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March of Regression – The Smartphone Age: A Modern Twist on Evolution

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March of Regression

What began as a celebration of progress has now turned into a commentary on our times — March of Regression: The Smartphone Age gives the classic “March of Progress” evolution chart a modern (and slightly tragicomic) ending.

In this witty semi-realistic illustration, the final stage of human evolution stoops forward, head down, eyes glued to a smartphone — oblivious to the tiny terrified poop emoji right beneath the next step. The concept playfully explores how far we’ve come… and what we might have lost along the way.

The painting style is rich and painterly, evoking the feel of vintage educational charts while delivering a modern satirical punch. It’s both thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud funny — a perfect mix for fans of tech humor, social commentary, and clever visual storytelling.

Whether you see it as humor, art, or a mirror of our digital obsession, March of Regression makes a bold statement on tees, prints, and accessories.

👉 Available now on Redbubble — because evolution deserves a sense of humor.


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Samoan Youth

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This young man was preparing with his friends for his moment of fame on the stage at the Samoan Village at the Polynesian dance festival called Pasifika in Auckland in March this year. Samoan Youth Canon EOS 20D 1/30sec at f/20 ISO 200 Canon 70-300mm lens at 300mm More photographs from the same Pasifika Festival day can be found in my new post, Faces of Pasifika 2007 — A Day at Auckland's Pacific Festival .
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A Grunge Botanical Collection — Five Painterly Garden Pieces

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Over the past few weeks I've been building out a small collection of botanical pieces using photos taken in my garden here in Irvine, California, (and in one case out on a hiking trail here in SoCal), and using AI assistance to give each one a grunge, painterly treatment — dark, richly textured backgrounds with warm gold light breaking through, turning garden snapshots and trailside finds into something closer to old varnished still-life paintings than straight photography. Here's the full set so far. Epiphyllum oxypetalum — Queen of the Night, Painterly Botanical Art A night-blooming cactus that flowers just once or twice a year, for a single night — three blooms at different stages caught in one frame from a night it happened in my garden. Kangaroo Paw — Painterly Grunge Botanical Art Australia's velvety-flowered native, grown in my own garden, its stems reaching in different directions the way it actually grows rather than posed into symmetry. ...
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A Steindachner's Ebony Tarantula at Crystal Cove

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I crossed paths with this fellow on a hike at Crystal Cove State Park this morning, along the Fenceline trail. I posted it to iNaturalist as soon as I got home, and within a few hours had it confirmed by several people: a male Steindachner's ebony tarantula ( Aphonopelma steindachneri ). Turns out the timing wasn't a fluke. Males of this species leave their burrows specifically to search for mates between July and October, so this was a textbook-timed encounter rather than an unusual one — good to actually check that before assuming, since my first instinct was that a July sighting seemed early. After his photo session, I gently nudged him with a stick and he scurried off the trail into the chaparral, safe from being run over by a mountain biker or stomped by an arachnophobic hiker.  Aphonopelma steindachneri is native to the coastal ranges of Southern California and northern Baja California, and it's one of the tarantulas you're genuinely most likely to run into ...
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