Austin Travel Guide
In an unassuming brown bubbled wrapped mailer, I recently got an unexpected delivery. It was a travel guide which features one of my photographs on the cover. Yes, I knew they were using my picture. I licensed the photo to the publisher earlier in the year. I just didn’t know when they would publish the book.
After seeing one of my photographs online, they contacted me for other possible images. They wanted a colorful night scene in Austin, which is one of my favorite subjects. I probably sent them a half a dozen options.
The photograph they selected is one of my favorites. A hyper vibrant scene on 6th Street, which is Austin’s most famous entertainment district. In fact, I selected this image as my favorite photograph of 2013. Shot with the Olympus E-PM2 with the Panasonic 14mm with wide-angle adapter, it’s a HDR, an old school one, created on tripod.
A wild night on 6th Street – Austin, Texas
While there’s no doubt, it’s a wildly colorful photograph, it doesn’t overpower the book. Perhaps it showcases Austin as a young and fun city, which, I guess, is part of its reputation. Hopefully, it will attract attention on the bookshelves and this travel guide will be a big success for them.
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Congratulations Andy. Excellent picture. Well deserved recognition.
Thank you, Cedric.
Congrats! This is not surprising. You have an amazing eye for the city.
Thank you, Mike.
very nice! Congrats on a book cover
Thank you, Brett.
Congratulations! No one deserves a book cover more than you do!
Thank you, Marilyn.
Cool!
Good to hear from you, Bill. Stopped by your site and noticed that you’ve acquired a PEN-F. Nice.
THAT is tremendously exciting. What a great photograph.
Congratulations!
Thank you, Randy. I appreciate it.
Congrats Andy, that’s a great shot
Thank you, Michael.