Paris of the Pacific Metal Print

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This image might be recognized by many travels who have visited Sitka, Alaska. The church steeple is an icon of Alaska! This little city is perhaps the oldest referenced by Russian historians. Thus, the name given by those who sailed here to trade otter skins two centuries ago.

A "real" camera, my first, I purchased more than 50 years ago. I didn't intend to become a commercial photographer, but simply to capture what extraordinary compositions I deemed captivating through my magic lenses. My images began to captivate my friends, grew in numbers, and finally admonished me to share my good fortune. I still consider my love of photography to be that of a humble traveler although I have sold and gathered a few kind, "official" kudos along the way. Since that first Minolta, I have lived and traveled the hills of my native California, the fjords and inlets of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, and the prairies of Kansas, my current home. My image catalog is finite now, the years have stopped my travels, and Lyme's...