A DECADE: 

The idea of making a photo book for yourself has been around for some time. So why this book and wait so long to create it. In the past I have made several photo books from my archive of travel photos. Now the main reason to create a book again was there. This year it was 10 years ago that I switched to the Olympus brand, today due to the acquisition, it is called OM System. Over the years I bought several cameras, ranging from the EM-10 to the EM-1 MARK I, II, III and the latest Olympus OM-1 MARK I with the Pro lenses from M.Zuiko in various zoom lenses. To this day I have not regretted making the move to Micro 4:3. The idea behind the book for me was the 10 years of using this brand. I imposed some restrictions on myself. The total was not to exceed 100 photos. 10 years in 100 photos was one, the second was nature and landscape. That brought up right away number three, travel. The other restriction was no people, animals or birds in these shots. Many think it’s simple, I simply make a photo book, and it’s just pictures I’m looking at. My thinking and perception and feeling will be different, I am proud with the final result. The book has over 200 pages. On the left side is a text block with info, and on the right page is the photo. This was done to give the photo the space it deserves, plus the subjects and colors next to each other don’t match. The book was designed in Booksmart by Blurb, which I personally prefer over Bookwright. In addition, for years I have found the 12 x 12inch or 30 x 30cm to be my favorite size of this Book printer. I always choose the Imagewrap cover. This time I chose the following type of paper: Mohawk proPhoto Pearl (formerly ProLine Pearl Photo), Semi-gloss 140# (190 GSM). This is something I am curious about because it is the heaviest paper Blurb supplies. A word about Blurb book makers, the tools to design the album are very adequate and easy to use. I do think Blurb should pay more attention to the cover design and materials. Some examples that come to mind are linen or leather covers in various colors as well as a pasted photo and embroided text or a spot varnish option. A slipcase will be also welcome in the line-up from Blurb. Are there more projects I can turn into book form in the near future. Yes indeed, for example I am thinking about the next book(s) Birds in the Garden as an option, as well as a travelogue of Kashmir and Ladakh. and from the archive Zoomland. and what the future holds for me. I find it very important to do otherwise it will remain stored on computer hard drives and those same hard drives will eventually give up and books never will. Thus create a book do yourself a favor, you will not regret it, it is your personal memory and witnesses. Indulge yourself you will not regret it.