Things have been slow and quiet around the archive lately. Some of you might be wondering what's going on, how progress is coming, where does the project stand right now, etc?
Read MoreMore than a thousand words
Thoughts, reflections and learnings along the way.
One year later, halfway there
A little over a year ago I embarked on a journey of great personal interest. My goal was to document, archive and publish a book about my grandfather Joe H. Shipp’s photography. Today marks a significant milestone along that long journey: I offer for the first time a preview of photographs from the first half of the archive—hopefully making my interest yours.
Read MoreUpdate 1: The Mountain
I dramatically underestimated how many negatives there were when I first started the project. My best guess at the time was about 6,000 negatives total. Boy was I wrong!
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