Gray Parsons
@grahmattical.bsky.social
Photographer and Writer. IA>BC
Thirteen months ago I posted a long distance letter to an acquaintance in St. Petersburg; two days ago six cloaked men arrived at my door to inform me that I'd been his closest relation they could find, and handed me his revolver and a dog's tooth.
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Thirteen months ago I posted a long distance letter to an acquaintance in St. Petersburg; two days ago six cloaked men arrived at my door to inform me that I'd been his closest relation they could find, and handed me his revolver and a dog's tooth.
Surreptitiously ended up on a transatlantic voyage with my second-stepcousin who is hopelessly in love with me for reasons I will never understand and another passenger has thrown themselves into the night seas of Gibraltar...
October 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Surreptitiously ended up on a transatlantic voyage with my second-stepcousin who is hopelessly in love with me for reasons I will never understand and another passenger has thrown themselves into the night seas of Gibraltar...
hired to write the funeral invitation calligraphy for a young man who died after a duel and his distant cousin claims that he'd witnessed him walking on air when they were boys one summer in the countryside
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
hired to write the funeral invitation calligraphy for a young man who died after a duel and his distant cousin claims that he'd witnessed him walking on air when they were boys one summer in the countryside
Purified in the cleanse of high fever my mind temporarily attains clairvoyance and I witness my cousin buying me a jumbo eraser for Christmas.
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Purified in the cleanse of high fever my mind temporarily attains clairvoyance and I witness my cousin buying me a jumbo eraser for Christmas.
meanwhile I'm out here as an intern at the newspaper that just got firebombed and my mentor the crossword puzzle guy got hurt and has decided in his half madness that the spirit of the burned possess him...
October 7, 2025 at 6:47 AM
meanwhile I'm out here as an intern at the newspaper that just got firebombed and my mentor the crossword puzzle guy got hurt and has decided in his half madness that the spirit of the burned possess him...
Moth flapping around a tanning salon
October 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Moth flapping around a tanning salon
The haters (cars) can't stand to see me winning (walking on the crosswalk). Didn't even get a cool bruise out of the scuffle.
September 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The haters (cars) can't stand to see me winning (walking on the crosswalk). Didn't even get a cool bruise out of the scuffle.
patiently explaining to the child psychologist that I prefer the white pencil because it allows me to draw without fear of corrupting my artistic vision
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
patiently explaining to the child psychologist that I prefer the white pencil because it allows me to draw without fear of corrupting my artistic vision
Forgot I had bluesky!! Please listen to my pal and vote for me!! #photography #largeformatphotography
#ilford
#ilford
Ilford's Community Grant short list is up and being voted on. My friend @grahmattical.bsky.social is on the list with and has an amazing project they're working on called "The Afterlife of Lepidoptera." #photography #filmphotography #largeformatphotography
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Community Grants Shortlist Voting
Welcome to the ILFORD Photo community grants shortlist voting. Read on to learn about the latest projects shortlisted for your vote.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Forgot I had bluesky!! Please listen to my pal and vote for me!! #photography #largeformatphotography
#ilford
#ilford
getting held at gunpoint in Biarritz by a drunkard who tells me to face the wall but I kindly explain, hand over my heart, that, being in the middle of the street, there is no wall for me to turn to, just to discover that he's fallen asleep in the Spanish twilight...
September 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
getting held at gunpoint in Biarritz by a drunkard who tells me to face the wall but I kindly explain, hand over my heart, that, being in the middle of the street, there is no wall for me to turn to, just to discover that he's fallen asleep in the Spanish twilight...
meanwhile I'm out here in a new town working at a department store and I just met my boss's wife who decided to hire me to kill him so we could run off with his riches to a beachside villa in Spain but when the time comes I actually shoot his imitation-flesh automaton instead of him...
August 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
meanwhile I'm out here in a new town working at a department store and I just met my boss's wife who decided to hire me to kill him so we could run off with his riches to a beachside villa in Spain but when the time comes I actually shoot his imitation-flesh automaton instead of him...
This feels genuinely evil
August 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This feels genuinely evil
I have acquired the rare skill of butterfly catching with my bare hands. Little lady was frightened but unharmed and I let her go after this photo
August 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I have acquired the rare skill of butterfly catching with my bare hands. Little lady was frightened but unharmed and I let her go after this photo
I've named this fellow Simone
August 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I've named this fellow Simone
maybe the only good use for photography is butterflies...
August 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
maybe the only good use for photography is butterflies...
Every single field of study is at most two degrees removed from botany I think
July 19, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Every single field of study is at most two degrees removed from botany I think
Hemileuca hera hera
July 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Hemileuca hera hera
Visited UBC's entomology department yesterday and they let me browse the stacks! An unbelievable privilege and a deliriously happy experience to go through the lepidoptera specimens.
June 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Visited UBC's entomology department yesterday and they let me browse the stacks! An unbelievable privilege and a deliriously happy experience to go through the lepidoptera specimens.
getting really into paper cranes
June 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
getting really into paper cranes
Commissioned for an album cover
June 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Commissioned for an album cover
Stitched up all my Levi's that had fallen apart within a year - sold them for a bit of cash. Bought a single pair of nice high-quality jeans. If these fall apart I'm swearing off jeans for life.
May 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Stitched up all my Levi's that had fallen apart within a year - sold them for a bit of cash. Bought a single pair of nice high-quality jeans. If these fall apart I'm swearing off jeans for life.
@drosophili.ac I think your dog is sick
May 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
@drosophili.ac I think your dog is sick
