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Ambient Curiosity
@ambientcuriosity.bsky.social
A serious photographer who makes unserious photo zines. Check the pinned post to find my work. Based in Cincinnati.
A weary voter’s message to all the recently elected officials
Went through the last of my backlog from Michigan. Beautiful fall colors and silly seagulls.
The parachute just deployed, now to climb out of the chasm.
First time in Michigan’s upper peninsula. It did not disappoint.
Reds lost, but it was a beautiful day in Cincinnati
I'll be selling my photography zines for Independent Book Store Day at The Roebling Books Block Party! 10am-4pm on April 25th Free to attend, rain or shine 600 Block of Overton St Newport, KY I'm working on an all new zine format, and hoping I will have it ready in time!
Selections from last two weeks of Thursdays with Northside Photo Walks
Guess who has a ton of folding and stapling to do this week before the Zine Jamboree? I have two new issues of vignette, and a special 5x7 photograph I took in Ypsi the day of last year's Zine Jam! It was my first ever zine fest and wanted to bring something special to celebrate my 2nd year.
Managed some woodcock photos this past weekend. PEENT PEENT, MOTHERFEATHERS.
A few hours staring into ponds and wetlands will always be time well spent.
Had some fun testing out a new-to-me 12 year old camera. Wanted something small and waterproof to chuck in a pocket when I can't carry something more substantial or the weather is nasty. Only shoots fairly crunch jpegs but still does the trick 🤘
the redwing blackbirds are here trees full of chatter i don’t know what they’re saying but i listen anyway spring could be rough or full of hope maybe both but the redwing blackbirds are here i’ll listen today
In my lineup, the Ambient Curiosity Zine is a curated and more “polished/finished” zine. Vignette is black and white, self printed, and has photocopied covers put together with tape to keep cost down. In other words AC is an official album, and Vignette is a cassette of jams recorded from the radio.
Got the layout finalized for two issues of Vignette (my black and white self printed zine) to do some catch-up from mid to late last year. Love that these are just a collection of little moments. We got kitties, abstract atsy fartsy, birds, street, plants, and indie wrasslin’.
Calendar’s movin’ from January (fire tower in Great Smoky Mountains) to February (cottage off the Nærøyfjord in Norway). Happy Black History Month! Still some calendars left for local Cincinnati pickup or shipping. Drop me an email if interested. Ambientcuriosity (at) proton (dot) me
There should be a word that means “I’m not doing well, but I’m proud of how well I’m dealing with it.”
Don’t forget to stock up on the essentials at the library before the snowstorm
I’m out of holiday hibernation, have some photos from the American Sign Museum from the end of last year. It’s fun to make abstract light paintings and find textures in the overlapping bloom of the neon designs.
I’ve started a newsletter to keep all you indie cartoonists and zinesters up to date on fest/show applications, award opportunities, open submissions, residencies, and grants! (applicable to North American artists) keep-it-weird-art-news.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Keep It Weird
the inaugural newsletter & monthly show list update
keep-it-weird-art-news.beehiiv.com
Did you hear about this guy who swallowed a yo-yo? Some clodhopper down in Griffith, Indiana.
When I imagine myself as the only human left on Earth, and realize I would keep creating anyway, I feel myself touch a truth that I often lose in my scramble for productivity.