adalbertbruce

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Books, cinema, comics, photography (both analog and digital); art, weird fiction, zines, travel. Grounded in the Pacific Northwest. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@adalbertbruce. -Jonathan Bruce Falk

A photo of me in shadows, in profile, holding my left hand to the back of my head. A few headstones, trees, and University of Oregon campus buildings show in the background. -JBF
Photo by Bruce W. Falk, showing a seated worker on the White Alice telecommunications project checking a chart on a wall, with equipment panels all around. A post is in the field of vision. -JBF
A seemingly enormous bronze statue of a man, tipping his hat, in a Rosarian suit. Garden visitors appear over his left shoulder. -JBF
A crescent moon illuminated behind iridescent sunset clouds, with partial tree silhouettes at the bottom of the picture. -JBF
A memorial marker showing names of Oregonians killed in the Vietnam War, circa 1968, with leaves in the background. -JBF
A tilted view of the grounds of the Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial, with mowed grass, worked earth, paths, trees, and blue sky with white clouds in sight. -JBF
A sign reading "ODDITIES" on a red brick building, with the photographer seen in a reflection in the window, along with other mirror images from the street overlaid on curious window displays, skeletons and the like. -JBF
A lamppost wreathed in roses, with old fir trees as a backdrop. -JBF
A carnival barker points a cane upward and speaks in a microphone, with sideshow performers (a snake charmer and covered-up illustrated man) appearing on either side of him; with a vintage sideshow painting and part of a building facade behind him. The backs of peoples' heads show in the foreground. -JBF
A photo by Bruce W. Falk. The picture shows Roman Scott, gripping a railing on a balcony outside the second floor of an industrial-looking red brick building, spotted with graffiti. -JBF
A photo with a sign reading "PUB," with a stylized Union Jack flag as background; on a post, with a white building and trees and other buildings about. -JBF
A bed of lichen covering a bank of rocks, with basalt battlements capped with trees in the background. -JBF
The snow-whitened top of Mt. Adams, over grassy and forested bluffs, with part of the Columbia River, signs, and roofs in the mid and near distance. -JBF
A Victorian house on an elevated place, seen down a street. A parked car, recycling bins, and a blue sky add to the image. -JBF
An abandoned low house, with boarded-up windows, and large moss clumps on the roof. Scrubby plants grew in front, with a branch close, and trees behind. A portion of my previous car appeared in the lower right corner. Columbia River Gorge, Oregon side. -JBF
A street scene in Vancouver, British Columbia, with passersby with a small white dog across the way; and with cars, shops, and a few high rises in view. The coloring is greyish. -JBF
A photo of me, wearing a blue windbreaker, a button-up shirt, and blue jeans, standing on a summit overlooking what was then Jinhae City, South Korea (now Jinhae District); with mountains and city buildings visible below. Negative sprocket holes and coding frame the top. Photo by a student, Lt. Cho. -JBF
A slide photo, showing transport workers in parkas, climbing a ladder into the back of what appears to be a cargo truck or trailer. Wet ground, and a bluff with snow on the top, and a red body dump truck, appear in the photo. Picture by Bruce W. Falk. -JBF
Iridescent bars of sunset clouds behind silhouettes of trees, a fence, roofs, and flowers. -JBF
An old home, with a tower-like portion, a porch, gables, with white-painted clapboard siding. The tops of trees rise over the house. -JBF
A photo showing a waterfall, with columnar basalt formations, and a huge patch of lichen to its side. -JBF
The photo shows an angled view of a waterfall, cutting through a rock formation. The cliff is covered in ferns, lichen, and moss. -JBF
Bruce W. Falk, with hands in pockets. He wore a white hard hat; and he was standing at the edge of a dropoff in the Aleutian Islands, with an expanse of ocean, smaller islands, and a sky with a white cloud behind. -JBF
A slide photo by Bruce W. Falk, showing the domes and stone walls of the Parliament complex in Victoria, BC, with parked cars along a street, and trees in the mid distance. -JBF
Two friends, Brian and Marc, walking behind a waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge. They appear as tiny figures behind beads of falling water, in a natural cavernous space. -JBF
A view of the lower and upper portions of Multnomah Falls; surrounded by rock walls, which are heavily covered by ferns, moss, and lichen. Benson Bridge appears as well. The image is set at an angle. -JBF
