perhaps you had the chance to read my one and only comment under my "homeless" post expressing my heartfelt gratitude to you….in summary, a warm thank you….in summary, i might really show up in some of the spaces you have so kindly offered!!
family is important to me…that is why i have the "family/friends" section on this forum…and anyone who knows me well, knows that blood family and my extended family are a significant part of my life….this includes my immediate family, Magnum bros and sisters, National Geographic lifelong friends, "my" students, respected colleagues from all aspects of our craft and an assorted mishmash of folks i have met as my photographic subjects who continue to be friends…i often do much of my work "inside" families i have just met walking down the street (as below)…
representing a new "extended family" for me are you "out there"…out there in the ether…extending a hand…virtual friends they say…hmmmm, i never did anything "virtual" in my life…i do not think for a minute that the conversations we have here are virtual….i would not waste your time or mine if thought this for a nanosecond….and my greatest pleasure in this last year is that i have had the chance to meet so many of you in "real life" in my trips to all continents this last year…and some of you seemed destined to meet each other via this forum….
i leave India on sunday…..and sure enough it happened again…a true bonding with my eight students here in Rajasthan….and a whole lot of work done…good work…check out "student work/workshops" soonest (depending on whether or not we can get photos out on this line)….8 students from six different countries…three Italians, one Russian, one German, one Indian, one Argentinian and one American… 5 women, 3 men….tomorrow we will all say goodbye…all of us with plans to meet again soonest..a new family ….tonight after the slideshow there were hugs all around and the laughter of recollection of silly things that happened to each of us during the week… now a wood fire burns….Pink Floyd plays under the half moonlight….
another sweet sweet "brick in the wall"……
Bobblack and Neil
Thank you very much !
Laara Matsen replied to me kindly.
thanks again.^^
kyung hee :)))
I am i could help and that the email works :))…Laara is awesome :))..
good luck: hope u go :))
cheers
bob
David,
that’s awful about your house, though it is slightly amusing that your building was evicted because someone was running a bootleg matzoh factory in the basement. I hope your housing situation is resolved satisfactorily and soon.
In response to your previous request to see some stuff – yes it’s not fair to hide is it? I’ve been in the process of building a website for ages – I know what it has to look like and how I want it to work, which is a little bit of the battle, but it’s getting round to getting it DONE. But I promise, I’ll get to work and when it’s finished you will be the first to know.
Amy