(Self-Portrait at 20 Degrees - Washington DC - 2007)

This last week I went to Washington DC for business and as usual, stayed a couple of extra days to create some new work. I left Colorado just as it was warming up and so I didn't take a coat with me (you see the logic there don't you, it's warm in Colorado so it must be warm in DC!).

I'm sure you can imagine what happened. When I arrived in DC, it started to snow and it was freezing! I went out walking on the Mall during a heavy snowstorm (I was the only one) and came back with a few new images and a commitment to pack warmer next time.

It was odd to walk around for several hours and not see a soul! Funny to be in one of the most crowded spots in America and yet be completely alone.

On my walk back to the hotel I had to stop in the lobby of the FDIC to warm my hands and was met with a less than warm reception from a large female security guard:

"Where did you come from? Did you just in come from outside? What are you doing in here, you can't be in here...."

In about 30 seconds I was "escorted" out and told not to return! I do believe they thought me a homeless person and perhaps with justification considering how I was dressed. The image self-portrait was taken during that outing.

What did I learn from this adventure? That the people over in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are not very friendly and that large female security guards can be quite intimidating!

Needless to say I will not be going back to the FDIC.

(Washington DC in March - Washington DC Mall - 2007)

Here's where I've been in the last month:

• "Frank's Stove" appeared in the February 2007 issue of The Sun Magazine
  
  
• I was interviewed and my images featured in Photo Magazine, Romania
  
  
• My image "The Angel Gabriel" is on the cover of the French-Canadian publication, Photo Selection
  
  
• "The Angel Gabriel" and "Jesus Loves You" were featured in PhotoLife magazine
  
  
• "The Angel Gabriel" is currently showing at the San Diego Art Institute
  
  
• "Old Car Interior" was selected for the NCAA 16th National Juried Exhibition
  
  
• Windsurfing earned an honorable mention at "Center" Single Image Awards. ("Center" was formerly known as The Santa Fe Center for Photography)
  
  
• Classical, Contemporary and Conceptual: A Photographic Triptych, Fort Collins, CO

(Curved Bridge - Harper's Ferry, WV - 2007)

If you've been saying "someday I'm going to buy a Cole Thompson print" then now might be a good time to do so as my prices will be going up on 5/1/2007!

Raising prices is always a hard thing to do and deciding it is not easy. There are so many factors including my going into galleries that don't want me undercutting them on my own website.

So....effective 5/1/2007 my prices are changing:

• The Signature Series (not numbered) will be going from $195 to $350 for the matted print.
  
  
• The Edition Series (numbered) will go from $475 to $575 for the matted print.

Well, after only a short delay my 28 page booklet is on its way to me from the printer! By the time I get back from my California vacation, it will be here and ready to ship.

"classic images in black & white" is now available for $7.95 plus $2.00 shipping.

Here's what the publisher said about my work:

“It is difficult to comprehend the quantity, quality and breadth of work Cole Thompson has created in just three short years .”
— Adrian Davis, E6Stock-design.print.provide.

What small child wouldn't want to find one of these in their basket this Easter?

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