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Mark Murray

@markrmurray.bsky.social

Educator. Photographer. Foodie. Fan of all things chocolate. Executive director of the Association of Texas Photography Instructors. Support a lot of other scholastic journalism organizations including CSPA, JEA, NSPA, and TAJE. https://www.atpi.org

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Kevin Schaffer @kschafferphoto.bsky.social · 30m ago

"Where Spirits Meet" is now available for purchase at both my gallery in Madrid and through my website (link in comments). I feel very fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time that evening and am pleased to be able to share this special moment with others.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 1h ago

Photo of the Day. 8/4/26. Belfort, Brugge, Belgium. November 2018. Olympus E-M1X Mark II. #photooftheday #Olympus #OMSystems #Brugge #Bruges #Belgium #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #RedWed

From the backside, the Belfort, or Bell Tower, looks towards the rising sun. Brick buildings line either side of the courtyard. The Belfort is a UNESCO World Heritage site and faces the Markt, the center of Brugge. It was built around 1240 and was made famous in the movie "Im Brugge" starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · yesterday

Photo of the Day. 8/4/26. Cap Blanc Nez, France. May 2022. Olympus E-M1X Mark II. #photooftheday #Olympus #OMSystems #France #EastCoastKin #RockinTuesday

A large boulder sits on top of a rocky beach on Cap Blanc Nez on the coast of France. The white cliffs, where the boulder fell from, sit across from the white cliffs of Dover and was the site of German pillboxes during WW II. Some of the pillboxes have fallen from the cliffs and lie along the beach.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 2d ago

Photo of the Day. 8/3/26. Twilight, Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 2026. iPhone 17 Pro. #photooftheday #iPhone #SantaFe #NewMexico #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday

A smattering of clouds drift in the vibrant blue sky at twilight as the view of the backyard is lit by the lights on the patio. Monty stands waiting for his evening treat. Not patiently though.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 3d ago

Photo of the Day. 8/2/26. Framing, Monument Valley, Utah. April 2022. Olympus E-M1X Mark II. #photooftheday #Olympus #OMSystems #MonumentValley #Utah #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Scape

Branches of a dead tree lay on the red sand of Monument Valley, framing one of the buttes against a rich, blue sky.

Robert Loves Photography @robertspictures.bsky.social · 5d ago

Good morning! Have a beautiful day! Guten Morgen! Habt einen schönen Tag! #EastCoastKin #ECK #Photography #ArtChallenge #BNWmacro

The hands of an elderly gentleman on the Tube

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 4d ago

Photo of the Day. 8/1/26. Setting Sun, Over Dayton, Ohio. July 2017. iPhone 7 and 645Pro app. Edited in Snapseed. #photooftheday #iPhone #645Pro #Snapseed #WindowSeat #EastCoastKin #scape

The sun peaks behind a large cumulus cloud at 9 pm on a summer night as the plane makes its way from New York to Texas.

Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 5d ago

'Transcendental Skies' (2025) -- Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia #Scape ✨ #BWFri ✨ #BlueSkyArtShow #Big ✨ #Stunday ✨ #UrbanGaze ✨ #Architecture ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #EastCoastKin

giant domes sat above the gallery floors, their interior surfaces highly ornate and resplendent in hypnotically mesmerizing designs: hues of pink, blue, yellow and orange... beads, tiles, curved lines, holy shapes... elegant balance and perfection

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 5d ago

Photo of the Day. 7/31/26. Clouds, Grapevine, Texas. March 2017. iPhone 7 and Hipstamatic. Scott S lens and BlacKeys IR film. #photooftheday #iPhone #Hipstamatic #Texas #EastCoastKin #Scape #ClassicMono

A US flag flaps in the wind over an Andy’s Frozen Custard stand in Grapevine, Texas in this high contrast photo.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 6d ago

Photo of the Day. 7/30/26. Skater, London, England. June 2019. iPhone XS. #photooftheday #iPhone #London #EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky

A skater enjoys a skate park covered with colorful graffiti in London.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · last wk.

Photo of the Day. 7/29/26. Neon, Las Vegas, Nevada. April 2026. iPhone 17 Pro and Hipstamatic. Loftus lens and Ina’s 1969 film. #photooftheday #iPhone #Hipstamatic #LasVegas #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #RedWed

A bright red and pink neon sign from Las Vegas.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · last wk.

Photo of the Day. 7/28/26. Doorways, London, England. June 2019. iPhone XS and Hipstamatic. James M lens and Kodot XGrizzled film. #photooftheday #iPhone #Hipstamatic #London #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BlueTue

A white doorway in a green wall welcome visitors to a home on a small street in London. Potted plants fill the space on either side of the door while the blue doors of the garages frame the scene.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · last wk.

Photo of the Day. 7/27/26. Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland. May 2026. iPhone 17 Pro. #photooftheday #iPhone #Stirling #Scotland #EastCoastKin #MountainMonday

A cannon looks out from Stirling Castle in Scotland at the tower for the Wallace Monument, commemorating William Wallace.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · last wk.

Photo of the Day. 7/26/26. Sunset, Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 2026. iPhone 17 Pro. #photooftheday #iPhone #SantaFe #NewMexico #EastCoastKin #Stunday

The last rays of the setting sun paint the edges of the clouds over Santa Fe, New Mexico with pinks and reds.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 2w ago

Photo of the Day. 7/25/26. Hatch Chilies, Santa Fe Farmers’ Market, New Mexico. July 2026. iPhone 17 Pro and Hipstamatic. John S lens and Kodot XGrizzled film. #photooftheday #iPhone #Hipstamatic #SantaFe #NewMexico #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #GreenSat

Hatch chilies sit in baskets at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market on Saturday, July 25, waiting to be roasted.

Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 2w ago

'Foreign Shores, Afternoon Leisure' (2026) -- Tassel Top Park, Sebago Lake, Southern Maine Annual Family Pilgrimages to Places Such as These... Generation After Generation... #Scape #ForestFriday #BWFri #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford

Boulders line the sandy shore in a beautiful and haphazard way... While Birch trees stretch their branches artfully over the water, dangling their leaves in the gentle breeze

David Hawkins-Weeks @hawkinsweeks.eurosky.social · 2w ago

The huge variety of chocolatiers & sweet stores was amazing in Brugge & this storefront was impressive… Maison Bon Bon, Brugge, Belgium, 2026 #photography #window

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 2w ago

Photo of the Day. 7/24/26. Quattro Formaggio, Rome, Italy. November 2025. iPhone 17 Pro and Hipstamatic. Loftus lens and Kodot XGrizzled film. #photooftheday #iPhone #Hipstamatic #CaffeMoretto #Rome #Italy #EastCoastKin #FoodOnFriday

The Quattro Formaggio pizza from Caffe Moretto, just outside the walls of Vatican City, was an excellent lunch after touring the Vatican Museum.

Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 2w ago

'Prelude to a Swim' (2026) -- Bailey's Island, Harpswell, ME While It's Not Important to be Rich - It Is Advisable to Know How the Other Half Lives... ✨ #Scape #ForestFriday #BWFri #Stunday #ImageAndVerse #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford

a small private sand beach on a bay inlet for easy water access... in the distance one of many isolated mansions with stunningly large properties and unobscured ocean views at the end of the peninsula... what a life...!

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 2w ago

Photo of the Day. 7/23/26. Renfe, Córdoba, Spain. January 2020. iPhone 11 Pro and Hipstamatic. Loftus lens and BlacKeys SuperGrain film. #photooftheday #iPhone #Hipstamatic #Córdoba #Spain #EastCoastKin #HumansOfBlueSky #ClassicMono

A man walks his dog through the Córdoba train station in southern Spain while a train waits for the next group of passengers.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 2w ago

Photo of the Day. 7/22/26. 25R-7L, Phoenix, Arizona. April 2026. iPhone 17 Pro and Hipstamatic. Loftus lens and Kodot XGrizzled film. #photooftheday #iPhone #Hipstamatic #Phoenix #Arizona #WindowSeat #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #RedWed

A Southwest Airlines plane gets ready to depart the Phoenix airport on a sunny morning as our plane waits for our turn.

Kilian Schönberger @kilianschoenberger.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Layers Enjoying a morning in the Countryside Central Europe at its finest. #fog #landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie

Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · 2w ago

Purple paradise… Infinite lavenders from beautiful Provence. This season have been a bit complicated, due to multiple heat waves here in France the harvest happened way earlier than usual.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 2w ago

Photo of the Day. 7/21/26. Saddles, Nelson Ghost Town, Nevada. April 2026. iPhone 17 Pro and Hipstamatic. Murray lens and Ina’s 1969 film. #photooftheday #iPhone #Hipstamatic #NelsonGhostTown #Nevada #EastCoastKin

Three old saddles hang from a beam in a barn at Nelson Ghost Town in Nevada.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 2w ago

Photo of the Day. 7/20/26. Stories to Tell, Rome, Italy. July 2012. iPhone 17 Pro. #photooftheday #iPhone #Coliseum #Rome #Italy #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday

The late afternoon sun paints The Coliseum in Rome with golden hour light against a blue sky. A solitary seagull wings past the architectural wonder.

Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 2w ago

Absolutely incredible aurora

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 2w ago

Photo of the Day. 7/19/26. Intersection, Grapevine, Texas. June 2013. iPhone 5. #photooftheday #iPhone #EastCoastKin #Stunday #ClassicMono

The late afternoon sun lights up scattered clouds while traffic waits at a four-way signal in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 3w ago

Photo of the Day. 7/18/26. Light and Shadows, Barcelona, Spain. July 2012. iPhone 4s and 645Pro. #photooftheday #iPhone #645Pro #Barcelona #Spain #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono

The shadows of a chandelier rake across a stone wall in a small church in Barcelona, Spain. The hard, wooden benches sit waiting for worshippers to gather.

Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 3w ago

'Komorebi (木漏れ日) / Spirit Guide' (2026) -- Pejepscot Historical Land Trust, Topsham, ME It's Summer & It's Finally Friday... Let's #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #BWFri ✨ #BlueSkyArtShow #Growing ✨ #Stunday ✨ #PaintByWords ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford

several leaves, chewed through by caterpillars, catch the light of the sun, filtered down through layers of the canopy high above

Mark Murray @markrmurray.bsky.social · 3w ago

Photo of the Day. 7/17/26. ATLAS-1, Albuquerque, New Mexico. July 2026. iPhone 17 Pro and Snapseed. #photooftheday #iPhone #Snapseed #Albuquerque #NewMexico #WindowSeat #EastCoastKin #Scape

Three radar domes sit in front of ATLAS-1, better known as Trestle, at Sandia National Labs near Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trestle was a test platform built during the Cold War to test the effects of EMP pulses on aircraft. It is the world’s largest structure composed of wood and glue laminate and required 6.5 million board feet of lumber. It could hold a B-52 bomber on the platform.