I had to put up something--ANYTHING--besides a photo of people. I'm just about "peopled out," photographically speaking. I'm sure this will last no more than a few days, but those days will be a welcome respite. No complaints, mind you, but I've been working L-O-N-G hours and days preparing for portfolio reviews by two photography giants.

As it happens, David Alan Harvey and his assistant Michael Courvoisier will be coming to stay one or two nights with Ed and me on their road trip from Colorado back to NYC. We're expecting them in a day or two. David wants to photograph Ed and me for his current series on American Families. He also wants to work with me on editing my Self Portrait/Daily Life project. He's asked that I make 4x6" prints of all the photos I want him to consider. That has ended up being 52 images. It's been quite a job to prepare them.

Then, next Thursday I'll be driving to New York State where I'll be taking a weekend workshop with Mary Ellen Mark. She wants us to bring ten to twenty 13x19" prints of a portfolio we want her to review. Until this morning I was planning to bring prints from my Detroit Elders project. I practically killed myself the past couple of days trying to prepare my photos from that project, but it just wouldn't pull together. David's blog community helped me see that I did not yet have a clear focus for this project, so I've decided to let it go for now. I'll be taking my Self Portrait/Daily Life series to Mary Ellen too. That was a HUGE relief as I've never been very good at multi-tasking.

I'll try to post here on PBase but I can't promise anything. The next two weeks are going to be very full indeed. I'm deeply grateful to all of you who continue to visit my work and leave such kind comments. I read every one but have not had time to respond. You're the best!!!