Booked
Just a thought from 11 June 2004 about
Books, Clips, For Sale, Photography, Powazek.
Speaking of books, eleven of my Justly Married photos have been included in a new book, We Do: A Celebration of Gay and Lesbian Marriage, published by Chronicle Books. It's a gorgeous book and such an honor to be included.
Yesterday was a little book launch party, where I got to meet the editors as well as some of the couples who were married at City Hall in February, a few of my fellow photographers, and even a local politico or two. There were speeches, there was champagne, there was cake, there were even goodie bags.
I feel very, very fortunate to have stumbled into all this. It was just a Sunday in February when Heather convinced me to go to City Hall to take pictures. And as a result of that lark, I made a poster that raised $2,000 for a political organization, published photos in magazines and a book, was interviewed for the newspaper, and included in a gallery show.
But most importantly, I've become aware of an issue on a personal level that most people like me don't ever really think about too deeply. And I've been told by more that one person that the photos they saw had the same effect on them. As a photographer, and a person, I can think of no greater compliment.
Wha?
This section is called Just a Thought. It's a blog where I post little pieces of what I'm thinking about at the moment. This page is an individual entry called “Booked” that I wrote on 11 June 2004.
Before this, I wrote a little something called “Good writing, good cause” on 2 June 2004. After this, I wrote “Me via Caterina” on 1 July 2004.
BEFORE
Good writing, good cause
One of my early Fray stories has made its way into a new book. My California: Journeys by Great Writers...
2 June 2004
AFTER
Me via Caterina
Derek Originally uploaded by caterina....
1 July 2004
Working the web since 1995, Derek Powazek is the creator of many award-winning websites, a couple of which still exist. Derek is the cofounder of JPG Magazine and the CCO of 8020 Publishing. Derek lives in San Francisco with his wife, two nutty Chihuahuas, a grumpy cat, and a house full of plants named Fred. More »
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