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FRANK RAMPOLLA

A former director of the High Museum in Atlanta said of my father’s work, “… his work is like a four letter word in a quiet conversation.”

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COLLECTOR UPDATE

I’m happy to say that three different images were acquired by three prominent collectors this month.

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NEW YORK BOOK SHOW

Dignity No Matter What: The Light Within Collector Edition was recently juried into the 12th Annual Photobook Show presented by the Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson New York and the Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Massachusetts.

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AFTER THE SHOOT

The portrait making process conveys emotions of the moment quite well if made with care and sensitivity. But what about after the you leave the subject?

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ZEKE JOHNSON

My friend Zeke...Blues/Folk singer extraordinaire, scholar from Memphis...recorded at Sun recording Studios in the same room Elvis Presley and so many others recorded their hit songs... passed away last year.

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PEOPLE I MEET

I love meeting new people. Walking around Savannah, I met Eric and Todd on the Riverfront. I stopped and talked a while and learned part of their story.

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PRAXIS PHOTO ARTS CENTER-MINNEAPOLIS

GROUP EXHIBITION

August 21-September 4, 2021-One of the pieces from my Introspection series will be shown at the PRAXIS Photo Arts Center in Minneapolis in an exhibition called The Artist Intervenes.

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MARIO

We were an odd pair ambling the city streets. He was picking up soda cans to recycle and I was taking pictures as we walked. Along our journeys, he spoke of many things and introduced me to many people on the streets.

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