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Matthew
@imatthewi.bsky.social
Photographer & environmental lawyer
Known to be enthusiastic about music & photography
Fond of Brutalist architecture
#Jazz #HipHop #Architecture #ProgressivePolitics #Photography #EndangeredSpecies #Urbanism #BostonCeltics #Boston
Opinions my own, etc.
For those getting on an airplane tomorrow, remember:

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants you to "dress up when you go to the airport." That's right!

Some Sean Duffy-approved flight attire:
#dressupwhenyoufly
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
. . .
November 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
So, this week's #BlueskyArtShow theme is: #small.
Which begs #macrophotography. Like of a blueberry breakfast:

#photography #blueberries #EastCoastKin

flic.kr/p/6sGEd3
November 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
So, this week's #BlueskyArtShow theme is: #Bright

digging into my archives for this onel:

Minot Light Bathed in Light

Minot Legde Light lighthouse, off the MA coast south of Boston Harbor, with late afternoon sun.

#photography #photosky #colorphotography #EastCoastKin

flic.kr/p/aEtrG4
November 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
...Erik Friedlander (cello & (a fantastic) arrangement), Drew Gress (bass), Andrew D'Angelo (bass clarinet), Chris Speed (clarinet)

"Essential listening for anyone interested in anything."

-- #JohnZorn from the "Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach" liner notes:
See: www.tzadik.com/index.php?ca...
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
. . . and this ahole B.U. College Republican President bragged about repeatedly calling ICE to raid the car wash. "Pump up the Numbers!" he boasts.
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
. . . and the upcoming New Yorker cover:
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Flickr's #ExploreTakeover invites submissions for consideration by #Flickr folks for a thematic, monthly Explore day. It's an honor to have one of my two submissions below selected for October's "Shadow" theme.
#photosky #photography

And his shadow
flic.kr/p/2mzeA12

And her shadow
flic.kr/p/6xpb5h
November 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Happy Polaroid Week to all who celebrate.

One last Polaroid SX-70 shot with SX-70 B&W film:

Petit Robert Bistro in the Sun. South End, Boston.

flic.kr/p/2rBncPt

#PolaroidWeek #Polaroid #PolaroidSX-70 #photosky #filmphotography
October 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Happy Polaroid Week to all who celebrate.

Polaroid SX-70 B&W film:

Follow the Light: Love is the Question & the Answer (legendary community organizer/activist Mel King quote, w/ light leak & sunlight white out)

flic.kr/p/2rBcbvU

#PolaroidWeek #Polaroid #PolaroidSX-70 #photosky #filmphotography
October 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"nothing will prepare you for what you'll see."
But here's a taste: (not shown in this screen shot but also included: Bill Clinton BJ scandal).
#OfficialWhiteHouseWebsite
October 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Happy Polaroid Week to all who celebrate.

Polaroid SX-70 B&W film:

1). BCA Kiosk: Black Lives Matter
flic.kr/p/2rAZRpD

2). Geometric (Architecture, Light & Shadow)
flic.kr/p/2rAYzgL

#PolaroidWeek #Polaroid #PolaroidSX-70 #photosky #filmphotography
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Happy Polaroid Week to all who celebrate.

Polaroid SX-70 B&W film:

1). Five Building Composition
flic.kr/p/2rANuLb

2). Braddock Park Townhouse Composition
flic.kr/p/2rAGPhj

#polaroidweek cc: @polaroidweek
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Boston: No Kings since 1776; fighting tyranny for 250 years.

One more quick vid: Earlier this afternoon at the No Kings rally on Boston Common.

#NoKings #NoKingsBoston #Boston #NoKingsOct18 #Protest #TakeAction
October 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Boston: No Kings since 1776; fighting tyranny for 250 years.

Earlier this afternoon at the No Kings rally on Boston Common.

#NoKings #NoKingsBoston #Boston #NoKingsOct18 #Protest #TakeAction
October 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
...MORE COWBELL!  #HerbieHancock (Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Synths), Bennie Maupin (sax), Paul Jackson (bass), Mike Clark (drums). #jazzsky #jazzfunk 

btw, I have the original 1974 vinyl of Thrust with this cover art version...which is _much_ better than the more ubiquitous one in the YouTube vids:
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Taking it all in. A still night at the CSC reflecting pool is a sight to behold. And a passerby pauses to peruse the perfect mirror image reflection of the Mother Church.

flic.kr/p/2ryr6LX

#photosky #photography #reflection #EastCoastKin #architecture #BackBay #Boston
cc: @universalhub.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
…and a small taste of (the amazing) #NateSmith himself:

#jazzsky #jazz #jazzfunk #livejazz
October 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Great #NateSmith gig tonight at City Winery. A small taste of a tasty bass solo by Ben Williams (with James Francis on keys & Josh Johnson on sax).

#jazzsky #jazz #jazzfunk #livejazz
October 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A pair of phots around Penn Station / Moynihan Train Hall:
1) color composition with multiple leading lines, and
2) monochrome with lens flare and sun glare.

#photosky #photography #NYC #colorphotography #monochrome #B&Wphotography

flic.kr/p/2rwr9jA
flic.kr/p/2rvaGsV
October 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
. . . Whoop de do: #WordleinOne
October 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
_Great _seats for tonight’s Brad Mehldau & Christian McBride show at Harvard’s Sanders Theater.

#BradMehldau #ChristianMcBride #jazzsky #jazz #livejazz
October 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
NYC Cab Hail Collage (with reflections).
Urban bustle.

#photosky #photography #NYC #NewYorkCity #taxi #architecture #reflections

flic.kr/p/2rvC7yb
October 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
. . .Great #MaryHalvorson show tonight at the #Regattabar.
A small taste, feat. Adam O'Farrill (trumpet), Jacob Garchik (trombone), Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Nick Dunston (bass) & Tomas Fujiwara (drums)

#jazzsky #jazz #livejazz
September 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM