Bob Soltys

@bobsoltys

Renaissance man. Peace correspondent on the Toltec path. Nitro's dad. Former Navy officer. Scientist. Letter revivalist. B & W film, fountain pens, Day-Timers, paper books, slide rules-not apps. JOMO! 🇸🇰 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 📷 ✍️ 🔭 🦉 #NoAI

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Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· 22d

J. Herbin Fontaine des Quatre-Parties du Monde ink is pretty close to the Carriage Green gracing Parisian fountains and bookstalls, but its Metropolitain ink looks snappier and is my go-to ink for my #Montblanc149CurvedNib pen. #JHerbinInk #FountainPens #paper #handwriting #TheArtOfWriting

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· 22d

Of course the first photo that I made with my new Leica M11-P was of Nitro. The M11 Monochrom still rules for most images, especially in low light and at night, but I want to be able to make color images with a real camera instead of using my iPhone. #dogs #PutDownThePhone #LeicaM11P

A Jack Russell Terrier mix sits on a couch next to a yellow Pittsburgh Steelers Terrible Towel from back in the day. The couch is next to a roll top deskl

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· 28d

Nitro went to the Title Company with me yesterday as I signed the deed selling my house. Thankful they let him come along, and for the occasion to wear my seersucker suit from Ben Silver in Charleston, South Carolina. www.bensilver.com/Powder-Blue-... #BenSilver #seersucker #summer #NitroTheJRT

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Jul 10

The sender, SedonaJewels, lovingly gift-wrapped the box. The icing on the cake: the Montblanc ribbon. First-class sender all the way! #FountainPens #Montblanc #Classy

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Jul 10

Nitro's been shopping. I rejected the technology arms race again, opting for a used #Montblanc 149 Curved Nib calligraphy #fountainpen instead of replacing my MacBook or iPhone. Writing sample using J. Herbin éclat de Saphir ink. #PaperNotScreen #ROMO #Montblanc149 #Handwriting #JHerbinInk

The alphabet written with the Montblanc 149 Curved Nib Calligraphy Fountain Pen held straight up, at a 45-degree angle, and with the nib upside down. Pen filled with J. Herbin éclat de Saphir ink.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Jul 4

Today's must-read: Our Declaration of Independence #DeclarationOfIndependence #Handwriting #PaperNotScreen #JohnHancock #Signatures #IndependenceDay Text transcribe here: www.archives.gov/founding-doc...

A copy of the stone engraving of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, with the signatures of those who signed it.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Jul 3

Is ROMO equivalent to JOMO? #JOMO #ROMO

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Jun 26

"First, she dedicated herself to writing 138 thank-you letters to those who played a part in her release ... They also allowed her to replace bitterness and fear with gratitude." - Today's lunchtime #inspiration from First to the Front #Letters #PaperBooks #Read #ThankYouLetters #DickeyChapelle

Lorissa Rinehart's book 'First to the Front - the Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle Trailblazing Female War Correspondent' on a table at Mallorca Restaurant in Cleveland, along with a Leica M11 Monochrom camera, a cup of decaffeinated coffee, a container of Sugar in the Raw, a glass of water, and a slice of mango mousse.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Jun 24

Seeing this made Home Depot an exception to my "no large corporations / chain store" policy. #Veterans

A sign that says "Veterans Parking - Thank you for your Service" in a Home Depot store parking lot in Cleveland, Ohio

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Jun 24

Sending cooling vibrations to Paris and the rest of Europe ... vague de chaleur / la canicule #Paris #weather #heatwave #climatechange

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Jun 18

As I waited for a magic moment on the strip in Geneva-on-the-Lake one summer night, the photo gods favored me with headlights from a car leaving the parking lot as the Bel Air passed by. @ilfordphoto.com #Delta3200 film, #Leica M7 #filmphotography #nightphoto © 2015 Bob Soltys All Rights Reserved

Headlights of a car in the parking lot illuminate a Chevy Bel Air passing in front of Eddie's Grill in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio on a summer night.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Jun 14

Eddie Sezon opened Eddie's Grill in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio in 1950. He's still manning the grill 76 years later. #EddiesGrill #GenevaOnTheLakeOhio #summer

Eddie Sezon, who opened Eddie's Grill in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio in 1950, helps two members of the kitchen staff on Friday, June 12, 2026.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Jun 2

My devoted friend and companion Lucky the Jack Russell Terrier crossed the rainbow bridge OTD in 2017. His memory lives on in my heart and in the many photos I made of him on #film during 14 years together. Photos descrbd in the alt text. www.bobsoltys.net/lucky #TriX #dogs #JackRussellTerrier

A Jack Russell Terrier in a Volkswagen Beetle convertible.

Lucky the Jack Russell Terrier poses in front of a sign for a TV dealer in Grinnell, Iowa.

Lucky the Jack Russell Terrier looks at Keuffel Atticus the canary after I brought the canary home for the first time.

Lucky the Jack Russell Terrier hopes to score some spaghetti from my Cousin Kim during dinner at her house.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· May 28

National Burger Day at Bearden's in Rocky River, Ohio, a restaurant that's been serving great burgers since 1948 and always has a great oldie playing on the jukebox.

