Email: Another Nice Email

Got another nice email from Jim, the person at the gallery who wrote me a few days ago (see previous Email blog). We exchanged info and will stay in contact. Feel quite good that the photos had a positive impact on him, maybe the photos do have some power. He wrote something interesting about failure, and how not to think of it in that manner. Wanted to share it all with you folks out there in internet land.

We will try to stay in contact, we exchanged personal contact info. The internet can be such a great thing. I am making so many friends in this cyber world, people I would never have met otherwise.

Will be calling another friend Larry from Texas on Monday-Tuesday who is helping me out with my digital printing. :). There are so many good people out there.

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Good Morning Gerry.

Thank you for your e-mail. 

In my opinion, your work is as important as W. Eugene Smith's Minamata Series. Please do not underestimate your talent or the quality of your work. A very important element of your work is the passion and commitment which you bring to it. 

Rejection, unfortunately, is an element of the creative process. Instead of interpreting it as a failure in you or your work, take it as a challenge to work harder, do better, be better and to prove the Nay Sayers wrong. J. K. Rowling was told numerous times that Harry Potter did not interest the publishers. Now, she is one of the richest authors in the world. Who was right?

The more you shoot, the more you will grow and learn from your experience. Keep up the great work.

My contract with the Art Gallery ends in 4 months. I would like to stay in touch. My personal e-mail is  ----------. My cell # is -----------.

Take care. Good luck with everything. 

Jim ---------

Acting Coordinator, Programs & Exhibitions

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