David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer
Fine-art #photographer in #ottawa who occasionally does #costuming (mostly #leather or #chainmaille) and body art (mostly acrylic and metallic #tape).
Website: www.dkmackinnon.ca
Instagram/Facebook: @d.k.mackinnon
Mastodon/Cara: @dkmackinnon
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerLoose broken glass doesn’t belong in garbage bags or bins. Place it in a sealed cardboard box labeled “Broken Glass.” It’s a safe and helpful way to prevent injuries to our waste collection workers. Unsure which bin something goes in? Search the Waste Explorer: bit.ly/3tA1zqE
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerLooking for vaccination services for your child? Our community clinics offer routine vaccinations for families facing barriers to accessing these vaccines. For more info: parentinginottawa.ca/en/shared-content/w…
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerWhere To Hunt Fossils? Fossil Parks & Pay-Per-Dig Quarries www.fossilera.com/pages/where-... #Fossils
- Another from the Symbiosis series. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin #Macrophotography #Bee #PhotographersOfBluesky
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerThe #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Clouds all day Saturday. Link to the feed in comments. #photography #birds #sky #skygazing #storm #monochrome
- Another from the Symbiosis series. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin #Macrophotography #Bee #GhostPipes #PhotographersOfBluesky
- Another from the Symbiosis series. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin #Macrophotography #Fly #Phlox #PhotographersOfBluesky
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- Another from the Symbiosis series. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin #Macrophotography #Bee #PhotographersOfBluesky
- From the Symbiosis series. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin #Macrophotography #Wasp #QueensAnneLace #PhotographersOfBluesky
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerJoin the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday January 31, 2026 The theme is #Clouds Bring any artwork with clouds in it. Use both tags to be included in the feed #art #artists #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerGreat postdoc opportunity in Sweden!! With the one and only David Wardle 🧪🌐 www.umu.se/en/work-with...
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer“analyzing all articles indexed in the PubMed database (>36.5 million articles published in >36,000 biomedical and life sciences journals), we show that the median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles “ 🧪 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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- Want do look at the population genetics of wolves in northern Canada? Apply for this 3 yr postdoc position at UNBC! Details in link or screenshots. gounbc-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jgo...
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerFinished another from last year. Oil paint on canvas. #sciart #oilpainting #fungi #mushrooms #skull #stilllife
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer#BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Cold all day Saturday. Come join the fun! Link to our feed in the comments. #photography #landscape #winter #snow #trees #woods
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerJoin the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday January 24, 2026 The theme is #Cold Pics of ice skating or memories of icy drinks by the pool, it all fits this week. Use both tags to be included in the feed #art #artists #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerThis piece will be at Cline House Gallery for their Annual Juried Show from Jan 29th to Feb 28th. Vernissage 29th January 2026. #art #fungi #oilpainting #sculpture
- From the Obscuria series with model Flos Lunae (IG: @flos.lunae.model). #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #StudioPhotographer #ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #Photoshoot #Nude #ArtNude #ArtisticNude #NudeArt #FineArtNude #PhotographersOfBluesky
- @rileyjade.bsky.social trying out the mirror dress in the studio last fall. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #StudioPhotoshoot #StudioPhotographer #StudioLighting #ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #Photoshoot #PhotographersOfBluesky #Chainmaille #Chainmail #Maille
- This week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #One. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin #Macrophotography
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- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer“Japan and Canada are two of the world’s safest places statistically when it comes to violent crime.” Canada named second safest country in the world from violent crime
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerI have a lot of paintings to finish at the studio. So I started another. #wip #underpainting #oilpainting #bones
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerThis little cluster of chanterelles just won the 3D Art Sculpture category in the North American Mycological Association competition. #fungi #botanicalart #mushrooms #wax #sculpute On view at Gallery 200 (Ottawa) until the start of March.
- From the Naked in the House challenge with model @kalopsiahhh.bsky.social, coordinated by @modeladventurer.bsky.social, and background art by event host and artist Vanessa McKernan. #Photography #Nude #ArtNude #NudeArt #FineArtNude #PhotographersOfBluesky #FineArtPhotography #ArtisticNude
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerJoin the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday January 17, 2026 The theme is #One This week is a focus on art with a focus on the singular. Show off any piece that just has one of something Use both tags to be included in the feed #art #artists #supportartists #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerAhhhh! My pineapple plant is growing a pineapple!
- From last year's photoshoot with @curlyandblond.bsky.social. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #Photoshoot #ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #StudioPhotoshoot #StudioPhotographer #StudioLighting #Nude #ArtNude #ArtisticNude #NudeArt #FineArtNude #PhotographersOfBluesky #BlackAndWhite
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerFinished up this silly painting. Oil paint on canvas. #painting #sciart #pigeonsky #pigeon #oilpainting #realism
- This week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Vibrant, so here an image from a recent photoshoot with @denisastrakova.bsky.social . #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #FineArtPhotography #ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #StudioPhotoshoot #StudioPhotographer #StudioLighting
- Another image from the Naked in the House challenge featuring the talented @kalopsiahhh.bsky.social, coordinated by @modeladventurer.bsky.social, and hosted by artist Vanessa McKernan. #Photography #Nude #ArtNude #NudeArt #FineArtNude #PhotographersOfBluesky #FineArtPhotography #ArtisticNude
- The full photoset can be found at dkmackinnon.ca/galleries/pr...
- In November I took part in a local Naked in the House challenge coordinated by @modeladventurer.bsky.social. The model was the talented Kalopsia (IG: @kalopsiahhh). #Photography #NakedInTheHouse #Nude #ArtNude #NudeArt #FineArtNude #PhotographersOfBluesky #FineArtPhotography #ArtisticNude
- Model is @kalopsiahhh.bsky.social here on Bluesky.
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerJoin the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday January 10, 2026 The theme is #Vibrant Dig deep in those archives and show us your colors! Use both tags to be included in the feed #art #artists #supportartists #makeart #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerGuys! Guys! This is SO cool. This is a time lapse from the Chandra X-ray Observatory of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant over 25 years!
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerResearchers found evidence that a companion star may be influencing Betelgeuse, explaining why the star’s brightness changes over time
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerMary Somerville - the person for whom the word scientist was coined by William Whewell in his 1834. She was a polymath, an intellectual tour de force at a time when teaching women to read and write let alone think deeply was frowned upon or ignored ⚒️🧪🌊 www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerSunday is #Stunday! Share whatever you find stunning with the hashtag, scroll, and enjoy. #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
- It's that time of year again, when we review the best of the year. Here are my top 9 posts in Instagram from 2025. I would like to thank all the models I worked with this year and look forward to a productive and creative 2026. #topnine #topnine2025 #photography #photographer #photographersofbluesky
- Playing with Christmas lights with Ira Balan (@irapassion.bsky.social). #Photography #ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #StudioPhotoshoot #StudioPhotographer #StudioLighting #Glamour #GlamourPhotography #Christmas #Xmas #ArtNude #FineArtNude #FineArtPhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #GlamourNude
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- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerThis is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerJoin the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday January 3, 2026 The theme is #NewYear Let's see those fireworks, the party food, the year end retrospectives, the resolutions. Use both tags to be included in the feed #art #artists #supportartists #makeart #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer“A remarkable fossil footprint has been discovered in PEI by a local and it shines a new spotlight on the province for its world-class Permian Period fossils.” www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/larg...
