I'm An Exhibitionist!

Hmmm, maybe I should re-phrase that title. What I meant to say is that there are only a few more days to see some of my photos on the wall of Beaner Bar, a great coffee spot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. As their Artist of the Month, I put up an assortment of photos from such exotic spots as Southeast Asia, subarctic Hudson Bay in Canada, and Grand Central Terminal. All proceeds from the sale of any of the photos, greeting cards, and magnets I have available at Beaner will go to charity. And if you're thinking it's too hot to be thinking of coffee, try one of their iced drinks. The Mexican Mocha (pictured above in its non-iced form) is amazing at any temperature! Can't make it down? You can check out my photos at joshlewisphotos.com  I'll put up a fundraising gallery online of the shots I have at Beaner Bar when I take that exhibit down.

Photos to Help Storm Relief

This tree loomed over a local road for at least a week.

Finally, a real excuse for not updating the blog in a while - Superstorm Sandy took out my electricity for the better part of two weeks. Conditions weren't really bad for me - it was easy to get food and gasoline and I had plenty of friends who offered safe places to stay - but there are still tens of thousands suffering in the New York metropolitan area even though power has largely been restored.

I've made some of my photos available for download with *all* proceeds going to nonprofits helping with storm-relief efforts. (I sent out the first donation from downloads to Food Bank for New York City today.) You can see the available photos here. There's a few animal shots - wolves, polar bears, and a langur - and a nice Costa Rican beach sunset. If you are interested in a download of another photo you see on the site, feel free to contact me about making it available for a charitable contribution. And of course you can always ignore the photos and just contribute to the nonprofit organization of your choice!

There are a lot of people in need out there. I never thought I'd see Doctors Without Borders setting up a clinic in New York City; turns out it's the first time the organization has done so within the United States. (See a Reuters article about it here.)