Sometimes, when you’re out and about you get an unexpected bonus and learn something new. That happened to me on my recent visit to the International Center for Photography. I had walked from Penn Station but arrived about a half hour before it officially opened. Good thing I tried the doors. They were unlocked so I walked in, found someone and asked if I could sit down and wait. Turns out the café/bookstore was open so I looked around. And there sitting on a cart was a single copy of book by the photographer Peter Kayafas called O Public Road!

I had never heard of the book or the photographer, but the cover looked interesting so I picked up and took a look.  Just the kind of book I really like … road trips that document America. Think Robert Frank’s The Americans, Walker Evans’ American Photographs and Jeff Dunas’ American Pictures.

Well, O Public Road! is a beauty and discovering it was an unexpected nice little surprise which made my visit to the International Center for Photography all the better! Not only did I see two great shows, but found something very special to own and enjoy.

Now, more the ever, good surprises are great!

Stay well,

Michael