The Coast

Here are a few shots from the California coast I shot a month or so ago. All were taken with my Shen Hao 4x5. Fomapan 100 film.

The Great Salt Lake

Here are a few images I took out at the Great Salt Lake. It was beautiful, clean and simple. All images were shot using my Hasselblad 500cm, with Tmax400 film.

SLC Library

Just a few shot of the Salt Lake City Library. I used my Hasselblad 500cm, Tmax400 film.

POLAROID BOUGHT BY PATRIARCH

Read it here on Reuters News
Patriarch wins Polaroid auction with $59.1 mln bid

* Wins over three rivals

* Court hearing to approve sale April 6 (Adds quotes from both CEOs, background on Polaroid's bankruptcy.)

By Phil Wahba

NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - New York-based private equity firm Patriarch Partners LLC won the auction for bankrupt Polaroid Corp's assets, both companies said on Thursday, with Patriarch winning over three rival bidders.

The result of the auction, which ended on Tuesday, is subject to court approval at an April 6 hearing. The assets Patriarch is buying include the company's name, intellectual property, and photography collection.

It beat bids from PHC Acquisitions, Hilco Consumer Capital Corp and Ritchie Capital.

Patriarch's bid totaled $59.1 million, the company said.

"We look forward to reconnecting Polaroid with its history of innovation in photography," Lynn Tilton, chief executive of Patriarch Partners said in a statement.

"We intend to continue rebuilding the brand of this great American company on a worldwide scale and to re-establish Polaroid as a globally acknowledged innovator."

In the same statement, Polaroid Chief Executive Mary Jeffries referenced Patriarch's turnaround expertise.

"Patriarch Partners has the vision and the resources to act on the myriad opportunities to leverage this iconic brand," Jeffries said.

The instant camera-maker had agreed in January to sell almost all of its assets to PHC Acquisitions, an affiliate of Luxembourg-based private equity firm Genii Capital, for $42 million, plus the assumption of certain liabilities, if no higher bids emerged.

PHC Acquisitions, was the "stalking horse" or leading bidder. The stalking horse bid is typically used in bankruptcy auctions to set a floor for the bidding.

Polaroid filed for bankruptcy in December 2008.

Patriarch's portfolio of companies includes Rand McNally, Arizona Iced Tea and MD Helicopters.

A court hearing to approve the sale is set for April 6 in federal bankruptcy court.

The case is In re: Polaroid Corporation, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Minnesota, No. 08-46617. (Reporting by Phil Wahba, with additional reporting by Caroline Humer and Emily Chasan; editing by Leslie Gevirtz and Carol Bishopric)

Saans Downtown Gallery

The Saans Gallery in Salt Lake City called me a couple weeks ago and asked me to hang a couple images in their Locals Only show. I was in California during the opening, so I haven't even seen the show myself. I submitted 2 Type 55 Polaroid shots.

City Gallery Show Pics

The show at The City Gallery in Provo was a success. We had a lot of people pass through and I ended up selling 6 prints. Here are a few pics from the show.

Published in SHOTS Magazine

I number of months ago I submitted a few images to SHOTS Magazine. They published one of my images "Canoe at Sua" in the No. 103 spring 2009 issue. Canoe at Sua is an image I shot with my Hasselblad in May of 2008 in a small fishing town in Ecuador.

Joint Show at The City Gallery - Provo, UT

Sort of a late notice, but Travis Lovell and I are having a joint show at a newer gallery in Provo called The City Gallery. The opening reception starts tonight (Friday, February 6th) at 6pm. I have printed and framed a few new images for the show, and included some previous work.

The City Gallery
250 N University Ave.
Provo, UT

More Trees From Utah Lake

During the past week I've taken advantage of the chilling fog. Here are a few more black and white images of Utah Lake taken with my Hasselblad 500CM.

Cold Fog at Utah Lake

Yesterday and today I went down to Utah Lake to photograph the trees in the morning fog. It was calm, quiet, and very cold. I shot these black and white images with my Hasselblad 500CM using kodak TMax 400.

Mexico for New Years

This new years was spent in Mexico. My wife and her two brothers came. These Two images were from the Tumacacori National Historical Park in Arizona. We made a stop there on the way to Mexico.