F-Stop Magazine has featured two of my photos in the group exhibit of their 50th issue, Optimism.  The first is of a kite being flown in front of the government building in Zibo, Shandong, China.  The other is of a Spring Festival lantern being released on the beach in Sanya, Hainan, China.  It was fun to see how the other contributors interpreted the theme.

In other news, after about six months of it sitting in my garage, I’ve finally gotten my second-hand Epson 7600 up and running.  The prints are amazing.  Next steps are to find a loupe somewhere, align the print head, find double-sided paper I’m happy with, and learn how to bind books.  Lots to do, but busy is good.

Better late than never, right?  I originally intended to get this finished by the end of July, four months ago.  Things happen though, like a promotion, needing to replace all the insulation in the attic, and Frank’s surgery (he’s fine now, thankfully).

This is the third book I’ve made with Blurb, and the first of four I’ll be doing with projects from Mexico.

122 pages, 50 photos, as well as anecdotes from friends Robert Nation, Omar Covarrubias, Daniel Beltrán, Pancho Olvera, Antonio Salgado, and Lisa Langley.

I splurged this time and got a copy with Mohawk’s premium 140# paper.  I’m excited to see the difference.