Shawn Bumpers

Photog | Actor | Model | Musician (Charted, Kerrang!, London Times, Pitchfork, Wired, AP!) | Speaker | Creating and capturing. 📸🎭🎶 IMDB

[Shawn Bumpers @solarcoast]

Corruption doesn’t suddenly become acceptable because the person doing it belongs to your political party.

It’s amazing how quickly people will scream about government corruption when the other side is involved, but suddenly become defense attorneys when it’s someone they voted for.

If a Democrat abuses their power, hold them accountable. If a Republican does it, hold them accountable. It’s really not that complicated.

And no, that doesn’t mean both parties are equally corrupt or that every accusation is true. It means the standard shouldn’t change depending on who’s being accused.

We’ve gotten so wrapped up in defending political teams that people will excuse the very things they claim to stand against. They’ll demand investigations for one person and call the same scrutiny a witch hunt when it’s someone on their side.

I don’t care what letter is beside someone’s name. I care whether they’re abusing the authority we’ve entrusted to them.

We shouldn’t have to choose between defending our principles and defending our party. And if a party requires us to abandon our principles, maybe it’s time to reconsider that loyalty.

Politicians work for us. They’re not royalty, they’re not above the law, and they sure aren’t entitled to our blind loyalty.

Corruption doesn’t have a party. But apparently accountability does. Or, in other words, if corruption only bothers you when the other party does it, then corruption isn't really what bothers you. Partisanship is.

[Shawn Bumpers @solarcoast]

The Constitution doesn’t change depending on who’s president. Right and wrong don’t change depending on who’s doing it. Corruption doesn’t suddenly become acceptable because your party benefits from it. Free speech isn’t just for people you agree with, and due process isn’t just for people you like.

[Shawn Bumpers @solarcoast]

Constitutional rights aren’t privileges handed out to people we agree with. They don’t disappear because someone on the other side supposedly cheered when those same rights were violated.

That’s not how rights work. That’s not how the Constitution works.

If your defense of violating someone’s constitutional rights is “Well, they didn’t care when it happened to us,” then you don’t actually care about constitutional rights. You just want your turn to violate them.

The Constitution isn’t supposed to protect only your side. It’s supposed to protect us from exactly that kind of thinking.

[Shawn Bumpers @solarcoast]

Busy weeks lately! Not really trying to “get a-head,” just keeping my chin up and pressing on. 😂

Just wrapped filming the feature Away From the Lagoon in Savannah. Amazing script, director, cast, and crew! While driving back home, I booked four dates as a stand-in on a pretty popular TV show. This weekend, it’s off to Fairfax, Virginia, for another film shoot Friday through Sunday. Then back for more work on Will T.

A lot of miles, long days, Airbnbs, hotels, memorizing lines, photography, and not much downtime. But I’m getting better at the craft with every project, and the people I get to meet and work with along the way have been truly amazing.

#ActorLife #OnSet #AwayFromTheLagoon #WillTrent #filmlife

[Shawn Bumpers @solarcoast]

A little update from Away From the Lagoon (AFTL)! 🎬🐟

We’ve been filming down in Savannah, Georgia, and here’s a little sneak peek at what’s coming. I’m playing Jaxon Starr in this Creature from the Black Lagoon-inspired feature film. | #AwayFromTheLagoon #AFTL #IndieFilm #BehindTheScenes #ActorLife

[Shawn Bumpers @solarcoast]

A little update from Away From the Lagoon (AFTL)! 🎬🐟

We’ve been filming down in Savannah, Georgia, and here’s a little sneak peek at what’s coming. I’m playing Jaxon Starr in this Creature from the Black Lagoon-inspired feature film.

#AwayFromTheLagoon #AFTL #IndieFilm #BehindTheScenes #ActorLife

[Shawn Bumpers @solarcoast]

I’m tired of both political parties acting like they’re the solution when they’ve both spent decades contributing to the problems. Republicans preach limited government until they want to control your personal life. Democrats preach freedom and equality while too often protecting the same wealthy donors and political establishment they claim to oppose. Both talk about accountability until it’s someone on their own side. Both promise change, then make excuses when they fail to deliver.

I’m not interested in defending a political party. I’m interested in defending principles. Constitutional rights, individual liberty, equal justice, religious freedoms, fiscal responsibility, and a government that actually answers to the people.

You don’t have to choose a team to recognize what’s wrong. And (some people I know need to hear this) criticizing one party doesn’t mean you’re supporting the other.

Politicians are supposed to work for us.

[Henry Winkler @hwinkler4real]

Wow ...

[Shawn Bumpers @solarcoast]

But there aren’t THAT MANY flock cameras in Birmingham … really?

If you aren’t breaking the law, you have nothing to be concerned about? Oh, yeah? They are building infrastructure capable of creating searchable records of innocent people’s movements, and we’re relying heavily on policies and promises to ensure that tomorrow’s users don’t find new purposes for yesterday’s data.

The risks:

The cameras record vehicle license plates, vehicle make, model, color, and distinctive features. Although they generally are not designed for facial recognition, they can create detailed records of where vehicles have traveled over time.

As more cameras are installed, they can enable authorities to reconstruct a person’s movements, even if that person is not suspected of a crime.

If the stored data were accessed without authorization or breached, it could reveal sensitive travel patterns.

There are concerns that data could be used for purposes beyond investigating serious crimes, such as monitoring political activities or tracking individuals without sufficient justification.

Automated license plate readers can occasionally misread plates or incorrectly associate a vehicle with a crime, potentially leading to unnecessary police stops or investigations.

Many Flock systems allow participating law enforcement agencies to share information with one another, raising questions about how broadly data is distributed and who has access.

[Shawn Bumpers @solarcoast]

Prep work this week for filming in Fairfax, VA. Also upcoming work in Savannah, GA. Lots of driving! These will be production #18 and 19 for 2026 so far.

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$30 for SIX gallons in my Tacoma. Six. Gallons. No, Tuberville, I’m not willing. And Trump couldn’t bribe me enough to vote for more of this.

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These days … #moon #moonlight

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A whole ocean between wanting | #SomeoneElseNotMe #BeachPhotography #SurfPhotography #shawnbumpersphotography

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When it feels like a compliment | #LP #Strange #NaturePhotography #MoodyPhotography #ShawnBumpersPhotography

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Sometimes I hear songs for the first time and I think, why have I not heard this before? And I’m disappointed in everyone for not sharing. | #NewMusicDiscovery #WhyDidNobodyTellMe #NickCave #NaturePhotography #shawnbumpersphotography

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The water plays for keeps.

#LandscapePhotography #GoldenHour #FloridaNature #NickCave #ShawnBumpersPhotography

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Ends in a parking lot. | #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #GoldenHourLight #FloridaNature #ShawnBumpersPhotography

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Good news: The dock is good. Bad news: The boat.

Captured on a Leica Q2.

#LeicaQ2 #BlackAndWhitePhotography #MaritimePhotography #DocumentaryPhotography ShawnBumpersPhotography

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Last night’s moon over Sebastian, Florida with cloudy drama. Shot on iPhone. 🌙

#SebastianFL #FloridaNights #MoonPhotography #ShotOniPhone #NightSky

[Shawn Bumpers @solarcoast]

FYI if you’re considering rental car theough budget, this is what you might encounter. One person working.