Digital BW, The Print

I have to confess I never knew Steve and I'm afraid I wasn't even aware
of his work, but from the comments on here and from seeing his website
it's clear I've been missing a lot.

It says an enormous amount about Steve that purely through seeing his 
work and more importantly, hearing from others about the kind of man he 
was, that I feel moved to write this. My sympathies to his family and friends.

Phil Elsham





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From: shileshjani <janishilesh@...>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 17 March, 2011 4:09:11
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Sad News Re Steve Karafyllakis

  
Hello All,

I must confess that I knew of Steve's illness from a posting here or on some 
other forum, that he was putting his gear up for sale. What I did not realize 
was how serious his condition was. Recent email conversations with Clayton 
prompted me to look up Steve on Google, when I found his obituary. It was truly 
a disheartening moment for me - I double checked to make sure I had his name 
spelled correctly. Soon the realization sunk in that Steve was no more.

I never met Steve, but on one occasion in the early 2000s, I looked up his 
website, and was thoroughly impressed with his work. I happened to be 
coordinating a 13x19 print exchange at that time, and  had one participant drop 
out at the last moment. I fired off an email to Steve, inviting him to fill-in 
for the drop-out.  He willingly and expeditiously dispatched a set of prints. 
From that moment on, we communicated sprodically via email. We sent each other 
prints for no other reason than "hey, look at these." Other than Steve's 
photographic and printing skills, I was most drawn to his generosity. I have 
often been on the receiving end of packages from Steve with simple notes like: 


"Hey Shilesh, I have been trying out this new paper. I have enclosed a few 
sheets for you to try out. Let me know what you think." 


Such was his generosity and enthusiasm for his craft, and willngness to share 
with others. I have prints from other photographers scattered over my home. But 
only Steve's prints have ever graced the walls of my home office/studio. I think 
I will keep it that way for the foreseable future, in honor of my departed 
friend, Steve Karafyllakis. May he rest in peace.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ClaytonJ" <cj@...> wrote:
>
> I am sad to report that Steve Karafyllakis passed away recently after a year 
>long struggle with cancer.
> 
> Long time forum members knew Steve as an excellent photographer and printer, 
>active in this forum, and generous with his knowledge and skills.  Steve's web 
>site is still up, I don't know for how long.  Last time I spoke with the family 
>they were unsure how it would be handled.  If you aren't familiar with Steve's 
>work I encourage you to have a look before it's gone
> 
> http://stevekphoto.com/
> 
> Steve did a lot of shows here in Florida and more often than not came away with 
>Best of Show/Category prize money or museum acquisitions.
> 
> 
> * Personal Recollections
> Steve was a good friend for many years, beginning back in the film/darkroom 
>days.  Over the years we went shooting together (once on an extended trip to the 
>California desert and to visit my brother & family), did some shows together, 
>and were always supporting, comparing & critiquing each others work.  He was an 
>inventive genius with camera gear and taught me many Photoshop tricks.  We also 
>shared a fondness for Thai food and for years and would often meet for a meal at 
>our favorite Thai restaurant.
> 
> He passed away in December after a year of struggle with cancer, including the 
>whole surgery/radiation/chemo drama.  I visited him in the hospital the day 
>before he died.  His death was sudden but not unexpected.  By then it was clear 
>that he was on a steep downhill slide and it was a matter of time.  Doctors had 
>said there were no more options and he spoke of going to hospice.  The next 
>morning he went into a coma and slipped away.  He was a fighter the whole way, 
>but I think at that point he finally let go and it's better to go quickly.
> 
> I should have posted this sooner but just couldn't bring myself to do it.  
>However a recent conversation with Shilesh made me realize it needed to be done.  
>I hope Shilesh will add his own recollections, as he also shared a lot with 
>Steve. 
>
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at 
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> I-Trak 2.1 http://www.cjcom.net/itrak.htm
>


 


      

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