Photo by Michael McGrath

 

Paul and James just returned from shooting an ad campaign in Rwanda!  It was an incredible trip, and they were both totally amazed by Rwanda and it's people.  It is a breathtakingly beautiful country and despite the lack of of ATMs it was great to work there.  Several of the locals that they worked with help run the fairly young Rwanda Film Festival (celebrating it's 5th anniversary this year), and it was really inspiring to hear about the advancement of the visual arts in this rapidly developing country.  If you ever have a chance to visit Rwanda, we highly recommend that you go for it.

  Paul making friends in Rwanda

48 hours after returning to Chicago, Paul was back in the International Terminal of O'Hare on his way to Italy to teach at the Tuscany Photo Workshops.  The workshops are a great opportunity to learn from some amazing photographers in a terrific setting, and Paul has been honored to teach there for a number of years now.  Some people might not enjoy bouncing between time zones so often, but Paul loves being on the move and never passes up an opportunity to visit Italy!

Finally, we wanted to thank everyone who came out to celebrate Leasha's opening at Catherine Edelman Gallery - it was a great time, and we enjoyed getting to catch up with all of you who took the time to drop by and say hello.  For those of you who couldn't make it, Leasha's pictures will be up in the gallery for another month, so drop in and check them out!