Joe Farace

On August 9th National Book Lovers Day wraps all of the excitement that bibliophiles feel about books into one big celebration. National Book Lovers Day is a day for all those who love to read and encourages us to find your favorite reading place, a good book (fiction or non-fiction) and read the day away.

Late in his life Richard Strauss was constantly being approached by adoring fans asking, “what is the story behind this music?” His reply was, “It’s just a piece of music.” Or, as Freud once noted, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.”

Several years ago, I conducted a private workshop* with a student who was interested in learning how I photographed glamour models. I was lucky enough to be able to get the extraordinary model, Dawn Clifford, to pose for us and we shot in several locations, including the wonderfully daylight filled living where the featured image was made.