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Joe Tower
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Web developer/designer, accessibility advocate. Photographer and traveler. Appreciator of music and film. Reader of 50+ books per year.

Minneapolis, MN

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Joe Tower @joetower.bsky.social · May 29
Proboscis monkeys part six
Sabah, Malaysia
February 2025

I think this is the last set of proboscis monkeys. I can't get enough of photographing these incredible creatures.

#malaysia #sabah #borneo #omsystem #travel #photography #proboscis #monkeys
A male proboscis monkey is sitting on a tree branch and eating leaves. His mouth is around a small branch. The first in a sequence of three. A male proboscis monkey is sitting on a tree branch and eating leaves. His mouth is around a small branch. The second in a sequence of three. A male proboscis monkey is sitting on a tree branch and eating leaves. His mouth is around a small branch. The third in a sequence of three. A male proboscis monkey is sitting on a tree branch and almost side-eyeing the camera. The contrast of the orange and tans of the proboscis monkey and the leafy foliage surrounding it is fantastic.
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Hiking around the north shore part five
Northern MN, Pigeon River, Ontario, Canada
October 2025

#fallcolor #naturephotography #microfourthirds #omsystem #hiking #landscapes #forest #autumn #landscapephotography #microfournerds #autumncolor #longexposure #northernmn #minnesota #canada
Long exposure along Lake Superior on the north shore of Minnesota. The waves create a dream-like haze. Zoomed in view of a Lake Superior long exposure Zoomed in view of a Lake Superior long exposure as the water splashes against the rocks on the shore. Zoomed in view of a Lake Superior long exposure as the water splashes against the rocks on the shore. This scene looks especially dreamy
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Hiking around the north shore part four
Northern MN, Pigeon River, Ontario, Canada
October 2025

#fallcolor #naturephotography #microfourthirds #omsystem #hiking #landscapes #forest #autumn #landscapephotography #microfournerds #autumncolor #longexposure #northernmn #minnesota #canada #waterfalls
Fall color reflected in pigeon river of pigeon river provincial park Waterfall view surrounded by fall colored trees in grand portage, MN Long exposure of waterfalls surrounded by fall color in grand portage state park, MN Another long exposure of a waterfall at cascade river state park in northern Minnesota
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Hiking around the north shore part three
Pigeon River Neebing, Ontario, Canada
October 2025

#fallcolor #naturephotography #microfourthirds #omsystem #hiking #landscapes #forest #autumn #landscapephotography #microfournerds #autumncolor #longexposure #northernmn #minnesota #canada #waterfalls
Middle falls at pigeon river provincial park. There are colorful tree surrounding a waterfall Zoomed in view of the middle falls of pigeon river provincial park with colorful trees Zoomed in long exposure of the middle falls in pigeon river provincial park Another long exposure of middle falls in provincial park
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Hiking around the north shore part two
Gran Marais, MN & Pigeon River Neebing, Ontario, Canada
October 2025

#fallcolor #naturephotography #microfourthirds #omsystem #hiking #landscapes #forest #autumn #landscapephotography #microfournerds #autumncolor #northernmn #minnesota #canada
Fall color: lots of yellow-leafed trees with one red-leafed tree in the center of the frame Fall color: one taller green pine tree stands surrounded by yellow-leafed trees Down low view of pigeon river with rocky puddles of water leading to the river. In the background is a solid tree line with mostly green pines with some yellow-leafed and red-leafed trees dotted about Some type of fungi growing on a mossy tree stump
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Hiking around the north shore part one
Gran Marais, MN
October 2025

#fallcolor #naturephotography #microfourthirds #omsystem #hiking #landscapes #forest #autumn #landscapephotography #microfournerds #autumncolor #northernmn #minnesota
A view from the top of pincushion mountain overlooking Lake Superior during the autumn season . Green, yellow, red trees are visible. A well worn thin trail leading your eye to a yellow-leafed birch tree. A narrow boardwalk through a portion of a hike in the wilderness. It leads your eye into the unknown, but is really just more woods. Another view from the top of pincushion mountain overlooking the coastline- full of fall color and a z-shape to the coastline and Lake Superior
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Two Harbors, MN
October 2025

