SLP WAS ESTABLISHED IN LATE 1973 WHEN AN AMAZING SUNSET CAUGHT MY ATTENTION...

THIS LED TO TALKING TO TOTAL STRANGERS ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK, ONE OF WHOM

INTRODUCED ME TO A PHOTOGRAPHER AND GALLERY OWNER ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF

MANHATTAN. I STILL RECALL TWO STATEMENTS FROM THIS THOUGHTFUL MENTOR IN THE

"ARTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY". FIRST: "YOU HAVE A GOOD EYE-GET A 35-MM AND LEARN!...

SECOND:"REMEMBER!! THIS IS A RICH MAN'S GAME".

     I GAVE THESE THOUGHTS A WHIRL ... AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS OF SHOOTING, PROCESSING

AND PRINTING THE RESULTS OF VARIOUS FORAYS INTO A WIDE VARIETY OF IMAGES I SOON

DISCOVERED A PERTINENT FACT : SALEABLE SUBJECT MATTER WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY

IN ORDER TO SURVIVE AS A SELF EMPLOYED PHOTOGRAPHER. AND THIS APPLIES EVEN IN THE

CASE OF GOOD OR EVEN EXCELLENT TECHNICAL SKILLS OR ABILITY THAT ANY PHOTGRAPHER

MAY HAVE...

     AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, AT THIS POINT (SUMMER 1975) I HAPPENED TO BE UP LATE ONE NIGHT

PROCESSING SOME FILM. WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO I HEARD A MOST INTERESTING

ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WAS "WHISPERED" BY THE D.J.------SHE SAID THAT TICKETS FOR THE

ROLLING STONES CONCERTS IN JUNE OF THAT YEAR WOULD GO ON SALE AT 8AM IN BOSTON.

I DROPPED EVERY THING AND RAN, HITCHHIKED TO BOSTON FROM MIDSTATE AND WAS

ALMOST FIRST IN LINE. TRUTH BE TOLD I WAS NOT EVEN THINKING OF TAKING PICTURES BUT

THE EVENTS OF THIS PARTICULAR DAY LED TO 42 YEARS OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ROAD,

CONCERTS, DARKROOMS AND THE VARIOUS PLACES AND WAYS OF SELLING MY WORK.

     THE LATEST FORM OF EXPRESSION THE WORK HAS TAKEN IS THIS WEBSITE WHICH WAS

ONLINE IN THE FALL OF 1997.  ON THE GROUP PAGE YOU CAN FIND A LISTING OF WHICH

PERFORMING ARTISTS I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED.

     I CAN BE CONTACTED AT THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESSES (or any of the "contact" buttons on-site)

THE FOLLOWING ARE MY NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS:

CURT E. ANGELEDES

EUGENE, OREGON 97402

HOME#--541-344-4833

PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, REQUESTS OR

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