Thursday, November 6, 2025
A 2nd Book Shelf Buy
Yesterday picked up a 2nd bookshelf from the restore shop. Each cost $25, both strong and large. I could probably use another 5 of these! Will keep a lookout for more. I look and read the books daily, a form of paradise.
Note* Most of the books, at least a high majority are art and photo books. I love my books. They are all about learning and showing the beauty of life. I fill my downstairs nan cave with wonderful music (thanks Dennis) and a lifetime of books!
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| First new book shelf |
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| Second new book shelf |
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Book Thoughts!
The book thoughts from Facebook
I used to write for a number of publications. Sometimes it’s hard to get started.
Here’s my advice:
Tell your story to several friends and family members. The more you tell it the easier it will be to write it down.
If you don’t like to work with pencil & paper, dictate it into your phone or laptop and then you can polish it up when you rewrite it
—and you must rewrite. Rewriting is better writing. And always have another set of eyes look at it before you get it published. A professional editor would be ideal.  in any case, Editors are your best friend, because they will make you look your best.
AND
Just wanted to add that you definitely have stories to tell!
FROM GERRY TO FSO
FSO the idea is basically to tell photo stories. Show a photograph or series in a book and share the stories behind the image, the people, subjects lives, making of the photograph etc.
I have sorta being doing that verbally for years at club meetings when I was a club guy and now at artist talks.
When I do it, people seem to enjoy it. So thought that it might work in book form. In a way it would also be a bit of an autobiography.
Thank you for your help and thoughts France. “Rewriting is better than writing.” That is great advice.
I have been doing more reading in retirement, Baldwin, Maugham, Dickens etc. Their words inspire you to create some of your own words of feelings, emotions. Not on their level of course but they’re yours which is sweet and fun.
The other thing is I do not want the people in the photographs to be forgotten. Writing a book will help that process, make them less likely to be ignored. A written, recorded memory, a tribute to them.
A Night of Digi Print Making
Spent the night making digi prints after finding some new paper (Moab Estrada Rag Bright 300). Quite a few new photos in this bunch. It was fun finding new imagery dating back to 2017.
Looking at new photos never fails to bring joy to my heart. I have been involved with photography since I was 14, the purpose, wonder and happiness it brings me, is never ending.
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| THE FAMILES OF THE DUMP series |
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| Hiroshima, Japan |
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| SUKHUMVIT AT NIGHT series |
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| SUKHUMVIT AT NIGHT series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| BODY SELLERS series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY series |
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| SUKHUMVIT AT NIGHT series |
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| SUKHUMVIT AT NIGHT series |
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| SUKHUMVIT AT NIGHT series |
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| KODOKU series |
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| KODOKU series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| MY FATHERS LAST DAYS series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series |
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| Trees, Canada |
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| MY FATHERS LAST DAYS series |
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| MY FATHERS LAST DAYS series |
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| Cambodian Slum Baby |
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| SUKHUMVIT AT NIGHT series |
2 New Dad Images
A couple of never printed before photos (Digi prints) of dad from the series MY FATHERS LAST DAYS. The images were made in 2014 as he lived with pancreatic cancer.
Monday, November 3, 2025
Quote: Bill Nye
Our Common Shared Humanity. When we do away with MY GROUP thinking. The world will be a better place.
Saturday, November 1, 2025
More New Digi Images
Got my Epson Printer working again. Making some prints for a meetup with a buddy next week. Found some older images from 1999 and 2010ish.
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| Boy Begging In Patpong, STREET LIFE, Bangkok. Thailand, 1999 |
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| Home Khlong Toei Slum, THE TRAIN IS COMING, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010 |
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| School Girl Khlong Toei Slum, THE TRAIN IS COMING, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010 |
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| Man on Train, Tokyo, Japan, 1999 |
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| Old woman in her doorway, Khlong Toei Slum, THE TRAIN IS COMING, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010 |
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| Man shows me his hands, Khlong Toei Slum, THE TRAIN IS COMING, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010 |
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| Watching TV Khlong Toei Slum, THE TRAIN IS COMING, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010 |
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| Vietnamese sex worker, BODY SELLERS, Poipet, Cambodia 2003 |
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| Ladyboy sex worker, BODY SELLERS, Pattaya, Thailand 2003 |
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| Da in short time sex room, BODY SELLERS, Pattaya, Thailand, 2003 |
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| Piwan, Bangkok, Thailand, 1999 |
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| Lek with her number, BODY SELLERS, Pattaya, Thailand, 2011 |
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