#fallcolor #naturephotography #microfourthirds #omsystem #hiking #landscapes #forest #autumn #landscapephotography #microfournerds #autumncolor #northernmn #minnesota #twoharbors
Dense birch trees fill the frame. There are yellow and orange leaves. A bright yellow tree is backlit by the sun. In the background are colorful trees: greens, yellows, and orange leaves. Train tracks run across the frame, in the foreground. A bright red tree is in the center of the frame. Tree trunks border the left and right side of the frame. In the background is Lake Superior. Zoomed in view of a bright red tree with Lake Superior in the background.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Lester Park
Duluth, MN
October 2025

#fallcolor #naturephotography #microfourthirds #omsystem #hiking #landscapes #forest
Dirt path leading through tall trees in a dense forest Dirt path through tall trees in a dense forest A warn path which has several trees that appear to be falling down and are growing diagonally. They are not blocking the path but create a bit of a ceiling to navigate.
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Lester Park
Duluth, MN
October 2025

#fallcolor #naturephotography #microfourthirds #omsystem #hiking
Zoomed in view of a very small waterfall in the woods with fall color around A small waterfall surrounded by fall colors Fall colors: trees that are yellow with some red Capture of muddy ground with yellow and brown leaves with one red leaf in the center
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Frontenac State Park
Goodhue, MN
September 2025

#fallcolor #naturephotography #microfourthirds #omsystem #hiking
A lone tree on a grassy hill. The tree casts a shadow. The scene is a bit ethereal. A birch tree is in the center of the frame and a walking path through foliage leads strait to it. To either side of the path is tall foliage and colorful leaves. A view of lake pepin with a zigzag/S shape of land through the center of the frame. Zoomed out view of lake pepin through trees and foliage bordering the scene.
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Doors & Windows part II

Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #lightning #contrast #shadows #travelphotography #streetart #oldbuildings #texture #buildings #cityvibes
Weathered wooden shutters & windows on an old brick and plaster building. Weathered green wooden windows & shutters on an old building. Very dramatic lighting against a weathered building. There is a long shadow cast from the overhead sun against an awning above a blue shuttered window. Side-by-side windows with very dramatic lighting against a weathered building. There is a long shadow cast from the overhead sun against two awnings above twin blue shuttered windows.
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Doors & Windows part I

Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #lightning #contrast #shadows #travelphotography #streetart #oldbuildings #texture #buildings #cityvibes
House front: yellow building with bright red door and windows. There is a motorcycle parked on the front patio. House front : white building with green and yellow pattered tiles towards the bottom of the house. The door is split into two thinner hinged doors. The red doors have gold painted accents Weathered upper story of a building showing windows without glass. There are layers of different paint visible Weathered green window shutters on windows without glass.
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Look down street views and a building front, city vibes

Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #lightning #contrast #shadows #travelphotography #streetart #oldbuildings #texture #buildings #cityvibes
Restaurant building front of Loong Fong Cafe Look through an alleyway surrounded by bamboo trees that bend inward, constricting the opening of the alleyway Look down street view with yellow crosswalk angling diagonally from the bottom left of the frame. A bicyclist is biking away from the camera Look down street view with a petty cab on the right hand side and a bicyclist traveling down the street
October 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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More building fronts, city vibes

Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #lightning #contrast #shadows #travelphotography #streetart #oldbuildings #texture #buildings #cityvibes
Bold blue building with silver shutters. The shutters have three sections and there is a potted plant placed in the middle of them. There are two red lanterns hanging above the closed shutters A weathered white building with bright yellow raised rolled sun shade above the entrance. View of a flower market showcasing colorful flowers. Above the building, a bird is inflight. In the foreground of the frame, a motorcyclist is traveling to the left of the frame. A weathered white building with a green section of painted at the building base. There are two windows, bordered in red. The door is in-between the two windows and is shuttered.
October 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Building fronts and look throughs, city vibes

Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #lightning #contrast #shadows #travelphotography #streetart #oldbuildings #texture #buildings #cityvibes
Look down an alleyway full of black/red/grayscale tiles. A motorcycle is parked in the foreground Look through a covered walkway of a white building. To the left of the frame, the sun peaks through a potted tree. Look through a building with a rolled up shutter showing an empty interior with a motorcycle parked inside. In the foreground is a street with a motorcyclist in motion towards the right side of the frame. The front of two and a half buildings. The two buildings prominently in the frame are weathered. A white building with a red door is heavily molded. There is a motorcycle parked inside the sidewalk in between the buildings.
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Building fronts

Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #lightning #contrast #shadows #travelphotography #streetart #oldbuildings #texture #buildings
Blue house front with white windows and door. The floor tile in front of the house is a mosaic blue and white pattern The front of a temple with Chinese lettering above the entrance, dragan sculptures, and lanterns hanging The front of a white house with wooden windows and doors. There is Chinese lettering above the door and to each side. The tile in front is varying shades of tans and orange. It looks weathered A covered sidewalk showing a storefront with its shutters closed. On the sidewalk in the background is a parked motorcycle
October 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Building fronts & food vendors
Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #lightning #contrast #shadows #travelphotography #streetart #oldbuildings #texture
Restaurant storefront display showing chickens ready to cook hanging from hooks. A food vendor selling goods out of a van. A food stall on a street corner. A food stall on a street corner with a striped awning overhead
October 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Building fronts & look throughs
Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #lightning #contrast #shadows #travelphotography #streetart #oldbuildings #texture
October 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Street art, blue building, blue covered walkway
Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #lightning #contrast #shadows #travelphotography #greenmansion
Street art showing two children sitting on a playground-like slide that resembles a cartoon dog's head. One child has one of their legs dangling into one of the dog's eyes. The dog is bright teal blue and the wall the art is painted upon is weathered yellow. Golden hour view of a bright blue weathered building. A person is walking across the street, through the frame, in front of the building. Closer up view of a bright blue weathered building at golden hour. Weathered walkway with tiled flooring, bold but weathered blue paint around two arches as the background goes into darkness.
October 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Green mansion / Pinang Peranakan Mansion
Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #lightning #contrast #shadows #travelphotography #greenmansion
Vibrant entrance to the green mansion. There are large red lanterns hung to either side of the entrance and Chinese lettering above and to either side of the doorway. A person is exiting the mansion. Off to the side of the green mansion a person sits on a step smoking a cigarette. There is a bicycle rickshaw parked in front. Interior scene of the green mansion showing a wooden chair in front of a water fountain which is one section of the larger room. The fountain is part of an open ceiling courtyard of sorts. There is an ornamental wood border around an archway separating the interior from the open ceiling fountain courtyard. Exterior view of the green mansion showing contrasting angles between it and neighboring buildings. There is a flowering tree in the center of the frame.
October 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Street art scenes around Penang
Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #streetart #graffiti #lightning
October 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Weathered white building window casts a long shadow
Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #streetart #lightning #contrast #shadows #longshadow #travelphotography
Hard contrast of a white weathered building and a brown rectangular window with a wooden awning. The light is creating a long shadow from the awning against the white building. Portrait orientation of hard contrast of a white weathered building and a brown rectangular window with a wooden awning. The light is creating a long shadow from the awning against the white building.
September 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Street art scenes around Penang
Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #streetart #graffiti #lightning
September 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Burmese Buddhist Temple part two
Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #worldreligions #buddhist #temple #patterns #travelphotography
Large golden Buddha statue Very ornate carved wooden ceiling Colorful sculptures depicting child Buddha Large colorful globe sculpture
September 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Burmese Buddhist Temple part one
Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #worldreligions #buddhist #temple #patterns #repetition
Entrance to the Burmese Buddhist temple across the street from the Wat Chayamangkalaram / Chaiya Mangalaram Thai Buddhist Temple. It is red and gold in color. Zoomed in view of the Burmese Buddhist temple entrance. Over your head as you walk inside are red lanterns. Red and gold Buddha tiles that surround the walls of the temple interior. Each Buddha is in a diamond and the diamond pattern is repeated. The ceiling of the temple has orange tiles with gold ornate lotus blossoms.
September 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Wat Chayamangkalaram / Chaiya Mangalaram Thai Buddhist Temple part two
Penang, Malaysia
March 2025

Founded in 1845, this is the oldest Siamese temple in the state.

#malaysia #penang #omsystem #travel #photography #colorful #city #documentary #snapshots #worldreligions #buddhist #temple
View of an ornate pagoda. There is orange tile work all around the entrance to the pagoda. A view of the temple entrance to the largest reclining Buddha statue in Malaysia. The largest reclining Buddha statue in Malaysia. The interior of the building has red and green tiles along the floor and red and gold pillars.
September 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM