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jj's nantucket
They say "home is where the heart is," and I know that to be true. How else can a place 1,070 miles away from where I was born feel more...

JJ Duggan
Jul 20, 20241 min read
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The Magic of Lexington, Virginia
Lexington, Virginia is special in a myriad of ways. From the quaintness of its red-brick streets in town, to its outstretched country...

JJ Duggan
Apr 14, 20243 min read
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the orange house on ashley avenue
there is an orange house that sits on the corner of ashley avenue like a clementine or a peach i wonder who is inside and if they like...

JJ Duggan
Mar 26, 20241 min read
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Love Letter to Summer
Dear Summer, We are in the doldrums of winter's last breath here in Charleston, South Carolina, and I have never missed you as badly as I...

JJ Duggan
Feb 25, 20242 min read
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My Favorite Things: Switzerland Edition
To read this post properly, it is essential you have the tune of a certain song in your head. That song is none other than Julie Andrews'...

JJ Duggan
Jan 5, 20242 min read
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Holiday Hazing: My Little Sister's Boyfriend Meets The Family!
There's an SNL skit called "Back Home Ballers" that depicts a group of adult daughters going home for Thanksgiving and being treated like...

JJ Duggan
Dec 18, 20233 min read
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Nantucket Nostalgia
One of the main reasons I love film photography (vs. digital) is because of the slight element of wistfulness it gives the viewer. There...

JJ Duggan
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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Ocean's 8: Movie Review + A Shallow Fashion Dive
John Mulaney, you know I love you, but when you said “you could never put together a heist of women…like ocean’s 11, with women, wouldn’t...

JJ Duggan
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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Dancing Trees
My submission for the 2024 LEICA WOMEN FOTO PROJECT AWARD: I recently applied for a contest sponsored by a camera brand that is on the...

JJ Duggan
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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