Book Signing

Book Signing, originally uploaded by Martin~

I can imagine that as an author it could be quite a daunting experience, attending to one's own book signing with what is likely to be a highly personal and significant piece of work. Answering the querying public's polite and possibly not so polite, sometimes inane and other times intelligent questions, concerning something into which one has poured heart and soul. This cheery author however expressed a quiet confidence in the timelessness of her message and its widespread applicability. Whilst initially cautious about being photographed, she readily consented after I explained my interest in street photography and desire to document her book signing.

FYI "Shafts of Light" by Elizabeth Weston is a fictional work and available through the Angus & Robertson bookstore in Post Office Square, Brisbane.

The End is Nigh

The End is Nigh, originally uploaded by Martin

It's sights like this that remind me to always sling a camera over my shoulder before my lunchtime walk, even if I'm feeling a bit jaded. People wearing sandwich-boards advertising anything are rare these days. But to see one proclaiming a message of such finality is very rare indeed. Very lucky for us mere mortals however that rather than the end of the world, this was a rather clever marketing ploy by a book store advertising the upcoming release of the final Harry Potter book.