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the name is, Colton.

I live in Florida,but moving up north soon.
I smoke the best weed, have awesome cats &
am madly in love with my fiancee.

I have been embracing photography as a part of my life for the last 6 years.

Though I have studied photography in depth, I do not claim to be a professional. I have no license nor degree in photography, just a few classes in b&w film study.

Life is about capturing moments and labeling something as 'professional' seems to water-down the true artistic endeavor of just having a camera in your life.

I hope you enjoy the photos.

If I "favorite" your work, but do not comment please don't take offense, I'm just lazy and not always up to input haha.

ALL PHOTOS COPYRIGHT Colton Reed [Brother -in- Spirit] Photography 2005-2011. The contents of this photostream & its images cannot be copied, distributed or published for any media, electronic or otherwise without express written or verbal permission.



I am a parcel of vain strivings tied
By a chance bond together,
Dangling this way and that, their links
Were made so loose and wide,
Methinks,
For milder weather.

A bunch of violets without their roots,
And sorrel intermixed,
Encircled by a wisp of straw
Once coiled about their shoots,
The law
By which I'm fixed.

A nosegay which Time clutched from out
Those fair Elysian fields,
With weeds and broken stems, in haste,
Doth make the rabble rout
That waste
The day he yields.

And here I bloom for a short hour unseen,
Drinking my juices up,
With no root in the land
To keep my branches green,
But stand
In a bare cup.

Some tender buds were left upon my stem
In mimicry of life,
But ah! the children will not know,
Till time has withered them,
The woe
With which they're rife.

But now I see I was not plucked for naught,
And after in life's vase
Of glass set while I might survive,
But by a kind hand brought
Alive
To a strange place.

That stock thus thinned will soon redeem its hours,
And by another year,
Such as God knows, with freer air,
More fruits and fairer flowers
Will bear,
While I droop here. - Henry David Thoreau

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    artfisch says:

    "light up a cig and smoke them."

    11th August, 2009

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    Kat110168 says:

    "Colton is incredibly honest in is photography and a pioneer where others only want to follow not lead.
    He's down to earth and yet he's up in the trees.
    :-)
    But MORE than anything....
    He makes you THINK.
    Outside of the box.
    Even forget there IS a box.
    His photographs bring you into his world and mirror back to you...your world.
    We are really no different.
    Sometimes he shows us things that are uncomfortable and other times he shows us such beauty.
    Either way...he rocks!"

    27th May, 2009

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    by the edges photography (blah blah blah) says:

    "I am so displeased with myself for not doing this sooner, I am usually a much better friend and contact!

    Colton is a complete antithesis of what is out there in flickrland for male nude sp's, at least with a few rare and lovely exceptions.
    connected emotionally and much more than just a "photo" or an "sp" his guts come standard on all of his uploads.
    to visit his stream daily is a beautiful and lovely experience
    to have him as a flickr friend is also worth it's weight in gold.
    thank you for all of your kind comments on my stream."

    4th April, 2009

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    Love from Larissa says:

    "Such an eye in critique and creating, amazing soul."

    1st March, 2009

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    šæ öf blånkètš. says:

    "He speaks words i dare not speak through his photos. That's what i love about them. His photos are not over processed or glamorous, because they don't have to be, they have TRUE meaning. His photos are everything i'd like my photos to be, exceptional. They are so raw, so original, so phenomenal and i'm honored to have him as a contact on here.


    keep it up brothaa"

    9th December, 2008

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    mariecriedwolf says:

    "Very imaginative and creative. One of my favourite streams"

    6th December, 2008

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    E l e i n says:

    "Colton is amazing, he has a really creative mind :)"

    6th December, 2008

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    Mary Hare says:

    "Amazing photos with so much creativity! Every picture is a work of art :)"

    30th November, 2008

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    kelsitakespictures says:

    "Colton, you are amazing and it shows in your photos :)"

    16th November, 2008

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    woodgrainwhale says:

    "very interesting and intriguing shots. i find myself enveloped in his concepts and reminded of my past. i very much enjoy his work and is captivated by his imagination.
    =]"

    28th September, 2008

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    smellslikeb a b s says:

    "He's soo creative and not afraid with his pictures.
    Very inspiring and captivating.
    Not to mention, he's not bad to look at either ;)

    Always lookin' at your stream and photographs!"

    19th September, 2008

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    flightless bird says:

    "colton is fantastically creative. i'm so happy to know someone else who strives in self-portraiture with such passion because it's the most under-estimated art out there. wonderful stream with so many things that put the simple into the divine with the right touch. amazing."

    24th July, 2008

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