DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude

I’m proud to share with you that my forthcoming book, DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude published by Daylight Books is slated for a May 1st release. I’m forever grateful to Laura Pressley, the Executive Director of CENTER, in Santa Fe, for writing the foreword for my book. Laura directs one of the most effective outcome-driven programs in the world for photography and lens-based media. I met Laura during a portfolio review and I responded to her insightfulness, enthusiasm and her energetic approach at large.

Dining Alone: In the Company of Solitude highlights the experience of being alone in public. I chose to use peopled restaurant interiors as a metaphor to explore the complexities of the subject of solitude. The subtle nuances of these lone diners visually define their experience. Dining Alone is a long-term project spanning three decades, culminating in 2020 with photographs taken during the COVID-19 pandemic when restaurants moved their diners to makeshift structures outdoors to avoid contagion. The humanistic photographs shine a light on the existential and complex aspects of dining alone which have been thrown into sharp relief by COVID-19. In her foreword Laura Pressley writes: "The images unfold in a cinema verité style, so the camera is used to unveil truths in a documentary approach."

Purchasing Information: Books can be purchased from Daylight Books for $45.00 or a signed book and special edition, signed print can be pre-ordered directly from my website’s shop. The cost is $100.00. Since I felt that elders were among the most vulnerable, during the pandemic, I will be donating 50% of all proceeds to two special, charitable organizations who are strong advocates for older adults: CaringMatters and Jasa. See website’s ‘Shop’ for details.