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Jonathan C. Watson Photography
@jonathancwatson.com
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📷 Freelance Photog. (photos by me, unless otherwise noted)
✝️ Retired Clergy @pcusa.bsky.social
📍Wilmington NC
🇺🇸Pro-democracy, anti-racism
🌈LGBTQIA+/Trans ally
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A photo of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington DC with a quote superimposed over the image.
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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SAM 28000 (a.k.a. Air Force #One) rotates from Wilmington International Airport (NC) on a cloudy day in 2020.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #Nikon #AirForceOne #ILM
Air Force One departs Wilmington International Airport in September 2020
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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New Year. New #BlueSkyArtShow. And a #vibrant ginger flower from Hawaii.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #Nikon #35mm #scan #transparency
The sun rakes across a ginger flower in Hawaii. This image is a scan from a 35mm transparency
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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An ICM image for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme: #holiday

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #Nikon #ICM #outdoorlights #christmas
ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) image of outdoor holiday lighting
December 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Two hands hold a lit candle (Montreat, NC; 35mm scan)
December 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Merry Christmas to all my fellow photogs! It's a joy to be part of this photographic community. Blessings, one and all.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ICM
An ICM image of a Christmas Tree
December 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Clouds dot the midwest #sky.

A never-before-posted 4x5 transparency scan from the archives.

#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #largeformat #transparency #scan #film
A midwest windmill against a blue sky dotted with white clouds
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Sit a spell and warm up in front of the 112 year-old fireplace in the grand lobby of the historic Grove Park Inn (Asheville, NC)

#warmth #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #Nikon #NC #Asheville
A signature rocking chair is silhouetted in front of the fireplace at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving @bsky.app

I'm thankful for a photographic community that inspires and uplifts me every day!

#EastCoastKin #YellowThu #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ICM #Nikon #NC
Yellow leaves against a blue sky--Autumn on the Blue Ridge Parkway (near Blowing Rock, NC)
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Had enough fall foliage? Me either! Happy #stunday

#photography #EastCoastKin #Nikon #autumn #NC #Boone #travelphotography
Fall colors are even more vibrant in the late afternoon light (Boone, NC)
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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For today's #scape, we return to Vermont for a misty fall morning on Woodward Reservoir (2017)

#photography #EastCoastKin #Nikon #autumn #vermont #plymouth #travelphotography
The early morning mist on Woodward Reservoir provides a nice contrast to the fall foliage (Plymouth, VT)
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Seattle, Wa.

#photography #EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze #Nikon #Seattle #SpaceNeedle #MoPOP
The morning fog burns off as the Museum of Pop Culture frames the Space Needle (Seattle, WA)
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Abandoned in South Dakota.

#photography #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #Nikon #SouthDakota #BarnFinds #TravelPhotography
A vintage canister is left abandoned in the remains of an old house
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Killington, VT (2017)

#photography #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #Vermont #autumn #trees #sky #Nikon #TravelPhotography
The camera gazes up at the blue sky through a grove of trees tinged with autumn color
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Middletown Springs, VT (2017)

#photography #EastCoastKin #stunday #Nikon #vermont #travelphotography #autumn
A stream flows through autumn color in Middletown Springs, VT
November 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Vermont (2017)

#photography #scape #EastCoastKin #autumn #Nikon #vermont #travelphotography
A covered bridge dots the autumn landscape in Vermont
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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From a recent trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains (NC)...

#photography #EastCoastKin #stunday #autumn #ICM #Nikon #leaves #travelphotography
An image of autumn leaves using the ICM technique (Intentional Camera Movement)
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Good morning Bluesky! I've been down for a longer than expected period with computer issues. But I'm back with an entry for today's #BlueSkyArtShow. An #evening at Carolina Beach (NC)

#photography #EastCoastKin #ICM #Nikon #CarolinaBeach #NC #ocean #twilight
Beachgoers enjoying an evening at Carolina Beach (NC)
November 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Once upon a time I was a student at the former Brooks Institute of Photography. The theme of this particular assignment was #Fear.

#photography #EastCoastKin #SelfPortraitSunday #SpiderSunday #largeformat #TriX #Film #darkroom #BrookiesForever
A self-portrait depicting my fear of spiders made for an assignment at Brooks Institute (circa 1986)
October 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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#Inside The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Rome)

#photography #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Nikon #Rome #SaintPaul #TravelPhotography #Italy
A group of travelers admire the interior of The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy
October 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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A sincere pumpkin patch near Santa Paula, CA.

#photography #EastCoastKin #stunday #Nikon #pumpkin #farm #barn #travelphotography #35mm #scan
A 35mm scanned image of a pumpkin patch/farm near Santa Paula, CA, featuring pumpkins and a red barn
October 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Iona Abbey, Isle of Iona, Scotland

#photography #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #glow #Nikon #travelphotography #Iona #Scotland
The glow of the candles in the divine quiet of the Iona Abbey on the Isle of Iona in Scotland.
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Seattle from the other side for this #scape day.

#photography #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BWFri #Nikon #Seattle #cityscape #travelphotography
A black and white image of the Seattle skyline as viewed from West Seattle
October 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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At the intersection of I-5 and I-90 lies downtown Seattle (WA)

#photography #EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights #Nikon #LongExposure #Seattle
A long exposure image of downtown Seattle at twilight.
October 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM