End of Year Wrap-Up Part I: Book Experiences

I'm doing my End of Year Summaries a bit differently.  I've had lot's of activity and want to have a more in depth discussion than simply publishing lists.


Lot's of book experiences to report this year.  Both Buying from Photographers that Follow, and books that I have images published in.

Let's start with Success book Purchases:

First Check Out Photo Hebrides.  I purchased one of his book for my Husband's Birthday:

We are both Taurus, so I couldn't resist the Highland Cow.  So many to choose from.  I will certainly purchase more.

Second,  Just ordered from Jim Grey "Textures of Ireland".  Bought one for myself and a Friend.

Now for Books that I have Images in:

Personalizing Place:  Moab Photography Symposium 2004-2018

And from Photographer's Forum: 38th Annual Spring Photography Contest Book.  My copy of the book has not arrived yet,  but here is my certificate:

So that was my 2019 Book Experience Summary

Happy Boxing Day!

It was a quiet Christmas......But still lot's of wonderful photography gifts:

A very insightful book.  If George Eastman were still alive, Kodak may have survived the digital onslaught.  He was definitely an Innovator in Manufacturing.

Posting a year end wrap up by the end of the week.  And Next week our usual plans for 2017.

Saturdays Online: Preserving (Family) History Through Photography

This Is AMAZING!  14 portraits of Veterans of the American Revolution.  They lived long enough to have portraits made after Photography was invented.  As I looked at these images it brought me closer to the history that these men represented.  And if they had thought to look for women survivors of that age, there might have been more. AND the number one reason why prints (and even better negatives) matter.  They will survive (at least some of them will).  And if you need confirmation of that go to Forgotten Old Photos. Remember, one of the important results of Photography was, that for the first time people could see images of their parents and grandparents, when they were young.

Like my mother's Freshman Year Photo from Hunter College.  If you've been following this BLOG you know that mom is still going strong @ 91 and will be joining me on Colorado for Mother's Day.  She still lives in Ohio.........

Good Friday Meditation: Ansel Adams' Hidden Work

I have been to Manzanar, or what's left of it, which isn't much. It was my first exposure to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII.  But I had never heard that Ansel Adams photographed and documented life at Manzanar in a book:

Born Free and Equal

   So this is my meditation for Good Friday................And the Easter Vigil.

FYI: The Book is Available through the Library of Congress.

What I've Been Doing Instead of Blogging, Finally Done!

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Now I can work on My New Year's Resolutions and Introduce you to our newest camera family additions..........