2025

MAY  FROM THE ASHES OF THE EATON FIRE

Fahey-Klein Gallery Los Angeles notified me that a collector's edition print of Midtown Exit, 1991 New York Ed. No. 21/25, was destroyed in The Eaton Fire of January 2025.  An 24" edition print of Midtown Exit, whose edition of 25 is nearly sold out, is now valued at $9,000.  I produced a new print to replace the lost one at a nominal fee, and signed it No. 21/25.

Midtown Exit was originally created for Rolling Stone Magazine in 1991 for the year-end issue, wrapping up the year in music, movies, and television.  This was the last image I created for the series, a general 'good bye' metaphor.  Years before I used Photoshop, I created this image by what is now known as traditional photography- with film and printing in the darkroom.

May 14, 2025  the new Midtown Exit, 1991 New York Ed. 21/25 24x20" ready for shipment

MARCH  REFLECTING ON THE GREAT REDUCTION

In March 2022 I was forced to retire from assignment photography for medical reasons.  Closing my studio of almost 45 years I was faced with the problem of not being able to keep everything from my long career.  My archive of original work prints, portfolios, and negatives filled a 40'x15' room shelved 14' high.  It was time to edit and reduce.  After two months of choosing what to save and what to discard, I had filled to the brim (11) dumpsters with prints and portfolios-roughly three quarters of all my work.

The saved archive has been moved to a climate controlled storage room where items can be easily accessed.  I continue to make limited edition prints with my edition printers in Dallas and Los Angeles.

March 2022  Empty boxes that held (discarded) work prints and portfolios

March 2022  Portfolios destined for the dumpster