Band A slightly closer shot of the jazz-ish band playing at the Food Truck Festival in Atlantic Highlands on Sunday. Leica M3, 50mm f/2 Summicron-M, FPP Infrared, Rodinal 1:25. #BelieveInFilm
Ralph Brandi
@thereisnocat.com
He/Him Retired web developer. Amateur photographer (mostly film). Leftist. Amateur genealogist. Of all the places my ancestors came from the place they came from the most is Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! https://www.thereisnocat.com/
The experience of being chased by a murderous kamikaze drone, a flying machine that behaves as if it were alive, is not one that humans are equipped to understand: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson
Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.
theatlantic.com
Wreck A closer view of a fishing boat I posted a photo of the other day. Leica M3, 135mm Hektor f/4.5, Santa Color 100, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm
No cheating, post your lock acreen. (My feet in the surf in St. Augustine Beach, Florida)
Adam “Ass Shits” James@papashittycams.bsky.social · 22h agoNo cheating, post your lock screen @samsqueaks.bsky.social is cute
north koreans, powered by chinese, shooting missiles at European cities yet there are still some of you telling me calling it WW3 is too dramatic
UNITED24 Media@united24media.com · 9h ago⚡️ A North Korean missile unit is deploying to Russia, with plans to operate 120 ballistic missiles against Ukraine. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
I have to stop buying cameras for a while, but I bought this because it came with the 55mm macro lens that partners with the 105mm I already have that came with my F3HP. Haven’t had time to do anything but put batteries in it. Hope to test later this week with a short roll. #BelieveInFilm
In the November elections, to be radical is to be pragmatic.
Beer Sangria Cocktails There was a jazz-ish band playing at the Atlantic Highlands Food Truck Festival on Sunday. Leica M3, Summicron-M 50mm f/2 lens, FPP Infrared film, Rodinal 1:25. #BelieveInFilm
Donald Trump stands out historically in one way. He has demilitarized the US military more quickly than any other political leader in US history. A full blown pacifist would have struggled to throw away weapons faster than he has.
I love Ethiopian music. I have the entire Ethiopiques series that came out over the years in 30 CDs. One of the best musicians in that series is Mulatu Astatke, who melded jazz with traditional Ethiopian music. The result is amazing. The Guardian spoke to him recently.
‘Give respect to Africa and the bush people’: Mulatu Astatke on pioneering Ethio-jazz and honouring his roots
The musician faced resistance when he premiered his sound in the 60s, but audiences have fallen in love with it since. At 82, he’s still finding new directions – and wants more recognition for Africa’s indigenous artists
theguardian.com
Really enjoyed this article by Charlotte Higgins about learning to speak Ukrainian. https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/04/war-lesson-learning-ukrainian-culture-ukraine
‘The war leaked into every lesson’: learning Ukrainian in a country under siege
The long read: Soon after my first visit to Ukraine four years ago, I began language lessons. It taught me more than I ever expected
theguardian.com
Alabama Jack's This place has so many names I'm not sure what it's name actually is. And skulls. Leica M3, Santa Color 100, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm
Trump is starting to give out tariff refunds: Amazon - $600M Apple - $2.2B Ford - $1.3B GM - $500M Nike - $1B Where are the refunds for the American families forced to pay more? You deserve your money back. www.newsweek.com/tariff-refun...
Tariff refunds split companies as consumers demand share of $166B
Some firms say they will share a portion of the rebate from the Supreme Court striking down Trump's tariffs earlier this year.
newsweek.com
Including New York City where you desperately wanted to be accepted for 50 years?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common? They're all dirty. They're filthy dirty. Their streets are dirty. Their streets smell. Their storefronts are broken. Their trees are all gross. Everything about the place is dirty. It's really all of them."
Got a “survey” request from AIPAC to the address I use for ActBlue. I let them know what I think of them.
Spent the morning making small #cyanotype prints from my 620, 120, and 35mm negatives using the Let’s Resin compact UV lamp, Jacquard Cyanotype kit, and Cason watercolor paper. Worked pretty well, though I learned a bit about what works and what doesn’t. Here’s a whole gallery of the good ones.
Tree Shot this on Saturday in the parking lot of a nearby strip mall. Leica M3, FPP Infrared Film shot at EI 6, R72 filter, Rodinal 1:25 for 9 minutes. #BelieveInFilm
It’s pictures. A roll of FPP Infrared, shot this weekend, mostly at a food truck festival yesterday. I underexposed the roll by one stop because EI 3 wasn’t hand holdable, but EI 6 was (barely) according to my meter. Developed for 9 minutes, 2 over suggested, in Rodinal 1:25. Hope they’re in focus.
Lights I liked the way the lights looked coming out from the photobooth trailer. Leica M3, Mandler 35mm f/2 7 element lens, Fuji Color 200 (US), ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm
Harvey & Joyce's adopted daughter Danielle is trying to raise funds to deal with Pekar's raw archive; basically four storage lockers full of notes, outlines, ideas, etc. Note this is not Pekar's comics per se. Those rights have been tied up in court for years. Long, ugly story. Worth backing.
His Name was Harvey Pekar
Saving the legacy of Harvey Pekar:Urgent mission to rescue four full storage units of American Splendor history before its lost forever
kickstarter.com
Went to a food truck festival in the next town over. There was a truck serving kielbasa and pierogi, the food of my ancestors. That’s dinner sorted. Yay!
All Day I have shot a lot of pictures of this, my favorite local outsider art installation / allegedly fishermen's bar. Never seen anyone inside it, mind you. Leica M3, Santa Color 100, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm
I grew up in Kyiv, 10 mins away from Babi Yar. In 1941 Nazis told Jews to go to the ravine to check in and maybe get deported. September 29–30, 1941 almost 34,000 people were shot and dumped into the ravine instead.
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 3d agoAm told at the blue ash Ohio ICE office today that a bunch of springfield Haitians were told to just “check in” at are now having ankle monitors put on them, which, uh….. they’re not supposed to be fucking doing that
Not only should ICE be disbanded, every single ICE employee responsible for any of these actions should be found, and criminally charged. Regardless of any kind of blanket immunity...charged at the state level, if nothing else. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Family to sue after woman released from ICE custody froze to death
Exclusive: Daphy Michel, from Haiti, was dropped off in Pittsburgh in 20F temperatures wearing summer clothes
theguardian.com