A black and white photo of Bruce W. Falk, peering through the sight of a signal lamp, with a reflection of horizon and sky, and ground, in the glass. He was standing in what appeared to be the upper portion of an air traffic control tower. -JBF
A moss/lichen plastered rock wall, with water cascading over cavities and various formations. -JBF
A picture of an instant photo, showing trees, some dead, and some needled, before a steep basalt formation. The photo is from 6-26-26, near the start of the Larch Mountain Trail, in Oregon. I first took a hike there (to the summit of Larch, and back to the base of Multnomah Falls) with my father, in 1984 (along with several additional such hikes in years after that). -JBF
A view of a waterfall seeming to drop into a closeup grafitti and sticker-covered pillar, with verdant foliage about. -JBF
One brown-and-white, and one darker goat stare at the picture taker. Rocks poke from the soil, and Black Angus cattle stand behind, with trees and a house roof on the horizon. On a butte in the Boring Lava Fields, Oregon. -JBF
A night photo showing a dense network of pedestrians, a bus on the street, and stacks of lights and neon signs in Tokyo. -JBF
The sun pierces through a large leafy tree, with rays of sunlight fanning out; on the longest day of the year. -JBF
A photo of me, hands hooked in jeans pockets. I wore a dark jacket, and I was before the window of my then-home (on occasion). Gresham, Oregon. The image is hued green. -JBF
A slide photo by Bruce W. Falk, showing a light blue circa 1967 Ford pickup truck, with a travel camper on the back. Two small children (me in white shirt, pulling a child's wagon) were active near the vehicle. We were also then moving to the pictured rural area in Clackamas County, Oregon, and finishing work on a then-new house (which was demolished in 2017, and replaced with another). This was atop a butte in the Boring Lava Fields, with an extensive view (not seen in photo). Trees and tall grass, a gravel driveway, and a concrete-paved area appeared. -JBF
A still life photo, showing a vintage GI Joe doll with camo shorts, and an open shirt. He is holding an M16-type miniature rifle, and a Colt .45=style handgun. Several Tarot cards appear, including "La Mort," which is across his legs. A small skull, a basket of seashells, and a package of Black Cat firecrackers also appear in the image. -JBF
A color photo, with negative sprocket holes on top, showing a red-railed platform (and its reflection) in a pond in a Japanese garden. Evergreen and deciduous trees stand in the background. -JBF
A picture of myself, reflected in a distorting, reflecting sphere. I held a camera, and I was wearing a black leather jacket, and jeans. A square stone-paved courtyard is seen in reflection, and in actuality (under the sphere), with a few people in the background in the mirrored surface. -JBF
A black-and-white photo of Hazel M. Falk, wearing a checked shirt and a capris-like garment, with arms folded; wearing a 1940s-type permed hairstyle; sitting in a brushy spot, with trees in the background. -JBF
A photo of me, mid-blink, with parted hair. I wore a white t-shirt, on which a small portion of the Virgil Finlay portrait of H.P. Lovecraft is visible, in the shot. A building with a mural of a dome is behind me. -JBF
Pedestrians go to and fro in the square near the railway station in Düsseldorf, Germany; with multistory buildings about. The day was sunny and hot. -JBF
A faded sign, reading Oak Grove Shoe Emporium; surrounded by weather-faded sheets of wood and plywood, in different tones; topped by a cloudy sky. -JBF
A raccoon, standing on its hind legs, examines possible portables. The photograph is a nocturnal scene. -JBF
A photo of a heavy wrought iron gate, in front of a door with windows; with the street number 222 above the entrance (for 222 Bowery); at the Bunker, a former YMCA building. The bunker was a residence and studio space for many writers, performers, photographers, and artists, over many years. The photo is a night shot. An intercom on the right of the image is fastened to a brick wall. -JBF
A photo showing a performer playing a guitar, seated on a sidewalk, while other people stand nearby. A partial "Pike Place Market" sign, and leftbank books, and Crumpet Shop signs are visible. An overhang appears over the sidewalk, and pedestrians approach in the distance. -JBF
A photo of me; in a blue shirt, with Lieutenant Cho, in a white shirt, standing under a tree with vivid autumn colors, with forests and hills in the background. -JBF
A photo showing a large rock outcropping, pine trees, and the city of Boulder, Colorado, below on a plain; in 1985. -JBF