Collette WB

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Collette's Writing Block. I like puns. I am an enthusiastic fan of Masami Teraoka https://www.masamiteraoka.com/
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Banner: photo of a roadsign next to a bridge, text modified to read "Psychopath to Inverness 4 1/2"
If you squint and zoom in you can see my red “shame” sign at tonight’s vigil for Minnesota in Renton, Wash.
The hardest problem in Computer Science is doing your job while your neighbors are being abucted by masked thugs and executed in the street
4/53 — 2026 01.18 — I'm not going to make a habit of golden hour beach shots, but I couldn't resist shooting this one. Lumix GX85 + Lumix G Vario 14–140mm lens #Lumix #LumixGX85 #Lumix14140 #MicroFourThirds #マイクロフォーサーズ #micro43 #m43 #photography #sundog #beach #monterey #goldenhour

"Jan. 27, during the #Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Sheriff’s Office will present the latest Truth Act report, a transparency report about its interaction with ICE.
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“‘Whistlemania,’ events where people create whistle kits that can be used to alert others about the presence of ICE, happens tonight from 5-6:30pm at the SEIU Local 521 Hall in #Salinas, with the next taking place Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 3-5pm at County Supervisor Chris Lopez’s office in #KingCity.”

#MontereyCountyNow report by Celia Jiménez

#MontereyCounty #SalinasValley #immigrants #ICE https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/after-another-deadly-shooting-by-ice-in-minneapolis-many-in-monterey-county-continue-to-organize/article_ae793bda-e765-4313-98f5-927f61cfece8.html

I've started a new series — "Why This Photo Works" — of short feels over on Instagram where I break down my composition and editing choices into bite-sized nuggets.

Hope it inspires you with ideas to try out for your future shots.

The first pic is a photography I shot of the northern lights near Tromsø, Norway.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT_DP8DDXT3/?igsh=OHFoejlzcHZpZ25z

#Photography #PhotographyTips #WhyThisPhotoWorks #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Tromso #Norway #Tromsø

Howard Cheng | Travel Photographer on Instagram: "Breaking down one of my aurora shots. 🌌 Three simple composition choices to help draw your attention towards the main subject: 1️⃣ Central placement, 2️⃣ Leading lines, 3️⃣ Thirds. Save this reel to add to your composition arsenal and follow for more travel photo tips. This is the first reel in my "Why This Photo Works" series. Comment below and tell me what kind of shots you want me to break down. #NorthernLights #AuroraPhotography #PhotographyTips #TravelPhotography #CompositionTips"

34 likes, 5 comments - wherehowardgoes on January 26, 2026: "Breaking down one of my aurora shots. 🌌 Three simple composition choices to help draw your attention towards the main subject: 1️⃣ Central placement, 2️⃣ Leading lines, 3️⃣ Thirds. Save this reel to add to your composition arsenal and follow for more travel photo tips. This is the first reel in my "Why This Photo Works" series. Comment below and tell me what kind of shots you want me to break down. #NorthernLights #AuroraPhotography #PhotographyTips #TravelPhotography #CompositionTips".

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Hope lives when people remember.

Josef Lewkowicz, The Survivor: How I Made it Through Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter

#quote #quotes

ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents

Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.

The Portland Press Herald
Minneapolis mayor says some federal agents will begin to leave on Tuesday amid growing anger over Alex Pretti death – live http://news.usaunify.org/TQZng1

Be well informed! Here’s Pew Research’s honest truth about the state a U.S. immigration.

Minneapolis and Minnesota are NOT EVEN ON THE MAP! Trump’s attack there is about “hate”, NOT “safety” or immigration enforcement.

What the data says about immigrants in the U.S.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/08/21/key-findings-about-us-immigrants/

I'm on a newspaper.
#PastelArtist #ArtExhibition