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charmera

published 2025 dec 06 updated 2026 jan 27

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reto production partnered with kodak to release the kodak charmera keychain digital camera. an absolutely terrible camera by the standard of today, and frankly, the past as well. but that's not the point. it's a toy camera that can take a picture. it's very tiny, fits on a keychain, and eliminates the hesitancy that comes with capturing a photo.

i enjoy taking it wherever i go, so here's a gallery of my favorite photos with the device.

2026 january 24

at the national mall in washington dc, the aftermath of the march for life protest from in front of the stage.
generate some interest.
a digital sign with information regarding the arrival of trains at metro center.
beating heart of the city.
a view of a busy highway.
the hell of a highway.
a view of a government buildings.
beyond.
outside the spy museum with its sign predominately shown.
i spy.
above ground rail surrounded by various buildings.
rail.
the road that leads to the dc wharf, which is actually a nice play to hang out.
the highway to hell.
view from with a particularly thorny plant.
thorny dragon.
a damaged poster claiming that neo-nazis are present at the march for life protest.
ulterior motives.
a protester carries the flag of the holy see with the us capitol in the background.
holy see it.
a satirical poster depicts convicted pedophile jeffery epstein and president donald trump as excellent babysitters.
excellent babysitters.
a bunch of pro-life posters are thrown in the trash.
among other things.
the march for life protesters march near the us archives building.
away and away.
a set of march for life protesters march together in pairs.
au paire.
a few counter protesters were present at the march for life protesters.
counter.
a view of the march for life protest with the washington monument in the background.
monumental.
a single person observes the protest from a few feet away.
observing.
one of the banners in the protest reads 'death is not welcome here.'
privileged statement.
a group of four people in religious christian wear observe the protest.
faith crossing.
a view from the corner the march of the march for life protest starts.
behind the protestors.
a view of the construction of the smithsonian hirschorn building.
behind the construction.
a view of the under construction extension of the smithsonian hirshorn building.
behind the rubble.
a view of the march for life protest from off to the side.
behind the scenes.
the march for life protest with a particular portion of the march waving banners.
game of thrones.
the march for life protest with the us capitol in the background.
parade.

2026 january 07

a young panda eats from a bunch of branches of bamboo indoors.
hungry panda.
an elephant marches in their enclosure.
marching elephant.
a low-angled view from inside the amazonian exhibit.
amazonia.
a very large fish in a large fish tank. how fitting.
big fish.
a very large turtle in a large fish tank. how unfitting.
turtle.
a small bear in their enclosure.
little bear.
a bunch of seals sleep near each other in their enclosure.
sleepy seals.
a view through a window from outside the storage shed reveals three panda statues.
we three pandas few.
a reptile can be seen in the bottom right corner of the picture.
stalker.
a crocodile sleeps near a pond.
sleepy croc.
a mother and child ape walk within their enclosure.
family.
a small horse eating from a barrel.
hungry horse.
an elephant using its trunk to get food.
hungry elephant.

2025 december 30

a view from a bridge looking down on a small creek with little water.
path of least resistance.
a low-angled view of the glen echo park sign.
echo's past.
the top of this merry-go-round looks remarkably like a unidentified flying object.
ufo.
a view of glen echo park, which was constructed in the mid 20th century, and retains its architectural style.
another world.

2025 december 29

the christmas tree at the us capitol illuminated by lights within the tree.
better at night.
the lights within the us capitol christmas tree are overexposed in this picture.
outshine.
a small red ball held up by a thin black wire as part of sculpture represents a single point in space.
you are here.
a large blue chicken sculpture.
blue.
a poster parodies the smokey the bear public service announcements to say that 'only you can prevent tyranny.'
burn, baby, burn.
the corridor of a metro station where people board the train.
the spine.

2025 december 28

a computer monitor displays one of the final bosses of the game undertale.
it's the end.

2025 december 24

the christmas tree at the us capitol seen during the day.
naughty list.
a view of the washington monument from far away.
the big pencil.
the tunnel that connects the west and east wings of the national gallery of art is partly closed for renovation.
lavish trench.
a truck with a large led sign on the side advertises joining the us border patrol at the national gallery of art.
missed target audience.
despite the chaos of the current world order, the us capitol manages to keep its lawn neatly cut.
a nicely trimed lawn.
a low-angled close-up view of the us capitol.
rich versus poor.
a faraway shot of the us capitol with the reflecting pool in the foreground.
red versus blue.

2025 december 22

a gated portion of a building requires identification to enter.
restricted area.
a side angle shot of the white house with the washington monument in the background.
the people's house.
hundreds of people attend the penny memorial to honor the us penny coin.
a house divided can not stand.
a person dressed as santa watches the penny memorial to honor the us penny coin.
santa attends the memorial.

2025 december 06

thin branches line the foreground as the background paints a wide horizon captured entirely by a large lake.
resting branches.
thick branches are overlayed on top of a background of calm water.
sleeping water.
a birdhouse attached to a pole near a basin is left empty.
vacant birdhouse.
a layer of snow sits comfortably on top of the frozen basin.
snow on frozen water.
a snowed park bench hibernates for the next person to sit upon.
snow on a park bench.