Fortune

[Kirk Gittings]

Fortune smiles on me again.

I am being honored on the floor of the State Senate of New Mexico, Monday morning 10:00 am, by Senator Dede Feldman, for my photographic accomplishments, especially for the recent book Shelter from the Storm: The Photographs of Kirk Gittings. "Shelter..." was recently selected by the University of New Mexico Alumni Association as a special gift to the state legislators. Senator Feldman will honor me with a proclamation and Certificate of Recognition.

It doesn't get much better than this from the state that I grew up in and truely love! I feel extremely lucky to have grown up in New Mexico and to have been turned on to photography in the 6th grade by my father. My first camera was a Leica IIIc, one of his hand-me-downs.

[David Karp]

Congrats Kirk.

[tim atherton]

good on yer mate

[Doug Dolde]

Congrats..your work is fantastic.

[Luca Merlo]

Kirk, congratulations for a well deserved prize.

[Steven Nestler]

Wonderful, Kirk. Enjoy the rewards of your hard work.

[Bruce Barlow]

Very well done, and congratulations on being so honored and recognized.

[Robert A. Zeichner]

Congratulations. What a wonderful experience this must be for you.

Question: Do you still have the IIIc? My dad gave me my first "serious" camera, a Ricoh Diacord G TLR. Still on the shelf with the copy of the Golden Book of Photography he also gave to me. It's fun to look back at how it all started.

Enjoy your honors, I'm sure they are well deserved.

[Roger Richards]

A big congratulations to you, Kirk.

[Frank Petronio]

I wish we had senators named Dede here Kirk. Congrats!