Over the last few years, Susie Katz, president and founder of PhotoWings, has been documenting the process behind Ken and Melanie Light’s Valley of Shadows and Dreams, their photographic and literary exploration of a region known for its agricultural plenty—and the marginalization of its people. Below is an excerpt from the first in a two part series from PhotoWings […]
Down and Dirty in the Valley
September 26, 2011 by
In our last installment about the creation of the photo book, Valley of Shadows and Dreams, we were happy to announce the debut exhibition of the work at Umbrage Editions (www.umbragegallery.com) from March through May, 2012. Since then, our team has been slogging through the very unglamorous and painstaking work of preparing the photographs to […]
Project Update: Valley of Shadows and Dreams
May 17, 2011 by
Scheduled for publication in May 2012, our project about the Great Central Valley is coming together. With a working title of Valley of Shadows and Dreamsthe book explores this dynamic and important region, which is often difficult to capture. We know we are on the right track, though. Thomas Steinbeck (yes, the son of John […]