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Photographing Oregon chosen travel book of the year

Jul 042010

The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), recently honored the best books in 50 categories at the 22nd Annual Benjamin Franklin Awards™ in New York City prior to the BookExpo America tradeshow. Photographing Oregon was named best book of the year in the Travel category. Judged by a panel of book industry experts including buyers at wholesale and retail levels, librarians, book critics, design experts, and independent publishing consultants, these books have been scrutinized by individuals involved in the very markets [read more ...]

Photographing Oregon guidebook featured in the Eugene Register-Guard newspaper

Apr 292009

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon’s daily newspaper, interviewed me for a feature on my book “Photographing Oregon” in the Sunday, April 26th, edition. Here’s some links to the story on the Register-Guard website, and a scan of the piece on my www.GregVaughn.com photography website.

Photographing Oregon book release celebration

Apr 212009

If you’re anywhere in Oregon’s southern Willamette Valley this weekend, please join me in celebrating the release of Photographing Oregon. There will be a slide show and some prints on display, and we’ll have light refreshments. The event takes place on Saturday, April 25, from 5-7 pm at Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette Street in Eugene.

Photographing Oregon's Amazon.com rank

Apr 142009

A friend just sent me an email to let me know that on Amazon.com books, as of today Photographing Oregon ranks #1 in the category Travel>United States>States>Oregon, and #4 in Arts & Photography>Photography>Travel. Yes, I am happy about that!

"Photographing Oregon" has arrived!

Apr 072009

I am very happy to announce the release of my new book, Photographing Oregon. The latest in the series of specialized travel guides published by PhotoTripUSA, the book is written for those with an avid interest in photography, from beginners to advanced amateurs to pros. In it I describe hundreds of the most photogenic natural landmarks and other attractions for scenic photography in Oregon. The book contains 300+ pages of text and over 240 photos, and includes detailed location directions [read more ...]

Photographing Oregon featured in stock agency promotion

Mar 192009

The latest email promotion from stock photo agent Viewfinders features my new book Photographing Oregon, and includes some of my photographs that are available from the agency. Links to the email and to Viewfinders. Photographing Oregon, from publisher Graphie International, will be released in early April, and will be available in bookstores and directly through me. More information is available on my website at www.GregVaughn.com/books/.

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