's 1974 album Thrust Back cover of Herbie Hancock's 1974 album Thrust.
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Taking it all in. A still night at the CSC reflecting pool is a sight to behold. And a passerby pauses to peruse the perfect mirror image reflection of the Mother Church.

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#photosky #photography #reflection #EastCoastKin #architecture #BackBay #Boston
cc: @universalhub.com
Color photo at night of the Christian Science Center Plaza and reflecting pool in Boston's Back Bay. With a passerby admiring the mirror image reflection of the illuminated Mother Church.
October 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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…and a small taste of (the amazing) #NateSmith himself:

#jazzsky #jazz #jazzfunk #livejazz
October 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Great #NateSmith gig tonight at City Winery. A small taste of a tasty bass solo by Ben Williams (with James Francis on keys & Josh Johnson on sax).

#jazzsky #jazz #jazzfunk #livejazz
October 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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A pair of phots around Penn Station / Moynihan Train Hall:
1) color composition with multiple leading lines, and
2) monochrome with lens flare and sun glare.

#photosky #photography #NYC #colorphotography #monochrome #B&Wphotography

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Color photo of Moynihan Train Hall in New York City with multiple leading lines, vanishing point, and composition with vertical high rise glass office tower pair contrasting the Victorian-era architecture of the prior main post office in NYC, now adaptively reused as Moynihan Hall in an expanded Penn Station. Black and white photo of Moynihan Train Hall in NYC with pedestrians, sun glare, and lens flare.
October 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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. . . Whoop de do: #WordleinOne
Wordle results demonstrating that I completed today's Wordle in one guess. Whoop de do.
October 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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_Great _seats for tonight’s Brad Mehldau & Christian McBride show at Harvard’s Sanders Theater.

#BradMehldau #ChristianMcBride #jazzsky #jazz #livejazz
_Great _seats for tonight’s Brad Mehldau & Christian McBride show at Harvard’s Sanders Theater. #jazz
October 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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NYC Cab Hail Collage (with reflections).
Urban bustle.

#photosky #photography #NYC #NewYorkCity #taxi #architecture #reflections

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Color photo of New York City scene near Penn Station & Moynihan Train Hall with high rise architecture, reflections, and taxi cabs 🚕
October 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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. . .Great #MaryHalvorson show tonight at the #Regattabar.
A small taste, feat. Adam O'Farrill (trumpet), Jacob Garchik (trombone), Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Nick Dunston (bass) & Tomas Fujiwara (drums)

#jazzsky #jazz #livejazz
September 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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The #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Home

Coincidentally, I've been back in my hometown going through stuff, including scanning old Polaroid & Kodak Instamatic photos. Like this one from June 1971 with my brother and me on our Stingray bikes in front of our house.
#photosky #photography #EastCoastKin
Color Kodak Instamatic photo from June 1971 with two kids (my brother and I) on Stingray bikes in front of an old brick two-story Dutch Colonial home (our then new to us house).
September 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Fire Island Sunset Memories. A pair of sunset photos from the Bay in Fair Harbor, Fire Island, from 10 days ago. Wish I was back there now.

#photosky #photography #sunset #FireIsland #EastCoastKin
more here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCso9y
Color photo of Sunset on the Bay in Fair Harbor, Fire Island, NY. Color photo of Sunset on the Bay in Fair Harbor, Fire Island, NY.
September 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Josh Kraft can't buy the election. Just shy of 50% point lead by #MichelleWu with 98% reporting ("crush him" indeed):
From Boston Globe: re: Boston's Mayoral primary results Sept. 9, 2025: with graph showing Mayor Wu leading Josh Kraft by nearly 50% points with ~98% of the vote in. "Four candidates are on the ballot Tuesday as Boston residents make their initial selections for mayor. Incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu is facing three challengers in the nonpartisan race: nonprofit leader Josh Kraft, retired Boston Police officer Robert Cappucci, and community activist and former Pop Warner football coach Domingos DaRosa. Ballot counting beings after polls close Tuesday at 8 p.m. The top two vote-getters advance to the general election in November.
September 10, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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...Subways is based around a sample from 12-year-old singer Chandra from her crazy, No Wave/post-punk 1980 "Transportation" Ep… It must be very strange for her today to hear her 12-year-old self sampled in another dimension exploded around in space and time, coming back out through the radio again.”
From a Rolling Stone article about The Avalanches "Subways" : "In an interview with the Australian radio station Triple J, the Avalanches‘ Robbie Chater spoke about the song’s ample use of sampling. “It’s based around a sample from a 12-year-old singer called Chandra … We came across her EP, called The Transportation EP, made in 1980 and it’s this crazy No Wave post-punk random music … It must be very strange for her today to hear her 12-year-old self sampled in another dimension exploded around in space and time, coming back out through the radio again.”
September 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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...More on Ann Druyan, Carl Sagan, and the Voyager Golden Record, launched into space on the Voyager spacecraft in 1977 with sounds and data to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, here on Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager...
Why do we send music to the stars? Is it because we want our voices to live forever? How else should we become pure spirits, singing forever in the dark? “Our stars are not where we last admired them. Our homes crumble and we don't know which place to long for” --Ann Druyan The Avalanches wanted to work with Druyan after hearing that the sound of her heartbeat captured for the Golden Record was recorded the day after Carl Sagan proposed to her.
September 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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...As #TheAvalanches note: "[the title track & album] is about the transcendent nature of music itself. Every voice ever played on the radio over the last 100 years now exists in the stars, lost in the cosmos, endlessly traveling. Tonight Smokey Robinson duets with Dev Hynes and The Roches."
Sometimes we receive a message. Telling us our music has been there; through dark times, loneliness, loss. There are no words to express how moving or profound this connection with you is. Because the music was born out of such moments itself, and so it is felt, by those with open hearts, on the same wavelength it was first created. Morse Code beamed and received by hearts and hearts alike. Our new record is about such journeys, from darkness to light. About life after (all kinds of) death. About the transcendent nature of music itself. Every voice ever played on the radio over the last 100 years now exists in the stars; the transmissions of these singers are forever floating around out there, lost in the cosmos, endlessly travelling. Tonight Smokey Robinson duets with Dev Hynes and The Roches. Those spirits are out there. We are each a tune, floating in space And this one's for you.
September 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM