Picture of the Week #248 "Camel Jockeys" Giza, Egypt 1989 Signed & Stamped

Egypt, or more precisely Giza and the pyramids were an overwhelmingly delicious experience when I was there in 1989. I was halfway through my around the world trip that started off with a show of my work at the Harajuku Museum in Tokyo. From there I stopped in Singapore, Hong Kong, Abudabi, Kuwait and then picturesque Egypt. It was a dream come true to be at the pyramids. It was there that I ran out of the per diem money that the Museum was generous enough to bestow on the artists. So, by the time I got to Paris, it was on me. A small price to pay to be in Paris, another of my favorite places on the planet. I took many pictures like most tourists when I went to Egypt. But now that I've gone digital I'd love to go back and this time to go down the Nile to Luxor and document this great ancient civilization. But with the current upheaval I think that will have to stay on the back burner till things calm down.

Picture of the Week #247 "The Devil Himself" Venice, Italy, 2011 Signed and Stamped

This is one of 309 people that I photographed at the Carnivale in Venice. I then took a piece of their costume and made it the background. This way each participant had their own distinct backdrop. What makes this one appealing to me is the way the costume seems to suggest a fire behind the Carnivale goer. As skulls and Devils seem to be in right now I thought I'd post this. Also, we now have a website devoted to my images as well as life size cut outs of people in elaborate costumes. www.CarnivaleCandy.com - Check it out and let me know your thoughts.

Picture of the Week #246 "Split Loyalties - Louis Vuitton vs Coach" Beverly Hills, CA 2013 Signed & Stamped

When I saw this shopper standing in front of Louis Vuitton with all his red shopping bags I immediately presumed that he had just come from the store. But on closer inspection I noticed that the bags are from Coach. I didn't wait around long enough to see if he went to another shop or was just waiting for someone to pick him up and whisk him away with his new clothes.

 Picture of the Week #245 "Tower Tootsies" Paris, France 2013 Signed & Stamped

Okay, it's manipulated. The feet were actually on a poster and the Eiffel Tower image I used before with Tin Tin standing in font. This image makes me smile. I'll probably include it in the next show of "Pictures That Make You Smile" which I am working on while I anxiously wait for the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas to send me a letter agreement to sell and exhibit my Venetian Carnivale images titled"Carnivale Candy". I hate waiting. So, I'm keeping up my spirits by working on the next fun show.