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Another printing of the fourth edition is in process and will be soon be on the high seas. The ship is due in May 15th. Clients who ordered early will receive their books for Spring flights. The postcard books and the WWII Memorial books are currently available.

I am delighted the books are featured and sold at the National Archives and Eastern National bookstores.  Guest Services has books in both the North and South kiosks around the Lincoln Memorial  The National Archives houses our nations history and I had the good fortune to have my work both in the archives and in the bookstore simultaneously. I am the only photographer (for Smithsonian Magazine) ever allowed in the vault where the Declaration of Independence is stored and displayed!   For the price of a baseball cap, you can gift these evergreen books which serve as a reminder of your part in their special day of Honor.  

The Declaration of Indepence.Told that the glass was bulletproof I foolishly stood on it to make picture bottom left.
 

My warehouse is located just outside DC and is a boutique operation.  They have been a major upside to my  business providing brains, brawn and strategy!  They have indexed the client list for shipping and helped me set up the DC PHOTO BOOKS website and link it to the inventory.  They also have a truck and make deliveries to hotels and locations in DC where conventional carriers might not have access.  I have not dealt with Amazon for a long time and while you may see my books on sale listed as "new", they are not. 

With their help, I can store sets of books for hubs who purchased for the year to get a discount and to insure that they  had continuity in their gifting and general operations.   I plan to print the DC PHOTO BOOK (Vol 4) once this year.  The owner of IFC assured me he will be around next year so I'm in business for one more printing.  As I mentioned in a recent email, I'm getting old and creaky (and cranky it's been hinted) and it's been difficult to get out and about.  I am judging camera quality by weight in pounds rather than megapixels.  

Asia Pacific Offset is incredibly inventive with all things paper and the website is a study in the printing arts. With 1400 titles a year and clients like Paul McCartney ("Lyrics" has sold 300,00 two volume books and is still printing) and Spike Lee's beautiful new book,  I must be their smallest customer.  Their talents with paper have enabled me to do a variety of projects.  I am always inspired by their knowledge and ability to conceptualize, produce and deliver.

South Entrance to Korean Veterans MemorialThe Korea Memorial is open and ten pages in the book

I've recommended Zenfolio to the Honor Flights  primarily as an inexpensive storage website for your images.  Ten years ago, I arranged for Honor Flight hubs to get a 20 percent discount and if Honor Flight Chicago traveling with several photogaphers is the norm, it was a good deal!  I've taken advantage of Zenfolio's design features, eliminated the "BROWSE FEATURE" and substituted "SEARCH" boxes to speed your image search so if I attended your event, it's catalogued by State or event name. Please feel free to have a look.

If you are interested in prints or usage, get in touch with the studio to confirm the specifications and I'll be happy to work with you to size and design. I've been working with metal prints of late and getting beautiful results.

This blog is ongoing and hopefully provides context for the books and information for those of you visiting Washington.  It can be accessed on any device. All photos and text are copyright Stephen R. Brown.