TIA’s Adventures in “Photocycling” / Chapter Five (Blooper Wheel)

Even though I had promised to deliver this chapter before the conclusion of 2020, the holiday season turned out to be a lot busier than I had anticipated, in addition to the insanity of the national politics that continue to unravel each day ad infinitum. Alas, this fifth installment of “Adventures in Photocycling” features a collection of images from last year that fall under two categories: 1) Images that were humorously botched by other unwitting cyclists or pedestrians, and 2) Images featuring special, unusual, or pleasant situations in Seattle. As blockbuster movies on DVDs or Blu-ray discs tend to feature “blooper reels” of their production, I have dubbed this chapter as the “blooper wheel” with every pun intended outright!

Although my photography of Seattle frequently goes by unnoticed by the people who live and work in Seattle, the same work is often of interest to people who live in other cities in the States, as well as major metropolitan areas in Canada, Europe, and Asia. Recently, PhotoShelter — the webhost of TIA’s photography inventory — had its final “Vision Slightly Blurred” podcast of 2020. Prior to this particular podcast, the hosts requested PhotoShelter members to submit an audio recording that described which photography projects and activities they had focused on when it became certain that the coronavirus pandemic would undoubtedly curtail and confiscate everyone’s anticipated plans for the year. The hosts would then choose which projects they found the most intriguing and share them during the podcast. Surprisingly, PhotoShelter selected my “Photocycling” series to discuss during the podcast! You can listen to the podcast below via the audio bar or via Spotify. My project is mentioned at 8 minutes 20 seconds in the program. Many thanks to PhotoShelter for sharing my special photo project of 2020!