When considered as an object the photograph exists physically in the world, it belongs to someone; it gets held, it has weight, value. I've been interested in this concept for some time. It was this interest plus the recurrent use of my images online without my permission that motivated the creation of the series Little Romances. I have always made very personal work, my current emotional state and interests get translated directly into my images. Most all these images reflect questions and anxieties about being a woman, navigating what that means; what is expected of me as a mother, daughter, wife or lover versus what I'm capable of. In sharing my work online, sometimes it is treated with respect, but more often not. Not being asked for its use, and/or not being credited; it's upsetting being treated that way especially with such personal images. In Little Romances I photograph prints of my photographs and they become a physical object; my object. I surround them with elements from my garden or other personal items not to evoke nostalgia or sentimentality but to deepen my physical connection/claim to these images and distance them from the viewer. The object-image becomes obscured, repurposed, diverted, so that its original intent remains safe from viewing and at the same time it explores a new narrative.

The art of climbing dis-roped and disrobed. Twenty years ago, Dean Fidelman asked a rock climber to take off her shoes and boulder nude, and his famous series Stone Nudes was born. The stunning black-and-white images of athletic figures captured in motion on cliffs in breathtaking wild landscapes have made Fidelman famous within the climbing community. Fidelman followed his nomadic muses around North America and the world, framing them in the picturesque landscapes of Yosemite Valley; Joshua Tree; Moab, Utah; Patagonia; Europe; and coastal Thailand. The sensual photographs uniquely capture the stark beauty of athletes on the stone, their muscular bodies camouflaging with the formations of the rocks they are poised on. This book will appeal to those interested in climbing, lovers of nude photography, as well as anyone who appreciates breathtaking images of improbable physical feats across stunning landscapes.

A Rainbow in the Dark is the moving account of the journey to adulthood of Sophia, born on the beautiful Greek island of Patmos. The tragic experiences of her youth help to form her determined yet sympathetic character. The decisions she makes result in her move to America to follow her dreams, even though this means leaving her soul mate, Michael, behind in Greece. Sundy Kyriaki Iliadou writes sympathetically and brings a strong Greek flavour to this absorbing and beautiful book. The background of colourful characters and stunning scenery bring this tale to life and ensure that Sophia, Michael, Maria, Orestes and others will stay with the reader long after the book is finished, as will the visions of sunsets and sunrises over the Aegean Sea, white-walled courtyards bathed in sunshine and the bustle of Athens and Thessaloniki. Footnotes on the history and geography of Greece add depth to the story.