Weary of the weather Wednesday greetings, my collector friends. It's still "obnoxious" out as dear friend (and new JBG Assistant Director) Jeffrey Teuton just pointed out to me. A couple of days of this chilly, drenching weather has made me very receptive to reports of fine weather I'm getting from my West Coast correspondents. I'm looking forward to saying good-bye to all this tomorrow morning and hopping a plane to San Francisco. As my parting gift to you, I have a couple of fine photographs from one of my favorite urban shutterbugs, Joseph O. Holmes.

amnh #62 and amnh # 10 are from Joe's ongoing series shot in front of the American Museum of Natural History's legendary and beloved dioramas. These photos continue our evolutionary themes of the week, both in subject and style. They're fine and fitting companions to Jason's 132 Birds of the AMNH, and while Joe's amnh photographs are editioned at our familiar $20/$200/$2000 sizes, this time we've produced digital c-prints, a lovely medium for the subtle yet saturated colors of the photographs.

I first introduced the 20x200 crowd to Joe's work in the midst last year's holiday frenzy when we released amnh #30 (there's just one left!) I can hardly believe that it's been nearly a year! Joe's got a show up in Seattle now (more on that below) and he's a key player in 20x200's plans for the holiday season, making it a perfect time to offer up a double dose of Joe. amnh #62 and amnh # 10 are but a taste of what's to come!

Before I skedaddle, let me give you the lowdown on Joe's Seattle show, under | exposed, currently on view at wall space gallery in Seattle. If you're out west before it closes on November 8th, don't miss it! You'll be able see images from Joe's broad repertoire, including some from amnh, workspace, and cbgb. We've been following Joe and the show over on the Hey, Hot Shot! blog; he's already received accolades from Seattle Weekly's Joshua Lynch.

And now I'm off to prep and pack for my trip! I'm back on Election Day, with a perfect "Thank you for voting!" gift to give to yourself. (Once you've voted!)