Monday, July 18, 2005

New Mexico's Photographer

This is Douglas Kent Hall. I call him New Mexico's Photographer. I got to know Doug when our sons became best friends at Valley High School in Albuquerque. My son Justin and Devon Hall were a part of a really good group of kids who hung out in coffee houses during their evenings and weekends. If you want to know a lot about Doug look here.
He has a comprehensive website.

Doug and his wife Dawn live not far from us in Albuquerque. I went to visit him at his studio on 5th street a couple of weeks ago and was impressed all over again by his beautiful photography.
Doug did a lot of pictures of Arnold the Governator when he was pumping iron.

Some of my favorite works are his photos of Flamenco.

Doug will soon be honored by the State of New Mexico and Governor Richardson and receive the Governor's Arts Award for Photography for 2005.

Anyway, both Devon and Justin are doing great. Devon got his degree from Sarah Lawrence College and Justin from Cornell University. Their public school education worked well for them because they were focused guys with supportive parents. Devon is in graduate school at UNM and is a very impressive musician and composer. Justin will soon leave his job in Washington, DC before heading south of the border to improve his Spanish Language skills before obtaining an MBA .

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