BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY!

• Bridges of Madison County! – Featured Photographer, Christopher Hartford
Madison County and its covered bridges both exist. Real-life photographer Christopher Hartford has been there and photographed them. (You'll remember they were originally shot by a fictional National Geographic tog, played on film by Clint Eastwood.) Chris Hartford's equally real-life wife, Louise, brought his portfolio to my attention recently. Since we believe at PhotoWeek! initiative should be rewarded, I've decided to feature it here. (Covered bridges aren't actually prominent in it.)
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Chris and Louise married in California last August during one of the US trips Chris has been taking for the past number of years. He's been shooting travel and landscape photography on film, using a Mamiya 6x7 and Olympus OM2 35mm. Click through to his portfolio to have a look at the results, then comment here if you like, to let us know what you think of it.
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IAN BRIERLEYS EXHIBITION!

• Ian Brierley’s Exhibition – a truly Guyanese Experience!
by Parinita Salian

On 14th May 2008, the Guyana High Commission in London's Notting Hill was buzzing with activity as around a hundred Guyanese, including the High Commissioner, His Excellency Mr. Laleshwar Singh, flocked to see an exhibition of photo-art of this beautiful country, captured by British travel photographer Ian Brierley. Ian's canvas prints of his unique photo-paintings brought out the subtle, elegant, and captivating hues that accentuate his Guyanese photography. [expand story >>>]

Looks of nostalgia on visitors' faces showed that Ian’s wish to stimulate memories in the Guyanese diaspora was fulfilled. The High Commissioner was extremely impressed with Ian’s body of work of over 3000 images of this exotic country, and expressed his intention to use some of it to help promote tourism in Guyana.

(You can watch the High Commissioner introducing Ian in the YouTube video below).



(This exhibition also marked the official launch of Zoom Airlines weekly direct flights from London to Guyana – the first regular route of this kind so far. Ian Brierley will be presenting a workshop on Travel & Tourism photography at the www.photomart.co.uk Summer Show in London on 18 June 2008.)

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