- Another Christmas-themed image, this time from last year's session with Ira Balan (@irapassion.bsky.social). #photography #modelphotography #modelphotoshoot #studiophotoshoot #studiophotographer #studiolighting #glamour #glamourphotography #glamourshots #Christmas #Xmas
- Merry Christmas with models Kimi (IG: @kimi.bee.model) and Jerry (IG: @jerry.fit.model) in the #MerivaleStudio in #Ottawa. #BlueSkyArtShow #Holiday #Photography #Pinup #Christmas #Xmas #ModelPhotography
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerAnyone know how to get into green power industry as an electrical engineer? Solar and battery stuff seems to be the future and also I wouldn’t be working on a project that makes the world worse
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerSo you've just made a BlueSky account for your artwork— what's next? my short guide to getting started on BlueSky as an artist 🫶🏻
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerHappy holidays and thanks for participating in #artadventcalendar
- Day 25 of #ArtAdventCalendar and our eldest cat Jimmy wishes you all the best for the seasons and the new year. #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #CatsofBluesky #Cat #Christmas2025 #ChristmasLights #Xmas #HappyHolidays2025
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerNORAD Santa tracker 2025 www.noradsanta.org/en/map
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerJoin the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 27, 2025 The theme is #Holiday With over a dozen holidays happening there should be no trouble finding images to share this week. Show us what you love and how you celebrate! Use both tags to be included in the feed #art #artists #supportartists #makeart
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer#ArtAdventCalendar Day 23: This tiny gold JWST charm to be turned into a pendant necklace ✨ 🔭🧪 #art #SciArt
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer🧚♀️✨ Callistoctopus luteus, the Starry Night Octopus 🌃 🎨 Hand sculpted from clay and lovingly painted 🐙 #ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
- Day 24 of #ArtAdventCalendar with a break from flowers with our youngest cat Presea. #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #CatsofBluesky #Cat #Christmas2025 #ChristmasLights #Xmas #HappyHolidays2025
- Day 23 of #ArtAdventCalendar. #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #Macrophotography #Hibiscus
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerPink Ghost Pipe plant at my hometown, Logy Bay, #Newfoundland Canada. Ghost Pipes are most commonly white, but some have pink or even red colouration. Pic from a couple of years ago, in August. #wildflower #flower #botany #plants #fungifriends
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerA plein air sketch from the end of the summer. #artadventcalendar #pleinair
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerThis is the oldest rock ever discovered on Earth. It was found in the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt, Canada, and is more than 4 billion years old. 📷 NASA / Inuit Adventures
- Day 22 of #ArtAdventCalendar. #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #Macrophotography
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerDay 21 of #ArtAdventCallendar. Here's an animation of an orbital ring. It surrounds the Earth in a continuous loop and could serve as a platform to launch vehicles from low-Earth orbit. Read alt-text for more details. Made with #Blender #sciart #scifi
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- Happy #Solstice with Day 20 of #ArtAdventCalendar, and bonus for the #OpenHouse of #BlueSkyArtShow. #Nature #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #Holly #Hollyberry
- That should have been day 21, it being solstice and all.
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerAnothe plein air magnolia grom last spring. Water soluble encaustic on black paper. #artadventcalendar #bloomsky #botanicalart
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer🐙 Caribbean Reef Octopus 🎨 Sculpted from poly clay ✨ #ArtYear #Art #Octo #Octopus #ArtGallery #MarineLife #Invertebrates #InverteFest #Cephalopods #ArtAdventCalendar 🦑🐡
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer#ArtAdventCalendar day 20. Already! Here's an animation of a space elevator. Made with #Blender3d because of course. #SciArt #spaceart Please repost 😊
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerDeer Benjamin Chee Chee ~ Ojibwe 1976
- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerJack o'lantern mushrooms. I was asked twice if they were real. I was sitting on the ground with the mushrooms growing out of a stump in front of me. Water soluble encaustic on black prepped wood board. 12 x 12 inch #artadventcalendar #botanicalart #fungi #fungifriends
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- Reposted by David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦PhotographerThis week, flu activity remains very high, especially among children, youth and older adults. Out of all the flu tests performed in the last week in Ottawa, about 40% are positive. (1/4)
