Neeley Main

The book is finished and at the printers. It is available for order as a limited edition for the moment. This means, if you buy a copy notify me and I will send you a print from the book.

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It’s back. I am referring that feeling where I just need to be in Rome. I close my eyes and I hear the fruit and flower vendors in Campo dei Fiori; the late-night music in Trastevere; the traffic; the water flowing from the fountains in just about every square offering a cool respite for my hot, tired feet. I can almost taste a slice of pizza with fiori di zucca with a teeny drizzle of olive oil and sprinkling of sea salt followed by uno cono di gelato; fragiolini, I think would be best today. With so much to do this weekend so that I can finish school work, how will I concentrate with Rome on my mind? I need to get back there when I am done with school. Anyone know of any grants or programs for budding photographers?

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This past winter I worked on a project shooting in San Francisco’s Chinatown. This work was all done in 35 mm, black and white film. I have just finished scanning and editing the images for the purposes of creating a book. Special limited editions of this book, which include a limited edition print, will be available at the book release party on Thursday, August 5 at Modernbook Gallery from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Modernbook Gallery is on the 4th Floor of 49 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94108. Wine and refreshments will be served.

The entire series can now be seen. Please, simply click on the image below.

If you would like to see some of this work in person, I currently have a show of selected works from this series at Cafe Piazza in Palo Alto Square, Palo Alto, CA. The photographs will be on display through the end of June.

A smaller selection of images from this body of work was just honored with an Award of Excellence in the 4th Annual Mike Ivanitsky Award for Photographic Excellence.

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I have just created a book of photos through Blurb.com. This book combines photos that Matt and I have both taken on our travels around the world.

About the book:

The English poet Henry Reed said “All human beings are interconnected, one with all other elements in creation.” This book is a collection of photos drawn from our travels across several continents. Each image is a single and seemingly unique moment on Earth. These captured moments of both people in their daily activities as well as their environments are sequenced to illustrate that our moments and our stories are actually shared with millions of others all around the world. Despite our geopolitical differences, the similarities that we share connect us across cultures, politics, and geographic boundaries. These moments define our humanity.

Take a look on Blurb.com. The link is below. A second book of my black and white film work in San Francisco’s Chinatown will be available in July. Check back for that announcement in a couple of months.

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This past week, I had the opportunity to finally work in the studio with my good friend Allie. We had a great time and I learned an awful lot from her in the process. Thank you Allie and to Bente for being a great help with the make up and for making great suggestions as we worked through poses. (Click on the photo to see more.)

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Here’s one of my favorite shots from the 2009 Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco. People dressed as large bowls of soup for the Lucky’s Grocery Store chain. Surreal.

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The big parade in San Francisco is on Saturday, February 27. Here is a shot from last year’s parade. It was a great parade with lots of excitement, music, sounds and colors. Best of all was that everyone was in a wonderful mood.

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Yep, this is the guy who started it all. His name isn’t Hallmark. Meet Saint Valentine, or what’s left of him.

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