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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Jul 16

Hey, I know there’s a lot of bad shit happening in the world, and this isn’t ultimately that important, but the Emmys snubbing the cast of Andor is crazy. If any shows deserved to dominate the nominations this year, it was Andor and The Pitt. Ridiculous

mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Jun 21

Bayside // 25th Anniversary Tour at Revolution Hall - Portland, OR

@baysideband.bsky.social
@anthonyraneri.bsky.social
@nickbayside.bsky.social

Black and white: 2 guitarists on stage, one is blurry in the background and slightly covered by light, the one in focus in the foreground is playing a white guitar and signing into a microphone

The bass player of Bayside sings into a microphone while holding his bass up. Hands are blurred in the foreground of the image. A purple, violet and pink light shines in the background

Black and white - a guitar player of the band bayside plays guitar on stage, a shaft of light illuminates him from behind, with the background fading into black. The crowd is blurry in the foreground at the bottom of the image

Black and white - The bass player of bayside lifts his bass upright while performing on stage

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Jun 19

6.14.2025 // Smoking Popes at Revolution Hall - Portland, OR

#smokingpopes #concertphotography #punkrock #chicagopunk #portlandpunk #concertphotos #canon #photography #monochrome #fender #punk #concert

Monochrome image - “smoking popes” stenciled on a guitar cabinet is in focus in the background, the bass player, cut off near the shoulder, stands closer to camera and the cabinet is framed through their legs

Black and white- The singer of the Smoking Popes plays guitar and sings. Bright lights envelop behind him

Black and white - the rhythm guitarist of the Smoking Popes jumps in the air while performing on stage

The singer and guitarist of the Smoking Popes holds his guitar high, straight up and down while playing a solo. Blue light surrounds him in the background

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Jun 10

Let This Radicalize You Chapter Six:

DrakenKnight @drakenknight.bsky.social · Jun 10

Text from a "Violence" in Social Movements, discussing how movements against capitalism are mislabeled as violent while systemic violence is often overlooked. Capitalism defines "peace" as order, and "peaceful protest" as cooperative protest. The more uncooperative you are, the more you'll be accused of aggression and violence. It is imperative that the state not be the arbiter of what violence means among people seeking justice

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Jun 9

Be on the side of protesters. Period.

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M. Fulton @choubox.bsky.social · May 22

Per your previous post, Indivisible has already put out talking points. Here is a distillation of some of their key points about the bill.

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · May 15

BTS // From a gig last year with a great, Portland crew and DP David Vollrath

📸 Fuji x100T

#bts #fujiframez #portlandfilm #oregonfilm #lifeonset #filmcrew #sonycine #sonyvenice #zeissoptics

Monochrome photo of Behind the scenes on a commercial film shoot. A DP and Gaffer look at their frame on a monitor to adjust lighting. They are inside a house, with windows letting in bright ambient light from outside.

A crew member on a film shoot smiles as their picture is taken, while standing behind a cart of their camera gear

A director of photography directs the grips on how he wants the lighting. He is holding a large monitor and pointing while two other crew members listen for adjustments. A 12x12 scrim sits behind them from the middle of frame to the left

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · May 2

Anxiously awaiting…

Propagandhi @propagandhi.com · Apr 29

our new "At Peace" LP comes out this Friday. Here's a track from it called "No Longer Young". Yes yes we know...file under "no shit Sherlock" etc etc . youtu.be/YxRchr2Tm3k

Propagandhi - "No Longer Young" (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Epitaph Records

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Apr 17

I noticed this on my last rewatch as well!

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kaylie 🏀 @basketghoul.bsky.social · Apr 9

anti-fascist apparel available at basketghoul.com 🩵

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Apr 14

Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Apr 15

Refused - Part 2
04.08.2025 // Portland, OR
@dennislyxzen.bsky.social

Some colorful ones from the Refused show last week. It was one hell of a show

#refused #refusedpartyprogram #photography #concertphotography #concert #canon #portland #hardcore #punk #musicphotography #bluesky

A wide picture of a band, Refused, performing on stage under bright white and purple lights. Backing lights are bright red and light up a banner that reads “Umea Hardcore Refused.” The lower third of the image is filled from left to right with a crowd of hundreds

The singer of Refused stands tall with his arms out to the crowd, yelling with them as they sing along to a song. Bright yellow and white lights shine from above and behind. Haze fills the stage allowing the light to shine in beams on and behind the band. The lower 1/4 of the image is a bit of a light streak from a specialty lens filter

The singer of Refused holds a microphone and headbangs in front of bright lights of red, white and blue. He is nearly silhouetted by all the light

The bass player of Refused lifts his bass over his head and stands in front of him Ampeg amp. He is small in the frame, dominated by bright white and purple lights from over head. Behind him and the amps, bright yellow lights blast luminance - mixing with the white and purple lights above

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Apr 15

So worth it. Just an incredible night. And thanks for the share! Will post more soon.

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Apr 14

Refused
04.08.2025 // Portland, OR

What a gift to see, experience and document a band that has meant so much to me. Thanks Refused + @dennislyxzen.bsky.social

#refused #refusedpartyprogram #photography #concertphotography #concert #canon #portland #hardcore #punk #musicphotography

Hardcore band, Refused, performs on stage in front of a massive banner that reads “Umea Hardcore Refused.” Top half of the image is the stage from the lights down to the crowd, bottom half of the image is the crowd and a slight mirroring effect from a specialty lens filter. Image is black and white

Singer of the band, Refused, performing on stage. A bright light hits them from behind, which nearly cuts the image in half between bright, white stage lighting and the darkness of the background. Image is black and white

The singer and bass player of the band, Refused, airborne and captured on camera mid-jump. Bright white lights shine behind them, behind their amps and the drum set. Their guitar player is engulfed in light on the left side of the image. Image is black and white

A black and white image of the band, Refused, performing on stage. POV of from a balcony above and to the right of the stage. A slight blurring effect cuts through the middle of the image from a specialty lens filter. The stage lights create islands of light and streams of darkness.

