From Participant Presentation: Harry W. Mueller

Harry W. Mueller Says:
June 22nd, 2007 at 9:15 pm e

Hello my name is Harry W. Mueller, born in Sachendorf, East Germany and came to the United States with my parents in 1956. Lived and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Went to college at M.I.T for Associate Degree in Printing & Publishing, then to Rochester Institute of Technology for Graphic Arts & Photography. Spend most of my last 30 plus years in book production and design, from letterpress to digital. Managed the Stinehour Press, in Vermont and now an Assistant Professor at Lyndon State College, in Lyndonville, Vermont.
I teach graphic design, typography, color, digital photography, photoshop and other related graphic design courses. I own a G2 with 2 lenses. Had a Leica camera but lost it. Went for the G2 due to costs and quality. I favor the G2 for its automation and rangefinder.
It is a great image maker. Looking forward in meeting all of this vibrant group and enjoying a beer together. My love and passion is photography and books. Worked on major books for many photographers within my 30 plus year careers. Enjoying my time with my 7 year old and two older children grown and off doing their own thing.

Best Regards and hoping for a successful summit.
Harry

Harry W. Mueller: “Photography and the Art of The book”

 Harry W. Mueller is preparing a short lecture for the Berlin Summit. I have his permission to quote from a private mail:

Hi Knut,
I am preparing a fun and short lecture on “Photography and the Art of the Book”
It will highlight what has been done in a traditional way and what the future will hold for us.
It will contain images of actual books produced by Stinehour and myself, stories to tell, and some technical tips for anyone interested in producing a book.

This certainly will be interesting. I have always wanted to have a photo book on my own . After Berlin, I will know how to do one - well almost, I hope.

Best wishes

Maurizio Nicosia on “Elementi di composizione in fotografia”.

Celebrated G user, Maurizio Nicosia,  from The Contax G Pages,  has written an article on composition in photography. You’ll find the article in the blogroll under the new heading “G User Ressources”.

Maurizio has accepted to give a short speech on the subject when coming to Berlin in 2008. He has now started refeshing his English , and will give the speech in English. There will also be printed copies for the participants.

Maurizio is teaching  history of art at the Academy of fine arts in Bologna, Italy. In fact, he is a professor there.

Grazie Maurizio. Realmente sto osservando in avanti al vostro discorso su composizione. And I need to ”refresh” my Italian .

Ciao.