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James Cook
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Camera-carrying observer of the world and longtime freelance photojournalist, responding to what circumstances present.

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After time outside in the cold and snow, Roy Jealous of Him warms hinself by the wood burning stove in his one room home at Wounded Knee, SD. 2/12/1991
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#DocumentaryPhotography #Lakota #WoundedKnee #NativeAmerican #BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth
November 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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On a cool afternoon in May, a sailboat passes between the Isle of Skye and the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Windmills are visible in the distance.
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#Highlands #Scotland #Small #BlueSkyArtShow
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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If it walks like a duck, it might be a goose. Alternating between frozen and thawed, the bank and surface of a pond in winter, bear testimony of the back and forth temperatures
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Winter #Bright
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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#Alternating between immersed and emersed. As waves wash across a low berm, water left behind takes on the texture of the sand and the darkening blue color of the sky above before seeping into the sand.
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#LakeMichigan #Landscape #Bright #Photography #Environment #BlueSkyArtShow
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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As a January 2007 storm moves towards the Michigan coastline, waves bearing bearing balls of ice and slush slam against the outer edges of the growing ice shelf. There has been minimal ice in January during more recent years
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#Environment #Climate #LakeMichigan #BlueSkyArtShow #Bright
November 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Just published a new piece: “On Inspiration and Style.”
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It’s about the mentors and moments that shaped my photography — and what it means to find your own voice.
#Photography #Portrait #Art #Photographer
James Cook, self-portrait, 2025
October 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Working inside a Ben & Jerry's Waffle shop, Stockholm, Sweden, 2024
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#Photojournalism #Windows #Stockholm #StreetPhotography #Sweden #BlueSkyArtShow #Inside
October 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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I'm very pleased to share that this week I launched a gallery of my Native American images on Singulart.
#NativeAmerican #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #ArtPrints #Art #Photography
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October 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Alberta Black Bear and two of her children, looking out from inside their home. Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1990
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#NativeAmerican #WoundedKnee #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #Inside #BlueSkyArtShow
October 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Leola One Feather with all of her kids inside her car. Wounded Knee, South, Dakota, 1991
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#NativeAmerican #WoundedKnee #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #Inside #BlueSkyArtShow
October 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Inside the home of Ruth Black Bear, shown here sewing in her living room. Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1990
© James Cook
#NativeAmerican #WoundedKnee #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #Inside #BlueSkyArtShow
Ruth told me about when she was a child. In school, they were punished if they were caught speaking Lakota, their native language. They were taught to be ashamed of who they were. Ruth may have been poor by common standards, but she was very proud of who she was and was among those who caused me to rethink and change the point of view of my photodocumentary. Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1990
October 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Hibiscus grow in many climates; in many varieties. Among those in Michigan is the Red Hardy Hibiscus, such as this Lord Baltimore Hibiscus, a sterile hybrid. The deep red blossoms range from 8 to 10 inches across.
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Spring #Color #Colorful #Photography #Flowers #Vertical
October 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Vertical panorama of the ceiling in Oslo Cathedral, Oslo, Norway
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#Architecture #BlueSkyArtShow #Norway #Tourism #Travel #Cathedrals #Vertical #Oslo
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Windmills are big, and an efficient green energy. Stoney Corners, a 29-turbine windfarm near McBain, Michigan. 2012
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#Climate #Energy #DocumentaryPhotography #Environment #Landscape #PhotoDocumentary #Michigan #Photojournalist #Vertical #BlueSkyArtShow
October 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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#NativeAmerican #DocumentaryPhotography #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #PhotoDocumentary #Photography #WoundedKnee
"Culture is Stubborn" explores the legacy of the Indian Boarding Schools through the quiet resilience of two Lakota elders, Ruth Black Bear and John Old Shield.
Culture is Stubborn
The Steady Persistence of Heart
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October 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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#Cars #Photography #Design #Graphic #Reflections
Reflecting on Cars
Sometimes the subject finds you.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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It's a popular pastime to watch the sunset over Lake Michigan at Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Michigan. A classic 1955 Cadillac added to the visual treat.
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#Environment #LakeMichigan #Michigan #Photography #Cadillac #Cars #ClassicCars #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow
October 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Lights at Lakeside Amusement Park, Denver, Colorado, 1990
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#Abstract #Design #Graphic #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #Photography #Kodachrome #Color #Colorful #Cars #Cadillac
October 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Neon, Lakeside Amusement Park, Denver, Colorado. 1986
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #Abstract #Design #Graphic #Kodachrome #Photography
October 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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A silhouetted visitor descending on an escalator into the galleries of the Albertina Museum in Vienna, seen from above.
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#Abstract #Architecture #Design #Graphic #Austria #Vienna #Stunday
October 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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The road leading to the home of Roy Jealous of Him. Pine Ridge Reservation, Wounded Knee, South Dakota
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#DocumentaryPhotography #PhotoDocumentary #Photojournalism #Lakota #NativeAmerican #WoundedKnee #BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad
September 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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A rural coastal road near Portnablagh, County Donegal in northwestern Ireland. The remote area is largely Irish speaking, referred to as a Gaeltacht district.
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#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow #Landscape #Travel #Ireland
September 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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#DocumentaryPhotography #Photography #Photojournalism #Photojournalist
I've been idle for a bit on BlueSky but don't give up on me! I've been busy (overwhelmed?) building a SubStack site and rebuilding my website.
The Value of Volunteering
No Pay, Big Payoff — from Illinois mine shafts to New York publishing
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September 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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#DocumentaryPhotography #PhotoDocumentary #NativeAmerican #TraditionalSubjects #Photography #Photojournalism #Photojournalist #ArtPhotography
A Traditional Lakota Family
Preserving Culture, Passing on Pride
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September 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Graduating cadets, at the US Airforce Academy, take an oath to the Constitution. Moments later they gave photographers an opportunity to make the iconic image of their hats tossed into the air.
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#Abstract #Graphic #Photojournalist #Photography #Pattern #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHats
August 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM