October Blog: Day 11

Still hanging in there.

At this point I’m lacking any real motivation to continue with Sober October. I’m really just doing it because I said I would. Days like today, I falter.

I had a long, hard day. I’m tired. There’s a guy at work who won’t be coming back for the perceivable future, so I’m doing my job and his. So when I got home, I just kind of laid there. After a while, I realized I needed to do my photo-a-day challenge. As I said, I faltered. Do I really need to do this? There’s no one to hold me accountable, but me.

But I said I was going to do it. I try to be a man of my word.

So I thought for a while. I saw the light streaming through the blinds on my window. And it gave me an idea.

I wanted a film noir feel. Like a down and out private detective staring out into nowhere and looking back on his life.

I think it worked. I had to turn my iPhone upside down to get this shot.

Anyway. Here’s two shots from yesterday.

Buck Santino

Adam "Buck" Santino is a New Orleans-based writer, photographer, and storyteller. He has two books available on Amazon — a memoir about his time working at Walt Disney World and an anthology of short fiction. His photography ranges from street work and portraits to documentary subjects, with a particular focus on place and memory.

From 2023 to 2025, Buck was the Assistant Archival Photographer for Six Flags New Orleans. Prints of this historic work are available at Santinoart.com.

https://www.santinoart.com
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