Customers wait to order and wait for their food at Bearden's in Rocky River, Ohio, on National Burger Day May 28, 2026. A jukebox is on the wall, and on the wall at right is a neon sign depicting a bear bringing out a burger and a plate of fries.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· May 21

Nitro got into the paint while the painters were working in the kitchen yesterday #dogs

A dog's paw print on a paper bag after he stepped in white paint

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· May 16

A fellow observer adjusts the mount of his 5-inch refractor Monday night at Observatory Park. His red headlamp made me think of C3PO. The star in the background that I focused on is the planet Venus. #astronomy

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· May 16

1) Apple News privacy warning: "We may use your device serial number to determine your eligibility for offers." Keuffel & Esser never used the serial numbers on its slide rules to ram offers down our throats. It's time to rein in Big Tech.

The Log-Log 1 and -01, Logarithm, K (cubes), A and B, Tangent, Sine Radian and Tangent, Sine, and D, D inverted scales, along with the slide rule's serial number, on a Keuffel & Esser Jet Log Jr. pocket slide rule.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· May 15

What's a dog to do? Post was inspired by @eddieapoc.bsky.social 's post, photo made on Tri-X film in 2005 or 2006. #dogs #NoPetsSign #filmphotography

a Jack Russell Terrier looks at a "No Pets" sign on a store door.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· May 8

Breakfast mooned me this morning

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· May 6

Step back in time to Willow Creek Ranch at the Hole in the Wall, Kaycee, Wyoming. #WillowCreekRanch #wyoming #blackandwhitephotography #filmphotography www.bobsoltys.net/willowcreekr...

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· May 3

Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix finishes up this afternoon's first shift as a printing assistant. Quite pleased with the contact sheet. #dogs #filmphotography #darkroom

Nitro, a Jack Russell Terrier mix, heads out of a traditional wet darkroom after a printing session. Running water washes a contact print in a print washer in the sink. Two darkroom trays rest on the darkroom floor.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· May 1

Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix supervises developing a roll of Tri-X black and white film in D-76, and stands by boxes of 8 x 10 and 11 x 14 @ilfordphoto.com MG V paper in the darkroom. As his back is bothering him, I just gave him some pain medication. #filmphotography #darkroom #dogs

Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix watches as I prepare to develop a roll of Tri-X black and white film that is in an aluminum developing tank in my darkroom sink. A graduated cylinder of D-76 developer sits to the left of the film developing tank, Above the sink is a temperature controller to keep water at the correct temperature for processing the film.

Nitro the jack Russell Terrier mix sits in front of a set of shelves in my traditional wet darkroom. The shelves contain boxes of unexposed Ilford Photo Multigrade V black and white paper upon which I print my negatives. On the top shelf, a couple of contact sheets rest atop two boxes of photographic paper. On the right side of the top shelf, four boxes of unexposed 8 x 10 photographic paper rest atop a paper safe. The paper safe is a lightproof container where I keep unexposed sheets of photographic paper for easy access, so I don't have to open individual boxes of paper before I make each print.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Apr 26

Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix and Dr. Decker during his electroacupuncture treatment last week. #dogs #JackRussellTerrier

Nitro, a Jack Russell Terrier mix, with his veterinarian, Dr. Debbie Decker.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Apr 24

As I walked out the door of Creperie La Sarrasine on Paris' Isle Saint-Louis after lunch on my last full day in Paris, I made a quick image of the chef. Normally I eat outside, but wind gusts and rain sent me inside, where the old world atmosphere flourished in window and chandelier light. #Tri-X

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Mar 31

Parisians may be among those sending them. Here, seen from Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 5th Arrondisement last week.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Mar 31

Like brave Concord in Monty Python & the Holy Grail, renowned #stationery store Melodies Graphiques in #Paris is not quite dead yet. I bought cards and a bag one evening. The owners were stunned when I said Apple Maps described it as permanently closed. #papernotscreens youtu.be/CmrLsJUtxG4?...

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Mar 29

1) Grabbed this image on Paris' Pont de l'Archevêché on the way back from breakfast @ Le Saint Regis. Pointed camera to my right without raising it to my eye. Grateful it turned out ok - and even more so, to see someone reading a #book instead of staring down @ their phone. #Paris #read #paperbooks

A woman reads a book while she walks across the Pont de l'Archevêché in Paris

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Mar 29

1) In addition to all the wonderful memories, I returned from Paris w/ some Leica Monopan black & white film, new wool scarves, cards and a book from Shakespeare and Company, honey w/ propolis from Les Plaisirs de la Table at Marché Maubert, contact sheets of Tri-X film, and a couple of sacks.

Leica Monopan black & white film, a wool scarf, note cards hakespeare and Company, honey w/ propolis from Les Plaisirs de la Table at Marché Maubert, contact sheets of Tri-X film, a sacks.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Mar 28

1) One of my favorite places in #Paris is Deyrolle. While photography is not allowed inside, the window is fair game. Wednesday's overcast skies made for nice, soft light perfect for #Tri-X film. Image © 2026 Bob Soltys All Rights Reserved

A swan gazed down at a peacock, crag, and other stuffed animals in the window at Deyrolle in Paris, France.

Bob Soltys@bobsoltys· Mar 18

2014 Private mastermind retreat with Jack Canfield. More at www.bobsoltys.net/success #success