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Apr 13

04/08/2025 - Quicksand at Revolution Hall (PDX)

#quicksand #qsnyc #posthardcore #portland #concertphotography #canonphotos #bluesky #concert #music #photography #canon

Post-hardcore band, Quicksand performs on stage. Picture is a wide shot of the stage, lights above shine a green tint while backing lights and front lights shine a reddish-orange. Below the band, light streaks fade into the crowd from a specialty lens filter.

Guitarist of the band, Quicksilver, jumping with his guitar during a performance. The stage stretches in the foreground to the airborn guitarist.

Post-hardcore band, Quicksand performs on stage. Picture taken from a balcony level, overlooking the stage. The guitarist is featured and is brightly lit, while a lens distortion effect obscures the rest of the stage

Post-hardcore band, Quicksand performs on stage. A specialty lens filter produces a mirroring effect of the band on stage. Picture is in black and white

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Apr 12

04/08/2025 - HELP at Revolution Hall (PDX), performing with @qsnyc @refused

Go see them on
// 04/26 at Shanghai Tunnel (PDX)
// 04/27 at Clockout Lounge (SEA)

#help #helpifuckingneedit #portland #concertphotography #monochrome #classwarnow #canonphotos #portlandpunk #punkrock #classicmono

The guitarist for the band, HELP, falling onto a tire in front of their drum set during a recent concert

The bassist of the band, HELP playing intensely during a recent concert. Image is monochrome

The guitarist of the band, HELP playing on stage with bright white lights behind him. Picture is monochrome

The band, HELP - performing on stage at a recent show. Light trails from a slow shutter shine on the upper borders of the image. Pic in monochrome

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Apr 7

Library

#fujiframez #library #classicmono #monochrome #fuji #x100T #pnw #oregon #bluesky

A lamppost sits dark in the shade while behind it, the sun brightly shines on a wall, at the top of which says “LIBRARY”. Picture is in black and white. Foliage and trees surround the building

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Apr 6

Some Production BTS from commercial and film shoots over the years, featuring @blueskyartshow.bsky.social theme, #silhouettes

📸 Fuji x100T

#blueskyartshow #silhouette #fujiframez #photography #bts #fuji #filmset #filmcrew #pnwfilm #portlandfilm #capturethemoment #fujiphoto #bluesky

A cinematographer stands in front of a wall of old windows. The light outside is bright and casts the cinematographer in a silhouette. He holds a camera rig on his shoulder. Outside the windows, we can see another building, which has similar large panes of windows. The interior is dark and only lit from the outside

A film set during a still moment. A crew member stands in front of a 4x4 silk, which silhouettes them in the image. The space appears to be a fancy, industrial kitchen. The interior is dark, save for the light source the crew member stands in front of, and light spills onto a metal table with a stove burner from an outside window in the distance of the photo

A dolly grip checks a setting on a Fischer dolly. The image sees dolly track in the foreground, and stretches into the image to where the dolly and the grip are positioned. They are inside a mausoleum. Flowers line the walls, with names of the deceased, unable to the read clearly. On the other side of the room, bright light fills a window to illuminate the space. It is on the other side of the dolly and grip and casts them in a silhouette

Cinema Lights and 12x12 scrims fill the background while a crew member walks in front of the structure, silhouetted by the bright light in an otherwise dark space.

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Eric Macey @ericmacey.com · Mar 31

While on location for the movie Sing Sing in upstate NY. Cinematographer Pat Scola and loader Danielle Carroll in the recently decommissioned Downstate Intake Prison. Most of our cast had been through here before processed and shipped elsewhere. I’m still in awe they decided to return. Art can save

Cinematographer Pat Scola and an ARRI 416 with Zeiss Super Speeds from Panavision NY

Our film loader Danielle Carroll in the prison cafeteria with 250 D from Kodak. The only stock we used outside of 2 rolls of 500T.

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mattispositive @mattispositive.bsky.social · Mar 29

Łańcut Synagogue // Łańcut, Poland

📸 Fuji x100T

@blueskyartshow.bsky.social #blueskyartshow #arch #ŁańcutSynagogue #Poland #architecture #bluesky #x100t #Łańcut #Synagogue #fuji #fujiphotos #fujiframez #travelphotography #travel

The central podium in the Łańcut Synagogue in Łańcut, Poland. A square podium with decorative arches opening on all four sides. Intricate textures, shapes, Hebrew writing and designs decorate the arch and surrounding synagogue. Colors of gold, greens, deep blue, yellow, lime, pink. A window in the background lets in bright sunlight, illuminating the room.

2 walls of Łańcut Synagogue, meeting in a corner near the left-center of the frame. On the right, arches with Hebrew text line the wall. Above the arches near the corner, 2 windows let in bright sunlight, illuminating the room and adjacent wall. The wall directly parallel to camera view has 3 windows high on the wall, bordered with a dark greens, intricate designs in yellow and green surround the upper most windows, another arch of Hebrew text sits beside the two lower windows and the corner where the walls meet.

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