Friends Auction Holiday 2009

12-01-09 Friends Without a Border had their charity art auction. It's one of my favorite nights in the city. I see artists whom I print for at Griffin Editions, and others whose work I admire. It's organization behind it is a creation of photographer Kenro Izu.


It's a positive fund raiser and excellent showcase from world-class photo artists. They print a gorgeous catalogue of the pieces for sale, and in the past few they've put my ad in it. I've done the event photography of this since 2003 working with friends Fumiyo and Akiko from the Friends group.

If people who like photography and the people who make it can come together and give back to the children who need it most, it's a wonderful thing!

GE2 Holiday Show & Party

For the 3rd year Griffin Editions hosted a holiday party & staff art show. Unfortunately I'm a little under the weather, as well as in the middle of some really nasty winter weather so unable to attend this year. It's too bad cause it looked like it would be an amazing show and holiday party.

All of the staff at Griffin Editions are wonderful people as well as talented photographers. I work for Griffin Editions printing photos since 2000. We help photo artists produce their work, tweaking and viewing, and so often an impression from our job(s) is made on our own art. The piece I submitted was from my landscape work. A 16x20 b&w silver gelatin print mounted to 4-ply museum board affixed to Sintra. It's a group of trees I shot with a 35mm camera on summer vacation exploring upstate NY. Influencing what I'm doing in this vein would probably be: Sally Gall, Gerald Dearing, Bernd & Hilla Becher, & Erica Lennard. I'm a fan their b&w landscapes.

Happy Holidays to all the Griffin Editions staff, our families, friends, and (importantly) clients!