Bonus-Thursday greetings collectors! As promised, I'm here to deliver a little photo eye-candy to your inbox today. And if I do say so myself, this particular picture from Joseph O. Holmes is mighty pleasing. Prospect Park! Snow! Pups! My affections for furry four-legged friends are well known and I know that I'm not alone. It seems that this love has rung fervent and true for the many of you who adore the dogs Joe's found and photographed in Nethermead, a hidden meadow in the thick of the park.

Joe's so thoughtfully composed these canines and their keepers, I'm already a little nostalgic for my tromps around the block with the Otter underfoot and the fluffy stuff falling overhead. But just as snow transforms Prospect Park into a winter wonderland, the sun likewise makes New York anew. Strangers on sidewalks exchange more smiles and lunchers linger a little longer out-of-doors.

As I mentioned yesterday, we'll be bidding our farewell to the season passing at Aperture's SNAP! Out of Winter Party tomorrow evening. I'm serving as co-chair so you know it will be the happiest of happy affairs. And, I'd love to see you there!

In that spirit, we're giving away tickets to the party to two lucky Twitter-ers. Follow @20x200 and @aperturefnd and tweet "SNAP! Me" by 11:59 p.m. EDT tonight. Tomorrow a.m., we'll randomly select two winners for tickets to tomorrow's event*. Both tickets will allow the winner to bring one guest ($150 value!). One ticket will also include a limited-edition print by Dan Winters and a one-year Aperture magazine subscription ($250 value!).

If you're not one to take your chances, pick up your tickets for tomorrow's event here.

SNAP! OUT OF WINTER
Friday, March 19, 2010
9:00 p.m. to midnight

Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
(Between 10th and 11th Avenue)
New York, NY 10001

* Winners must be in New York City tomorrow evening to attend the event. While we equally love you collectors farther away, we won't be able to fly, drive or otherwise provide you with transportation! Our apologies!