{"id":26459,"date":"2022-12-15T19:41:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T19:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=26459"},"modified":"2022-12-15T19:41:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T19:41:25","slug":"may-i-offer-a-christmas-gift-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=26459","title":{"rendered":"May I offer a Christmas Gift to you?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I want to make a Christmas suggestion; \u00a0you should buy this book! \u00a0If you love photography and desire to really learn to see the world in a new way, this is my recommendation! \u00a0You can learn more at IMAGEMA.com<\/strong>. \u00a0But there is more to the story so, \u00a0stick with me, please!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many years ago I was teaching a class at Sant Fe Workshops in Santa Fe, New Mexico. \u00a0I was walking down a hallway of their classroom building when I walked behind a young man sitting at a table looking at images on his laptop. The image on the screen stopped me dead in my tracks. \u00a0I ask the student if the image was his, \u00a0he turned and said, “Yes, would you mind giving me a critique of my work?” I\u00a0said, “If the rest of \u00a0your work is anything like as good as that shot, I would love to!” \u00a0Thus started a nearly twenty year friendship with one of the finest photographers I’ve ever known. \u00a0Mark Alberhasky was a pathologist in Bowling Green, Kentucky just a stones throw, or two, from where I live in Kentucky. \u00a0We went on to become very good friends and I’ve had the great pleasure of following his subsequent career, and what a career it has been.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mark and I enjoying his book together!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let me stop here for a moment and share the Forward I wrote for Mark’s wonderful book, I think it will tell you a lot of what you need to know about him!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Count your blessings! Everyone should, and often. When I count mine, among the\u00a0greatest is the incredible wealth of photographers that have passed through my life. I\u2019m\u00a0not boasting, just blessed! Though many of them carry impressive reputations, none\u00a0are more talented, insightful and effective than Mark Alberhasky. Vison is deeply rooted\u00a0in the heart and mind and no one, that I have known, is more deeply melded to the art\u00a0and craft than Mark. You could show me the exceptional work of dozens of great\u00a0photographers and slip one of Mark\u2019s images among them and I could pick his out\u2026\u2026everytime! Mark\u2019s work has a feel and texture that only comes from the clear vision ofwhat he wishes to reveal, and he reveals it superbly!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

As stunning and beautiful as his images are, the man, is infinitely more beautiful. Mark\u00a0has a spirit that you are immediately drawn to, the depth of his caring heart is on full\u00a0display. We all walk this tumultuous path we call life and Mark\u2019s has not been without\u00a0it\u2019s challenges, but he has more than survived, he has thrived by giving back more than\u00a0he has received. Your holding one of his greatest gifts in your hands, read it, and\u00a0absorb the beauty and thoughtfulness of his images and you too, will be Touched By\u00a0The Light!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bill Fortney<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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I hope that has peaked your interest and that you will go to IMAGEMA.com<\/strong> to learn more about Mark, see his wonderful work and maybe take a class or just shoot him a note telling him how impressed you are, and trust me, you will be!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Below are few select pages from his wonderful book which is insightful, warm, instructive and a beautiful story of a man and his amazing work! \u00a0If you take the time to experience Mark Alberhasky for yourself, you will have received a special Christmas gift from me!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/span><\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  I want to make a Christmas suggestion; \u00a0you should buy this book! \u00a0If you love photography and desire to really learn to see the world in a new way, this is my recommendation! \u00a0You can learn more at IMAGEMA.com. \u00a0But there is more to the story so, \u00a0stick with me, please!   Many years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26466,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26459\/revisions\/26466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}