Recently at a meeting of my local Camera Club, the discussions included the names of famous photographers whose career marked their important impact on the photographic world.

One noted photographer whose name popped up was Robert Mapplethorpe, a master of monochrome film photography.

I’d studied Mapplethorpe’s work in another jurisdiction and had added the following three books to my photography library:-

In order the titles are:-

Mapplethorpe ALTARS,

Mapplethorpe -The Complete Flowers, and

Mapplethorpe.

As part of my studies, I was required to make a presentation about him and I located a copy of it in my archives. Here it is:-

I’ve enjoyed this journey back 16 years and I hope i haven’t bored you too much.

Hoo roo for now.