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Lightroom Folder Structure and Import Settings

  Lightroom Folder Structure & Import Rules Assumptions This workflow is designed with the following assumptions: Working on  macOS Time Machine  is already configured and backing up the photo library Photo editing happens on the  same computer and drive  where imports occur Root Folder All photos live under: ~/Pictures Lightroom Classic is responsible for creating and managing all subfolders under this root. Folder Structure (Lightroom-Managed) Lightroom organizes photos  by capture date  using a Year / Month hierarchy: ~/Pictures ├── 2024 │ ├── 01 │ ├── 02 │ └── ... ├── 2025 │ └── ... └── 2026 └── 01 Rules: Folders are created automatically by Lightroom Do not manually create, rename, or move year/month folders in Finder Any folder changes must be done  inside Lightroom Lightroom Import Configuration Destination Organize:  By date Date Format:   YYYY/MM Into Subfolder:  Off Destination Root:   ~/Pictures ...
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People Watching/People in Their Environment (2023)

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Snowshoeing, Oro-Medonte, 2022   Snowshoeing during the Family Day in Ontario. It was very cold but after weeks and months stuck in the house is good to be out. Ghosts in Conversation, 2019 This is at a resort near Lake Simcoe in the morning after a wedding. There are no people in the picture but one can feel the dynamic of a conversation: a couple vs. a single person, opposing views and alliances, relaxed exchanges and possible light-hearted gossip. Night Life, Milan, 2022 On a small street next to our hotel with a craft beer store and patio. Lively, but relaxed, a lifestyle to admire. Pompano Beach, Street Festival, 2023 In Pompano Beach, during a street festival. Very relaxed, people having tacos and beers. One person looks into the camera, puzzled.
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Urban Abandonment and Decay (2023)

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Regime Change This is the apartment build where I grew up, in the home city of Satu Mare, Romania. It was build in the 1960s in a style typical for that era. The mosaic added a bit of colour and was just next to the playground. This year (2023) I went back and I took a picture just when they covered the mosaic with what looks like an industrial gray stucco. This was done for the purpose of insulating the building, but what makes it more efficient will remove even the little interest that building had. It felt sad, both because of the nostalgia of old times and also because it looked that the new times are dull and boring. Freehold Apartments This picture is a portion of an apartment building built  in 1970 initially as emergency shelter for the survivors of a flood. It was made of concrete slabs with minimum interest for aesthetics and comfort.  This building was part of a new neighbourhood called "Solidaritatii." In the 1990s, after the communism collapsed, the people living...
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