This past weekend the Chicago Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation held their annual dinner gala, Steve Azzato, and Quiet Light Publishing donated two of his Limited Edition prints along with two of his books to their silent auction. We are delighted to tell you they brought in $1,800.00 for the foundation! One of Steve’s reason’s for doing this book was to donate to the JDRF and to the Susan G Komen Cancer Research Foundation. We are happy to say we have directly helped and we want to thank those who bid on these items! Steve called me on Sunday and told me the great news! My congratulations go out to him for producing such stunning work and for having the foresight to know that part of the projects goal was to donate to causes he believes in. This is also why many of the artists in the book donated their time to sit with Steve for the conversation and portrait. We thank them all as well!

Over the years Quiet Light Publishing has donated both our books and prints to several charities and schools in which we have a deep belief. For us, it is a matter of using our art to further someone else’s goals the best way we can. It is satisfying for us to know that in this small way we can help a cause we believe in do more for those they help. It is in the true spirit of this season we are proud to tell you about the accomplishments over the weekend for Steve’s work.

The Limited Edition Prints from the book, signed by both the musician and photographer will be online soon, so watch our blogs for their release date. They will all be limited to a maximum edition of 50 prints on archival fine art papers. Some will be available later this week. Stay tuned.

Peace & Congratulations again to Steve!

Richard Mack,
Quiet Light Publishing

Let’s face it – there are always a lot of choices one can make when shopping for gifts over the holidays, so why then do we always ask ourselves, “Now what can I possibly get for…”

Well look no further as this year you can give the BEST GIFT OF CHRISTMAS (or any other Holiday you may be celebrating!) The Lewis & Clark Trail American Landscapes! Many of folks who have bought the book as a gift before come back and buy more just because it was such a great gift the first time. So get one for the traveler, photographer, historian, nature lover or Lewis & Clark buff on your list this year. We’ve been told by many folks, once this book hits their coffee table, it stays right there. What could be a better endorsement! Or for the ultimate gift give the Limited Edition of the book, which comes in a Leather Slipcase and includes Three Fine Art Prints.

And of course if you don’t want to give a book, look at our Note Cards, Posters or Fine Art Prints. Or for the photographer on your list how about a spot in one of our Nature Photography Workshops?

Why fight the crowds at the mall for yet another tie or pair of socks…Check out the better options at Quiet Light Publishing!

We are pleased to add more images from landscape photographer Richard Mack. We have added four sets of note card boxed sets to our products line along with 14 Posters from his Great Smoky Mountains collection! You can purchase all of these online at Quiet Light Publishing www.quietlightpublishing.com. Just follow the Current Offering links www.quietlightpublishing.com/shop/enter.htm. The note cards have 12 cards – two each of six different cards along with envelopes. Sets include, Cades Cove, Rivers & Streams, Wildflowers, and a Set of Black & White images. They are priced at $18.95 per set. The posters include images from all over the park and are 24”x36”. Each is a fine art poster in and of itself. They sell for $24.95.

It’s been a busy few weeks here, well actually months. After returning from Patagonia we made a trip down to the Smokies to shoot more for the book project on the park – more on that in a later post – and have also been helping a friend get her new book to market, as well as getting images to our stock photo sales sites. It seems you never have enough time to work on images after you return! That is the reason you haven’t seen much from even the Utah shoots in Zion, Bryce and Capital Reef

We will also be announcing soon our new schedule for our Photo Workshops and trips! Stay tuned as we finalize the locations and dates for this summer’s, falls, and winter’s workshops! And if you have any thoughts on where you would like to travel to with us let us know! These workshops will include time in the field shooting and time in the class room looking at what you’ve shot and learning some tips on Photoshop and digital imaging. Stay tuned!

Peace,

Richard

In the newsletter I talked about how we now have many images online in the Gallery section, both from the Lewis & Clark Trail AMERICAN LANDSCAPES book and one I am currently working on based on 30 years of photography in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can view the images online at our Gallery – www.quietlightpublishing.com/shop/Gallery.htm.

I also have several Triptych’s available. It is a format which is very interesting to produce, because it takes some time to find three images which are great together. But the results are a very stunning pieces. They’ve been placed in homes, offices and public spaces all over. It is always a thrill to see them displayed somewhere.I hope you’ll enjoy the eNewsletter and check out our Gallery Pages!

Peace,
Richard