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Jay Waters

@jaywaters.bsky.social

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Teacher, aspiring photographer, ex-ad guy, stretch four. Working on growing my #photography work - looking for gallery, photobook, and similar opportunities. All posted photos are mine; all 100% #mobilephotography #samsung. More at jaywatersphotos.com

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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · May 22

Reposting because I forgot hashtags. I often hear music when I look at a photograph. So I took a stab at putting some of my images together with some music. Let me know what you think! #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #classicmono #photographersofbluesky #photography

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American Adagio v3

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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 16h

Went to New England a couple of weeks ago and really stumbled into a nice themed set of images - Off Season.

Arcade, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
#beach #maine #classicmono #streetphotography
#photography #quiet #monochrome #mobilephotography #blackandwhitephotography

Black-and-white photograph of a closed arcade building with a clown face and bold “PALACE” sign above shuttered doors. Empty benches line the foreground, a single tree casting shadows against the façade. The scene is stark and still, transforming summer fun into silent architecture.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 19h

The President of the United States is a liar.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a 99.9% black and white guy. I may occasionally do a color image if that is the only way that the image would be interesting.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 1d

The President of the United States is a liar.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 1d

Another image from a collection I'm calling Off Season, taken earlier this month.

Man with Dog, Plum Island, Massachusetts
#classicmono #photography #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #art #streetphotography #humansofbluesky #fotografia #monochrome #massachusetts

Black-and-white photograph of a round lighthouse base centered in the frame. A brick path curves around it, leading to a bench on the right where a man sits beside a dog, both facing away. A covered car and nearby trees suggest a quiet seaside town. The light is clear, the geometry exact, and the scene evokes solitude and reflection in a coastal landscape at rest.

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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 2d

The President of the United States is a liar.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 2d

From my series Off Season

Stored Tables, Kennebunkport, Maine
#streetphotography #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #classicmono #monochrome #maine

Black-and-white photograph of stacked picnic tables turned upside down outside a shuttered seaside restaurant. The white-painted tables form a repeating pattern of X-shapes beneath the building’s dark siding and shuttered windows. Reflections in the glass hint at distant hills and sky. The scene feels orderly yet deserted, a portrait of summer’s end and seasonal stillness.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 3d

Another from Off Season, some images from recent trip to New England.

House, Cape Porpoise, Maine
#classicmono #monochrome #maine #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #scape #photography

Black-and-white photograph of a large coastal house at the edge of a calm bay. The house occupies the left side of the frame, its windows dark and porch empty, while a wide expanse of grass leads to still water under a pale sky. A tree branch hangs in the upper corner. The scene is quiet and contemplative, evoking solitude and the subdued light of an off-season shoreline.

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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 3d

The President of the United States is a liar.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 4d

The President of the United States is a liar.

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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 4d

From a series called Off-Season, taken a couple of weeks ago.

Fun-O-Rama, York Beach, Maine
#maine #beach #classicmono #peergroupweekly #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #art

Black-and-white photograph of a seaside arcade building with large block letters reading “FUN-O-RAMA.” The doors and windows are shut, the white siding softly weathered. A small mound of sand sits in the foreground beneath an empty sky. The scene is silent and still, transforming a place of summer joy into an off-season monument to quiet and time.

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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 5d

The President of the United States is a liar.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 5d

More from Off Season, images from New England.

Viewmaster, Portland Head, Maine
#maine #scape #classicmono #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #photography #travelphotography #monochrome

Black-and-white photograph of a seaside overlook with a single coin-operated viewfinder facing an empty horizon. A metal railing runs horizontally across the frame above rough gravel and sparse vegetation. Beyond it, calm water stretches toward distant islands and a faint lighthouse under a textured sky. The scene feels still and vacant, evoking solitude and the quiet observation of an off-season coast.

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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 6d

Keeping with the theme of Off Season, taken last week.

Bench, York Beach, Maine

#stunday #classicmono #beach #newengland #maine #blackandwhite #mobilephotography #photographersofbluesky #monochrome

Black-and-white photograph of an empty bench facing the ocean on a quiet seaside street. A lamppost stands nearby, casting a long shadow across cracked parking lines. To the left, rocky shoreline and distant houses curve toward the horizon. The clouds and water stretch softly across the frame, evoking stillness and solitude at the edge of the season.

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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 6d

The President of the United States is a liar.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 7d

The President of the United States is a liar.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 7d

Another image from Off Season, images from my trip to New England last week

Two Lights Antiques, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
#classicmono #Americana #photography #mobilephotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #newEngland #maine #monochrome

Black-and-white photograph of a weathered roadside antique shop with a hand-painted sign reading “Antiques Two Lights” and a “Closed” sign in the window. The building’s peeling white paint reveals decades of wear. Buoys hang from a post beside the door, and a small greenhouse and shed sit to the right. Through the windows, old objects and framed pictures are faintly visible. The scene feels quiet and abandoned, evoking the stillness of a Maine seaside town at the end of the season.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 8d

Another image from last week, which fits under the theme of Off Season

Basketball Court, Plum Island, Massachusetts
#scape #classicmono #beach #photography #mobilephotography #blackandwhite #samsung #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome

Black-and-white photograph of a lone, weathered basketball hoop standing in sand and dune grass near the ocean. The cracked court merges with the beach, and a faint fence line and distant houses appear in the background. The empty scene feels both playful and desolate, suggesting time, abandonment, and the quiet reclamation of human spaces by nature.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 8d

The President of the United States is a liar.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 9d

The President of the United States is a liar.

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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 9d

Continuing with my set of images from last week's trip to Maine

Driftwood Motel, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
#oldOrchardBeach #maine #classicmono #beach #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #mobilephotography

Black-and-white photograph of a low, roadside motel with a vintage sign reading “Driftwood Motel.” Long afternoon shadows stretch diagonally across the empty parking lot toward a row of vacant deck chairs outside the rooms. Sunlight glances off the windows, revealing faint reflections inside the office. The scene feels silent and motionless, capturing the quiet pause of a beach town closed for the season.

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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 10d

The President of the United States is a liar.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 10d

Continuing with my series of New England images from last week titled Off Season.

Carnival Ride, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
#carnival #classicmono #beachphotography #fotografia #blackandwhite #art #photography #blackandwhitephotography

Black-and-white photograph of a seaside amusement park in winter. A tall wooden fence runs diagonally across the frame, blocking access to the closed rides behind it. Over the fence rise towers, signs, and the partial arc of a Ferris wheel. A painted figure on one building gestures outward, adding a faintly human presence. The scene is empty and still under a clear sky, evoking the silence and isolation of an off-season boardwalk.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 11d

The President of the United States is a liar.

Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 11d

From last week's trip to New England. This week's images fit into the theme of Off-Season.

Motel, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
#beach #classicmono #photography #peergroupweekly #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #monochrome #vernacular

Black-and-white photograph of a two-story motel façade, its rows of identical doors and windows framed by white railings. Hanging flower baskets line the balconies, their shadows falling across the building. Empty parking spaces and faint reflections of the railings mark the asphalt in the foreground. The bright, even light suggests a quiet, off-season day at a seaside motel, filled with order and stillness but no sign of life.