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📸 BigGuns Photos is a collective of scientists and photographers for whom photography is art, a record, and an instrument of discovery.

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We’re now on Reddit!

The Odessa Photographic Society has launched r/photosociety — an open community for photographers, researchers, beginners, and anyone interested in photography.

Come join us:
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In Palermo, you photograph a Franciscan church and at first see only the architecture.
But knowing the order’s history, symbols, structure, and methods of governance makes the details speak.
A researcher must first gain the knowledge that teaches them how to see.

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@ConradLangslow @PanoPhotos Nice photo!

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Expeditionary Corps in Portugal, 2020.

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@EvanSPhotoArt @MaltsevPhd Hi! Yes, it’s a shame. 😔 We’re continuing our work, and if any open initiatives come up, I’ll definitely share them in future posts.🫡

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A strong research photograph doesn’t just show more. It makes you see differently what was already in front of you.
The Berdychiv Carmelite Monastery.

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In the field, photography can reveal what news reports, briefings, and books cannot: not just what a place is like, but what it feels like to be there—and what reveals itself to the researcher along the way.
By: Oleg Maltsev

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@slangseas Such a lovely shot❤️

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Voigtländer Bessa 667 W
Kodak T-MAX 100
By: Maltsev Oleg

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@michaelboegl Venice is a wonderful place for both photographers and researchers!

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That led us to Northern Croatia. Vodnjan, Umag, Buje, Motovun, Poreč, Rovinj, Pula, Rijeka — each city became a new observation.

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First, we studied Venice — not as a single city, but as a civilization that left behind a system of traces.
The next question was a natural one: where else can this system be seen?

Photo by @MaltsevPhd

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Good field research doesn't just look for confirmation. It actively seeks out the detail that doesn't fit the picture. An anomaly can be more valuable than ten facts that confirm the obvious explanation.

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Ilford HP5 400
Palermo. Italy

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Expeditionary photography begins where we stop simply looking at what remains and start asking: what invisible process once created what we see today?

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At first glance, the Netherlands may seem like nothing more than a collection of canals, bridges, windmills, and harbours. But together, they bear witness to a centuries-long process of managing water and transforming the land.

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@ChromoMomo Beautiful colours!

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Have a great weekend, friends, and get some excellent shots.

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@michaelboegl Film it's a magic

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Tmax 400
Palermo. Italy