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L.W. Russell
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Amateur 📷 photographer / 🎶 musician.
Over-thinker 🧠.

It's the overlooked places that I'm drawn towards, something special in the ordinary. All art, for me, is a practice of being more present and appreciative of life.

Thanks for visiting. ✌️
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A June mid afternoon on a dock in West Seattle.

#Cityscape #SeattlePhotography #PNWPhotography #Fujifilm #PhotographersUnited #DocumentaryPhotography
July 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Look at these precious patriotic canine companions participating in the No Kings protest at the Oregon Capitol.

#NoKings #Resist #StopProject2025 #FDT #StreetPhotography #PhotographersUnited #Photography #Fujifilm
June 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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"I'd like that TACO to go, please."

No Kings protest, at the Oregon State Capitol.

Fuji X-T5, XF23mm f/2

#NoKings #DonTACO #DocumentaryPhotography #StreetPhotography #Photography #PhotographersUnited
June 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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"One struggle, one fight, all workers unite."

#PhotographersUnited #StreetPhotography #Photography #FuckTrump #FuckMusk #Resist
June 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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"Restart America's Heart. Sincerely, An Immigrant Nurse."

#FuckTrump #StopProject2025 #Documentary #StreetPhotography #PhotographersUnited
May 23, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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May Day 2025, at the Oregon State Capitol. I took a lot of pictures that day. There was a strong turnout. It was great to see the community come together.

#Photography #PhotographersUnited #Resist #Documentary #People #Antifascist #FuckTrump
May 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Get out and support your community. It does matter and it does make a difference.

#FuckTrump #FiftyFiftyOne #Oregon #Photography
May 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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May Day, 2025, at the Oregon State Capitol.

📷 Fuji X-T5, XF23mm f/2

#FiftyFiftyOne #Oregon #FuckTrump #Fujifilm #Photography #PhotographersUnited
May 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Organize, resist, and stand up for the basic human rights of all of your neighbors.

#FiftyFiftyOne #Resist #FuckMusk #FuckTrump #PhotographersUnited
May 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Views of the vineyard at Bethel Heights, in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.

Fuji X-T5, XF18-55mm

#Photography
#Oregon
April 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Just a sample of some recent work. Pet a cat, drink some wine, watch the clouds drift by, swing in a tree, do whatever you can to have a chill day. ✌️

Shot with a Fuji X-T3 and X-T5
#Photography #Fujifilm #PhotographersUnited
April 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Ghost Forest, Neskowin, OR.

Fuji X-T3, XF 18-55mm

#Seascape #Landscape #OregonCoast #PhotographersUnited
#Fujifilm
March 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Proposal Rock, in Neskowin, OR.
Fuji X-T3, XF 18-55mm

#Seascape
#Photography
#PhotographersUnited
March 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Proposal Rock Under The Stars

A single 25s exposure on a Fuji X-T3, paired with a Samyang 12mm f/2, on the Oregon Coast, in the Summer of 2022.

#Photography #PhotographersUnited #OregonCoast #Astrophotography
#Fujifilm
March 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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I believe in the power of the people. Our numbers are greater than the people in power. Resist.

#democracy #protest #resistProject2025 #PhotographersUnited
March 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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#SlavaUkraini
#FuckTrump
#Resist
#PhotographersUnited
March 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Organize. Resist. Be there for one another. It's important, and it does make a difference.

#FiftyFiftyOne #Oregon #Protest #FuckTrump #FuckFascists #StopProject2025
March 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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#FiftyFiftyOne Protest

A couple SOOC jpgs from a #Fujifilm X-T3 with an XF23mm f/2. I don't usually skip RAW processing, I actually enjoy the editing prices, but the jpgs can be pretty solid if you play with them a bit. I'm still experimenting with Film Sims and various adjustments.
March 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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I used to have hair down to my shoulders and played in a band called The Hugs. I grew up going to shows and seeing my favorite bands play on this stage at The Doug Fir (Portland, OR). It was an awesome experience to be playing on it myself.

These photos were taken by a talented photographer friend
February 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Try to find some quiet in the madness from time to time.

Fuji X-T5, XF70-300mm

#PhotographersUnited #Photography #Meditation #PacificNorthWest #Fujifilm
February 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Walking in a winter woodland.

Fuji X-T5, XF 70-300mm

#PhotographersUnited
#Fujifilm #Oregon #Winter #Woodland
February 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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More from the Oregon 50501 Protest at the Capitol. I think the dog with the "I Pee On N@zis" sign is one of my favorite pictures ever.

#PhotographersUnited #StopProject2025 #Resist #FuckFascism #DeportElon #FuckTrump #Oregon #Protest
February 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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I sketched this dude I'd photographed while walking down Burnside to Powell's Books in Portland, OR. Using a Supernote Nomad e-ink pad.

#Art #Sketching #Drawing #Supernote #eInkart
February 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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A few from the 50501 #Protest in Salem, OR. It was a decent turn out for a somewhat last minute, unorganized event. But there was good energy, and no counter protestors. We need to keep it up. Don't be complacent.

#Resist #StopProject2025 #PunchaNazi #FuckTrump #PhotographersUnited
February 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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February 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM