Digital BW, The Print

Philip et al,

Forgive me everyone, in my haste to post I did not comment on Philip's
work.. I was excited because it seemed we were addressing similar
issues, ie issues of the built environment and what surrounds us as we
travel the roads and byways of our country. We took different paths,
as is to be expected and I was too eager to show my path without
commenting on Philip's. His work is lovely, and has pointed up aspects
of our rural and urban landscapes I have overlooked. 

Very few photographers, to my knowledge, address these issues, and
when I find one I'm pleased to see others share a similar concern.
Here in Montana one would think we'd be sensitive to what we are doing
to the stunning scenery here, but as you approach Billings for
example, where I live, you are greeted with model log homes, plastic
illuminated palm trees, junked cars, billboards, casinos, and so on.
This seems to prevail in many parts of the country, what William
Kunstler calls the 'crudscape'.

Thanks, Philip, for your vision opening my eyes to another way of seeing!

Paul