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Pete Calandra
@petecalandra.bsky.social
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I used to be a busy NYC performing musician and media composer, now I walk a dog and take photos in the Hudson Valley and NYC 😉
Assoc. Prof. ACSM @QueensCollege, CUNY
Yamaha Endorsed Musical Artist.
Joined BS 11/13/24
https://linktr.ee/petecalandra
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Today is the one year anniversary of joining Bluesky. So many nice and talented people here. #urbangaze
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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This train is something to be…
#johnlennon #urbangaze #poughkeepsie #photograph #ilovenewyork
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Heading up to 7th Ave from Penn Station, NYC. #HumansOfBluesky #UrbanGaze #ClassicMono #photography #eastcoastkin
Looking up an escalator. There is a glass window in the center of the ceiling surrounded by a map of nyc. The Empire State Building is seen thru the glass.
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay #Paddling
@Wakodahatchee Wetlands one morning last winter. #nature #birdphotography #photography #photography
Blue Heron standing in shallow water. The water is reflecting, golden early morning sunlight. There are green wetland plant, growths all around.
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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How’m I doin? 1984 Mayors Inner Circle with a very young me and Mayor Ed Koch. The Little Shop Of Horrors Company performed a satirical short skit from the show and at the end Mayor K was fed to Audrey II. This could be #horrific for #nightmarenov and #coloraday for my shirt #pinkmon #broadway
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Your #Stunday morning meditation. Recorded this 6 years ago at my home. #musicsky #piano #musiciansky #jazzpiano #ambient #newage #composer.
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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#evening in #NewYorkCity #blueskyartshow #streetphotography #eastcoastkin #art #photography
Portrait view of a New York City St. looking west at sunset. There were people walking on the sidewalks cars on the streets. On either side of the photo or tall buildings. In the distance between the opening of the building buildings is the sky where the colors change from orange by the horizon to dark blue overhead View of an old cathedral in Midtown Manhattan. The light from the sunset casts in orange hue on all the buildings. The visible sky colors rise from pink to dark blue Evening view of Pershing Square by Grand Central Station in New York City. Cutting across the photo is the bridge that contains Park Avenue. The arch of the bridge is illuminated with a lavender color on the street below. The bridge are pedestrians hustling across towards grand above the bridge are office buildings with lit windows A view from Midtown Manhattan, looking south on sixth Avenue. on either side of the Avenue are tall office buildings. in between and above is the early evening sky, where the scattered clouds a pink color from the setting sun.
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Winter view out the window of my Upper West Side apt about 10 years ago. Brrrrrr
#scape #cityscape #photography #newyorkcity #eastcoastkin
View of the courtyards behind apartment buildings. It’s winter, there is snow on the ground and on the fire escapes. The sky is cloudy and there are amber hues out of the windows on the right. The view is almost surreal.
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Two friends, Ricky Martinez and studio legend, Tom Barney recording Percussion and Bass on a new tune of mine over the past week #humansofbluesky #musicsky #musiciansky #composer #musician #jazz #jazzpiano #latinpercussion #electricbass #recordingstudio
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Biking up 6th Ave towards Radio City during rush hour last night. #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBluesky #StreetPhotography #Photography #NewYorkCity #EastCoastKin
Photograph looking north on sixth Avenue in New York City. The sidewalk is on the left with people walking on it. On the right is the bicycle lane. This was a handheld long exposure of about a quarter of a second. The bicyclist closest to the camera have motion to them while the rest of the shot is sharp. This is early late afternoon/early evening. The sky has some clouds in it that are reflecting some pink light. On the right are office buildings with radio city music Hall in the distance.
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Playing the old tunes. Polka dots and Moonbeams… #musicsky #musiciansky #piano #jazzpiano
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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#blueskymonday #blue with some clouds sky above birch trees in the #catskills yesterday #photography #nature #autumn #newyork #eastcoastkin #mountainmonday
Portrait view on some birch trees with leaves off. The late morning sun is shining across from left to right nicely illuminating parts of the trees. The Ashokan Reservoir is behind that and the distant landscape are some mountains with the sky blue with some streaky clouds in the sky.
November 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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happy #stunday. Photo from a hike this morning on the Ashokan Rail Trail in the #Catskills #photography #landscape #mountains #fallcolors #newyork
Photograph of the Ashoka Reservoir. Across the reservoir, you can see several Catskill mountains. There is a decent amount of fall colors on the foliage even though it’s past peak. The sky is Rich blue color with some interesting cloud shapes.
November 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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#Autumn in New York. Why does it seem so inviting? #BlueskyArtShow #StreetPhotography #NewYorkCity #HudsonYards #eastcoastkin
Photograph taken in Hudson yards New York City. There are some plants that are faded out because of the fall weather. In the background are a bunch of trees with anywhere from no leaves to colored leaves to green leaves that all have Christmas lights on them. There is depth the field, causing everything in the background to be blurred out of focus.
November 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Early #autumn views. #blueskyartshow #bluehour #photography #eastcoastkin
Photo of a small pumpkin sitting on a railing. In the background is the frame from a storefront. There are white lights on a string that looked like little stars in the background early in the morning, around blue hour.
November 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Halloween Parade… #halloween #spooktober #31daysofoctober #hudsonvalley
October 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Looking south from the banks of the Hudson River on an overcast fall afternoon. You can see the Cuomo, I mean Tappan Zee Bridge in the distance. #scape #fallcolors #landscape #riverscape #photography #nature #hudsonvalley #newyork #eastcoastkin
This is a photo taken from the West Bank of the Hudson River near Nyack, New York. On the right is a walking path with trees having early autumn colors. On the left is the Hudson River looking south. Tapanzee bridge in the distance and the sky is extremely cloudy and very dramatic looking
October 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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On Halloween Eve I thought I’d post a few photos from last year’s festivities in my village. 😳😂 #spooktober #31daysofoctober #halloween #photography #upstateisbetter #hudsonvalley
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Recording LP on a new tune with Ricky Martinez. #humansofbluesky #jazz #composer #musicsky #musiciansky #jazzpiano #latinpercussion #recording #nowplaying #art
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Recording the great Ricky Martinez on Latin Percussion this afternoon. #musicsky #musiciansky #music #composer #recording
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Hello Cleveland… #windowsonwednesday #classicmono #architecture #Cleveland #photography #artdeco #eastcoastkin
Black-and-white photo of the Tiffany glass building in Cleveland. You can see the type across the façade and the TG logo above that.
October 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Morning at Bryant Park in Lake Worth Beach. #tidesouttuesday #sunrise #nature #photography #eastcoastkin
Photo of a barren tree with the sun backlighting it. The intracoastal is the body of water and the sky dissolves from orange up to blue.
October 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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#blue flowers in front of a home in Greenwich Village, NYC. #BlueskyMonday #BloomScrolling #Flowers #NewYorkCity #Nature #Photography. #eastcoastkin
Flowers planted in the front patio of a tenant building in Greenwich Village. There are many colors, but the blue flowers are in focus. The rest are in the background.
October 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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I sometimes have wished I could have been playing in a soul jazz organ trio but that’s not the path that was presented to me. I do have a set up in the basement to play on tho… #stunday #jazz #musicsky #musiciansky #nowplaying
October 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Inside of Sol Moscot on the lower east side of New York City. This optometrist has been a staple in New York City for a century. I’ve been getting my glasses from them since the 1980s. The original location was a couple of blocks north of this one. #BlueskyArtShow #Inside #NewYorkCity #Architecture
View from the front counter, looking towards the street there is an incredible tin ceiling and shelving with glasses on both sides. This is not the original store.
October 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM