It’s wonderful when the great and famous turn out to be normal people!  This is what I found when I had the good fortune to meet George Krause at the annual Photo Review Garden Party this weekend at Haverford College outside Philadelphia. I had a table representing the Monalog Collective where I was hoping to talk to curators and others that might be interested in our Visions of America project we’re working on.  Along came George Krause, who came up to my table and introduced himself. We had a nice conversation … he told me he thought I was only 50 and I told him there was no way he was 86!  Later on I got a chance to sit down with him, talk some more and admire his magnificent book George Krause: A Retrospective.

We exchanged information and agreed I would call him later this week after he returned to Texas. Fun fact: As I was attempting to have his contact information transferred from his iPhone to mine, George told me I might be the only person more technically challenged then him! Nice. In any event, I’m going to purchase a signed copy of his book, but this beauty’s also available on Amazon for only thirty five bucks! Get it … it’s a stunner!

It was a real treat spending time with a legendary photographer and photo educator who wasn’t in love with himself but was merely happy to talk to you. What a contrast to the insecure that think they’re great but really aren’t and the pompous asses who may be good but need to make sure you know how superior they are.

I’ve talked a lot about photography as a journey. The short time I spent with George was a real milestone on my path.

Stay well,

Michael