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This series is an ode to durability. "That existential sinking feeling..." is a strong combo of image and words.

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Thank you Gery!

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Great little project - they are almost invisible now despite still being there.

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Thanks! There are fewer and fewer - I think you imagine them everywhere, yet the truth is they are disappearing...

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I fear they may get their way ... what will I photograph then?!

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Someone should have a museum of devices that are obsolete - rotary phones, typewriters - both manual and electric, adding machines, old cameras, PENCIL SHARPENERS. The list goes on and on. Betamax, laser discs.....

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EXCUSE ME! They may be obsolete with you. They're daily fare with me.

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Nice pictures. Sometimes we forget to reflect on how things constantly change. You know the other day I saw some shorts on "Everything from the 90s". Shows, products, etc. I thought how crazy it is that so much has come to pass. Thanks for sharing!

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Thank you - today's greatest thing is tomorrow's landfill

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“It’s a matter of time”, your headline hit me like a ton of bricks, especially after receiving my cancer diagnosis. I’m good though, and so ready for Heaven, to see My Lord & Savior, along with my beloved bride. Hope to see you there I pray, in Jesus’s name, Amen…🙏😇✝️💜

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I'm so sorry to hear this MAL - I hope things go as well as they can for you

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What a great concept 310 is. Great photos and fitting sentences.

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Thank you Björn - it's something I've done a while now.

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Great series! This one is around the corner from me. Thought it was a great idea, with bonus points for highlighting a real issue for our built heritage here. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/good-call-disused-belfast-phone-box-now-micro-exhibition-space-with-a-message/a1387491010.html

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Thank you Daniel - very interesting idea and great to see a phonebox being used to give a message

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Yeah, pretty neat. I’ve seen a few in the country converted to small libraries as well, which is nice.

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I'm an enormous Dirk Bogarde fan, and this scene from his film "The Servant" makes one thing clear: there is no such thing as a private telephone call in a public telephone kiosk. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDD98EaFYow&pp=ygUoZGlyayBib2dhcmRlIG9uIHRoZSBwaG9uZSBpbiB0aGUgc2VydmFudA%3D%3D)

When I mutter to myself at work, people ask, "Who are you talking to? Are you talking to yourself?" I reply, "Yes. I'm the only person I can get a coherent answer from."

When people walk down the street blaring their conversation into the ether, I say to them, "What did you say?" and they reply, "Not talking to you, goff!"

Which only goes to prove my point.

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Love it ... I'm often found talking to myself ...

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There was a series about a shop in San Francisco that had curiosities & antiques. They had a GINORMOUS blueprint table with a large lamp used in making them. I would've loved to have seen it myself. This thing likely needed a room of its own.

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Beautiful motifs. I also like the format with your short sentences.

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