Rob Biondo

Casual photographer, disciple of the monochrome arts. Historian by training, with a side of philosophy. Interested in anything that involves creating something.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

If anyone is on Bluesky, I'm @rbiondo.bsky.social over there

Mastodon I had but the server is dead so will be back on soon

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

Making an extremely rare appearance on the Hellsite because I thought I'd check where the #photography community is emigrating to. Is Mastodon still the main destination or are folks jumping on Bluesky?

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

@alectorious @C20Society @bdp_com @mkcouncil @livingarchive1 @SaveThePoint @BucksLiveNews Sometimes you have to make a compromise to at least retain the outside of a building.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

@alectorious @C20Society @bdp_com @mkcouncil @livingarchive1 @SaveThePoint @BucksLiveNews As a side but related note, it was a very interesting building to be in and the lobby was absolutely wonderful with the greenery and bags of natural light coming from the top.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

@alectorious @C20Society @bdp_com @mkcouncil @livingarchive1 @SaveThePoint @BucksLiveNews It's not the most elegant of solutions but it means the pyramid lives to see another day rather than end up like most historic buildings in Greater Manchester. It's been empty for years since Coop moved their HQ in Manchester so it's a good thing it doesn't go derelict.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

Well, wow.

Looks like it's been almost 2 years since I've been active here. I almost forgot this account existed! Suppose that's what happens when you have a child and the first two years go with the blink of an eye.

What have I missed?

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

@hotpinkbulb Don't worry, I'll embody the spirit of Maitani Yoshihisa himself.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

I've said it before and I'll day it again: the One More Stop server is a fantastic community and one that shows incredible levels of generosity of each other. I myself mentioned about half-frame and today I received this wonderful gift and I'm genuinely touched.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

Some people will really say any odd shit to get attention.

However, no surprise it's the grifter promoting the grifting art model. And I use the word art in the loosest possible senses.

[Ian Miles Cheong @ianmiles]

What does it say that AI is more capable of producing beautiful art than "real" human artists who produce Corporate Memphis?

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

Pentax announcing that they are kickstarting a film camera project with a stated roadmap beginning at a p&s and ending at a fully mechanical SLR is not something I had on my 2022 bingo card.

#believeinfilm

https://t.co/cX8M976EVP

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

@Antihippy And it is going to backfire horribly because a lot of the younger nurses that have been entering the profession in the past 3 to 5 years are very militant and won't just take it like previous generations of nurses. The govt is dealing with the post-2008 crisis generation.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

@thehistoryguy And it's not like it was looking particularly good in Moscow either by that stage.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

Poor choice of headline aside, Fan Ho was a fantastic photographer and it's probably because of him that the whole abstract minimalist bow street photography is a thing.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

Ah yes, HCB! Known in the west for his search for contrast, playing with light and shadow as well as having a more cinematic feel...oh wait.

[Shaun 🇯🇲🇧🇧🇬🇧 @shotbyshaun]

What a title! https://t.co/wFgUcvQsnW

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

@shotbyshaun Granted the title seems to quote someone else, they could have chosen a different title. Especially given, you know, that the photography of HCB and Fan Ho is completely different. Either the editor is lazy or is ignorant.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

It's all about the Three Lions until the music stop and then we turn against the brown folks. It's uncanny how football mirrors British society.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

Harry Kane completely fucked that penalty but I bet you the media and the English (read male, white) pub commentariat will still find a way to blame the likes of Saka, Rashford or Bellingham. Apparently it's always the brown boys' fault even when it's the white guy that fucks up.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

@wulfrunian40 @jburnmurdoch Or the classic NI football song on the notes of The Battle Hymn of the Republic which has the verse and chorus section of "They're the greatest little country the world has ever seen and this is what we said! We're not Brazil, we're Northern Ireland but it's all the same to me".

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

They took out 50% of their colonial rulers, here's for hoping they take out the other 50%.

And tbh, why not have an African country win the tournament overall?

[Existential Comics (find me on bluesky) @existentialcoms]

Today I feel Moroccan.

[Rob Biondo @RobBiondoPh]

For the first time in almost 12 years living in England I've not been a passive observer and now actually hope they beat the French. But this may be the Italian in me with ITA-FRA unresolved football trauma.

In any case, this is a very tasty game!