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Rangefinder’s October Issue & Platform at WPPI!

I just received the October issue of Rangefinder Magazine, and I love the layout of my follow-up article about the general election! This is not a re-post, by the way – the last time I put up an article, a few posts ago, it was September. This time it’s October. See: totally different months.

I do think it’s so interesting how life can just open to what we are seeking. I remember being struck by how cool it was to be showcased in last November’s issue. Less than one year later, I’ve had now had four articles in this stand-out magazine for professional photographers, a publication that I truly admire (probably because I really admire a lot of professional photographers!). But I feel quite humbled about it, nonetheless.

As requested last time, I am posting all the pages of the article for easier reading. Who knew so many people would genuinely be interested in the actual writing? 🙂

In this piece, I chose to write about something that had fascinated me throughout the process of covering this campaign: how people seemed to care a great deal about the fact that they were not going to care about this election or even politics in general – and what an amazing peek into that mentality we get as photographers…

Also!!!

I’m very excited about The WPPI Convention in 2009 – taking place February 14th-19th in Las Vegas. Last year, there were 11,000 attendees, so not a very small gathering!

I will be delivering a Platform Speech, and I’m seriously all ready to go. I keep walking around my studio looking for the podium but, alas, we don’t have one. And, worse, every time I erupt into my soliloquy of knowledge, my associates edge away from me. Very carefully. Hmmm.

So – I was about to write that I am pretty thrilled about this relatively exclusive opportunity but then I uploaded the image below that shows how I am a spec in a sea of amazing faces, so I might have to re-phrase that a bit 🙂 🙂 Bottom line – I’m really looking forward to this!!

(And a huge thank you to Simply Canvas and Buckeye Color Lab for sponsoring me time and again!)

23 responses to “Rangefinder’s October Issue & Platform at WPPI!”

  1. Jeff Rodgers says:

    So Cool!! Great shots and a wonderful opportunity! Good luck on the trip.

  2. Jeff Rodgers says:

    So Cool!! Great shots and a wonderful opportunity! Good luck on the trip.

  3. jesh de Rox says:

    a beautiful collection of perspectives, Tamara, and eloquently shared. i especially love the line about the people reaching to embrace the candidates even as they push against each other. thank you.

  4. jesh de Rox says:

    a beautiful collection of perspectives, Tamara, and eloquently shared. i especially love the line about the people reaching to embrace the candidates even as they push against each other. thank you.

  5. Tamara says:

    Thanks, Jeff – welcome back from Omaha!
    Jesh – Coming from such an excellent writer as yourself, double thanks 🙂

  6. Tamara says:

    Thanks, Jeff – welcome back from Omaha!
    Jesh – Coming from such an excellent writer as yourself, double thanks 🙂

  7. steve says:

    Wonderful variety in the images, Tam. I love the flavor of this article and how well you articulate the perspectives of our society when it’s time to elect the next president. And I definitely think your photo for WPPI should definitely be bigger 🙂

  8. steve says:

    Wonderful variety in the images, Tam. I love the flavor of this article and how well you articulate the perspectives of our society when it’s time to elect the next president. And I definitely think your photo for WPPI should definitely be bigger 🙂

  9. Maureen says:

    A-ma-zing! I will so be in your WPPI talk (btw, w/o spitballs:) xoxo

  10. Maureen says:

    A-ma-zing! I will so be in your WPPI talk (btw, w/o spitballs:) xoxo

  11. Jen MacNiven says:

    Tamara…that article was amazing and I congratulate you on your 4th appearance in "Rangefinder".
    I’m definitely going to WPPI…and I look forward to hearing you speak there…if not sooner!

  12. Jen MacNiven says:

    Tamara…that article was amazing and I congratulate you on your 4th appearance in "Rangefinder".
    I’m definitely going to WPPI…and I look forward to hearing you speak there…if not sooner!

  13. Tamara says:

    Maureen – You have grown so much 🙂 / Jen – Oh, had I mentioned the magazine before? 😉

    • Otavio says:

      – Good questions. The danwlood sheet is there to make sure that every card and image is accounted for after a shoot. Also, my studio manager is the one that does the does the danwlood so I needed to put in things that would allow her to be able to check the images since she was not at the shoot. Then I can always look at the danwlood sheet if something looks like it might be missing and it alerts her to talk to me if something does not match up.

  14. Tamara says:

    Maureen – You have grown so much 🙂 / Jen – Oh, had I mentioned the magazine before? 😉

  15. Kristin says:

    las vegas, here i come!!!!!!!

  16. Kristin says:

    las vegas, here i come!!!!!!!

  17. Rita Wiebner says:

    Awesome coverage and article Tamara!

  18. Rita Wiebner says:

    Awesome coverage and article Tamara!

  19. catalina says:

    Hi Tamara!
    Greetings from Charlotte!
    I look forward to meeting you at WPPI. and attending your lecture.
    LOVE LOVE LOVE your work.
    My husband is from Ecuador – i enjoyed reading about your visit down there and congrats on the adoption – she is beautiful!

  20. catalina says:

    Hi Tamara!
    Greetings from Charlotte!
    I look forward to meeting you at WPPI. and attending your lecture.
    LOVE LOVE LOVE your work.
    My husband is from Ecuador – i enjoyed reading about your visit down there and congrats on the adoption – she is beautiful!

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