Pittsburgh G20 Summit is coming!

I am excited by this major opportunity that will be called the Pittsburgh G20 Summit! What an amazing opportunity for Pittsburgh to show the world what a great city this is and maybe for once, dispel all the out-dated notions of us having a smoky steel city with a dying steel industry. The steel industry DID die...only quite some time ago and we are in a totally different business environment now. Education, research, medical, robotics, and high technology is where we excel. I'm looking forward to photographing the numerous events that will take place during the G20 and being actively involved not only shooting assignments, but making my book: Pittsburgh: A Photographic Portrait available as gifts to participants and VIP's. I am also looking for partnerships and business alliances with planning committees and convention managers to help with their photography needs and logistics.

Elmira Star-Gazette article on my book...

John Cleary, writer for the Elmira Star Gazette newspaper wrote a small article about myself and my book, Pittsburgh: A Photographic Portrait for todays Sunday paper. The article can be read here: Star Gazette Article

Off to shoot pharma for a couple of days...

I probably won't make any posts for a couple of days, as I'm headed up to Toronto to shoot for one of my favorite clients, King Pharmaceuticals. I've shot their annual report and senior management for a few years now and they are a delight to work with, and appreciative of all the hard work and hours that I put in for them in numerous locations around the country.

Tommorow will be my first trip to Canada in six years and I'm a little nervous about going through Canadian customs with my photo gear. Canadians for whatever reason really don't want US photographers working in their country even for just a few days. CANADIAN shooters seem to come and go into the US without any problems, but even with NAFTA in effect, if you come across a Customs agent who hasn't yet had his coffee, had a fight with his wife, or doesn't like the shirt you are wearing, they can make entry miserable.

Oh well...it's all part of being a road warrior and having backup plans in place if things suddenly turn for the worse. Been there...done that. These are a couple of photos that were culled from last year's annual report assignment.

On another front...Just heard from my publisher today, and my book, Pittsburgh: A Photographic Portrait has arrived in the Boston warehouse and will ship to bookstores
later this week! I will be also be getting the advance copies this week, so those of you who have pre-ordered the signed book/print package can expect to receive yours very soon. The book is a couple of weeks behind schedule due to some minor printing problems and the entire run needed to be reprinted and bound. Thankfully, the printer was able to get the book reprinted in a fast track mode and we are good to go! I'll send an email reminder to friends of Mark Bolster Photography next week to remind you all that books are available and that Christmas is coming quick...(hint.hint...)

Pittsburgh: A Photographic Portrait-Available SOON!!!

I'm excited that the book that I started shooting for two years ago is finally hot off the presses and is on a ship headed towards the United States as I type this! My publisher, Twin Lights Publishers, Inc. informs me that they expect my new book to be on the shelves in local bookstores in mid to late November of this year. Just in time for Christmas (hint..hint...:-)

I received my advance copy of the book a few weeks ago, and it looks AWESOME! Great color, nice printing, and a very clean design done by SYP Design makes for a dynamic book that showcases Pittsburgh as a wonderful place to live, work and play.

If you want to be sure you are able to get a copy, you should pre-order via my website, because the print run is only about 5,000 copies and based upon the buzz and interest around town, it will go fast. Check out the book section of my website
at: www.markbolster.com for ordering information and a few sample pages.