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Little is known about Captain Magnificent, other than his name is John Karpinsky, he currently lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and that he puts his life on Flickr. The fledgling amateur photographer got his start in photography after convincing his wife to let him purchase his first digital SLR shortly before the birth of their son. He got the camera in order to document his child's life and fulfill his role as dadarazzi. Several fairly expensive accessories (and one whole camera) later and he has convinced himself of his own photographic genius, even if the rest of the world cannot see it. True artists are never recognized in their own lifetime, anyway.
He enjoys listening to pretentious hipster folk music, the more banjo the better.
It's probably best not to take anything he says seriously.
The Captain also dabbles in illustration, and although not classically trained by any means, he still attempts to bring ideas that bounce around in his cranium to life. His favorite tools include Adobe Illustrator and a drawing tablet.
Here's links to his Day of the Dead series:
View the whole set here:
Prints are available in two sizes on Etsy. The Captain would like to point out that all proceeds from sales of these prints go to a family directly impacted by Multiple Sclerosis, namely his own. You can read bits and pieces about his experience here:
captain.magnificent's favorite photos from other Flickr members (615)
Contacts (151)
Groups (50)
- Photos that should be exhibited in Tate Modern 947 photos, 81 members
- Milwaukeeans 1,108 photos, 70 members
- Día de los Muertos 10,082 photos, 1,675 members
- sausage races 173 photos, 27 members
- Milwaukee Art Museum: Calatrava’s Quadracci Pavilion 933 photos, 234 members
- flickr self centered 0 photos, 4 members
- The Interloping Dog 232 photos, 71 members
- Skeletons in Space Suits 17 photos, 31 members
- People with wetsuits that look like seals from the bottom 1,211 photos, 94 members
- Patrice Ruane 24 photos, 8 members
- Design Nerds 36,573 photos, 3,573 members
- Fleeing cats; fleeting images 91 photos, 24 members
- Star Wars Fans United 16,343 photos, 2,011 members
- STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTERS 2,486 photos, 309 members
- Sugar Skulls 633 photos, 177 members
- Skulls - The Death Head 1,148 photos, 267 members
- Skull Nation 3,087 photos, 782 members
- Skulls 14,895 photos, 3,430 members
- "magentaBLUE (POST 1 - COMMENT 2)" 886 photos, 279 members
- Art Directory 165,071 photos, 12,119 members
- Goofology 29 photos, 6 members
- STAR WARS Collectors 1,374 photos, 81 members
- Polar Bear Swim 1,357 photos, 201 members
- DOGFORT 75 photos, 13 members
- Hyenas 743 photos, 210 members
- KNF - Cute animals in zoos and in the wild 1,368 photos, 112 members
- Pretentious comments 139 photos, 130 members
- Utata 378,356 photos, 20,428 members
- International CONTEST group 12,835 photos, 1,289 members
- The Lighthouses of Wisconsin 649 photos, 98 members
- People of the Cream City, Milwaukee WI 3,015 photos, 111 members
- Getty Images Call for Artists 476,332 photos, 80,055 members
- Getty Images on Flickr 0 photos, 12,739 members
- Port Washington, WI 219 photos, 46 members
- North and South Point Milwaukee 633 photos, 77 members
- Okeh Wednesday 31 photos, 24 members
- Star Wars 36,605 photos, 4,563 members
- What you do instead of school 1,816 photos, 262 members
- FlickrCentral 4,821,951 photos, 166,385 members
- Motorcycle 41,305 photos, 3,010 members
- Biker Photography 16,882 photos, 702 members
- BIKER LIFE ~ living and loving the lifestyle~ 81,962 photos, 6,444 members
- Harley-Davidson Museum 378 photos, 54 members
- Multi Generation 912 photos, 170 members
- Bristol Renaissance Faire 2,732 photos, 303 members
- Independence Day 3,008 photos, 542 members
- Fireworks 61,805 photos, 17,021 members
- All People 2,247,597 photos, 68,405 members
- Children of Summer 171 photos, 73 members
- It's A Zoo Out There! (Please VOTE in the challenge rooms) 36,399 photos, 2,481 members
Testimonials (11)
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d_v_b says:
"Captain Magnificent is the inverse Dorian Gray of Flickr. He gets older while his avatar remains a baby.
I heard a rumor that he used to go by the name of detective.wojciehowicz, which is a funny sort of name for a Hawaiian.
Despite his checkered past and his insatiable appetite for Drake's Ring Dings, Colonel Mag-Lite is a hell of a backgammon player and he jousts like nobody's business."26th August, 2010
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Grant O'Shea says:
"Yesterday I went shopping at the local grocery store and saw a picture on the back of a box of cheerios."
26th August, 2010
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Rainman662 says:
"Staff-sergeant Above-average-o demonstrates in his photostream a slavish devotion to the idea that he should try to make the prosaic world of Wisconsin and Wisconsin-ites accessible to the world at large. I question that kind of thinking, but I suppose at some level you gotta admire his tenacity"
26th August, 2010
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BATMAN the All Knowing says:
"Ever since he changed his underwear, he's been so much more tolerable. Way to go, Capitan Magnifico!"
26th August, 2010
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phillyverve says:
"In many ways John is almost as good as me."
25th August, 2010
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DenaIIi says:
"Lieutenant Terrifico saved my life back in 'Nam. Vote for him!"
25th August, 2010
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ssilberman says:
"Faster than a speeding bullet.... Stronger than steel.... Faster than light...
Wait. Sorry wrong super hero.
I thought you were from Metropolis. Not Milwaukee...."25th August, 2010
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♫ DeeVah ♫ says:
"I like Captain Magnificent so much, I count him as a friend.
He only counts me as a contact. Perhaps because I am constantly trying to steal his child. But, I'm not bitter."26th August, 2010
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MythicSeabass says:
"Standing on the edge
Of the Hoover Dam
I'm on the centerline
Right between two states of mind
And if the wind from the traffic
Should blow me away, I know that captain magnificent would be there.
Not only to pick up the pieces of a life that had fallen apart, but to take pictures of it as well.
And really, don't we all need to document that which is "The worst thing that has ever happened to us"?
And who better to do it than this man ?"26th August, 2010
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alisonhulot says:
"Captain Magnificent has the swishiest sword and the most intriguing uniform of anyone on flickr. If I ever had to make it out of enemy territory without ammunition or any back up, this is the man I’d like to have along. He also has world-class expertise in cheese making, though he keeps this a close secret. Don’t make this man a contact if you don’t enjoy laughing."
25th August, 2010
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Furba the cat says:
"I knew Captain Magnificent many years ago when he was known as Captain Magnificent. He was a different person then: his time in the Turkish harem changed him in ways you would not like to imagine. He takes photographs, too, I believe. I may even have faved one."
25th August, 2010
- Name:
- John
- Joined:
- May 2008
- Currently:
- Milwaukee, USA
- Occupation:
- Art Director / Graphic Designer