Congrats to Derek von Briesen.
He has a magnificent 2 page photo in the Arizona Highways annual All-photo holiday issue (my favorite issue of the year).
It is a spectacular view of Cathedral Rock, near Sedona, at sunset with a perfect reflection in the foreground.
At some point they were accepting film only - no digital photos. I'd like to know if that has changed.
Derek's stuff is so good I figured he was in AH every month! I have a work colleague that brings me the back issues of AH every 6-8 months. I look forward to seeing this one.
Congrats Derek.
Don
Hey thanks Henry for posting that and thanks everyone for the kind words.
A little history for those of you that don't already know, Arizona Highways is our state's venerable Dept. of Transportation travel publication that been published now for 84 years!! In 1925, they began it to highlight and publicize the fact that Arizona in the unpopulated far west of our great nation did indeed have good highways, and amazing places to see, ie the southwest landscape we all know and love!
Over the years it became one of the finest landscape photography publications in the world. Their long-term relationships with master photographers like Ansel Adams, Joseph Muench, his son David Muench, Jack Dykinga, Gary Ladd, Larry LIndahl, Tom Bean, Fatali, . . . you get the idea . . . and their groundbreaking developments of full color magazine printing, etc. helped in many ways to put the Southwest as we know it on the map.
BTW: at $24 for a year's subscription it's a no-brainer for any landscape photographer wanting to see the state of the art (and the art of our state!).
It's been a dream of mine ever since I bought my first camera six years ago, to be a part of ARizona HIghways. To be featured in their 2010 calendars and in this December's very special all-photo issue is a huge honor. I was fortunate to get two double page spreads!!
But the even bigger news is that my dear friend and fellow FM contributor, Suzanne Mathia, has four images herself, including . . . both THE COVER & THE BACK COVER!! I'm so happy for her I practically hate her!!
Although they haven't posted the December cover yet, you should be able to see it shortly online at http://www.arizonahighways.com/. While you're there grab a subscription; you won't regret it!!
[To answer your question, Henry: they began accepting digital submissions about a year and a half ago. YOu can find their submission guidelines at their website]
Just for interest sake, these were the two they selected for the December issue:
Nice work Derek - I grew up in Phoenix always anxious to see the next month's issue of AH back in the 50's when Joseph Muench's work was prominent in almost every issue. His vision of framing a landscape scene basically shaped how I "see" with my camera to this day.
You are filling some large shoes to follow those footsteps and your images here make me want to seek out another copy of AH to see where things have gone.
Thanks for sharing and congratulations on where your work got published.
Congrats! That is a wonderful honor, and you should be justifiably proud! That is really cool to hear that Suzanne is in it too! I definately look forward to getting that issue.
My parents subscribed to AH throughout the 50's and 60's, and of course helped shape my vision of the southwest, and i'm sure Derek, your work will help shape the vision for many to come...
Congratulations!! You're in very distinguished company! The images are awesome too. They had to be or they would not be in such a premier publication. Very well done!
