Photographer Pete Turner 1934 - 2017

Pete Turner, one of those artists who's work you all know even if you don't know his name, passed away a few days ago at his home on Long Island. Mr. Turner's photographs often made use of electric-vibrant colors.  His work will live long, though in today's world most viewers will not appreciate how much work went into creation of those images - before computers dominated the craft. To see some of his best-known photographs and for more information about his career, there is a very good article on the New York Times web site: https://tinyurl.com/nytimesaboutPeteTurner

October Photography Month - now official

Who would guess that North Carolina now has an officially proclaimed Photography Month? Brittany Hillen, A Seattle based writer on dpreview.com recently published an article about Governor Roy Cooper's proclamation. I won't go into detail, but I do recommend that you read the short article via this dpreview link: https://www.dpreview.com/news/6073788261/north-carolina-has-designated-october-2017-photography-month#comments