Hidden in Plain Sight: Moments of Beauty

Admirer of his Dad's 1920-30s English travel albums, Ian started showing his photographs in Alexandria galleries after the double snowstorm of 1996. Back-roads driver and cultural explorer, specialist guide for 60 years (Europe, New Zealand), history teacher. Director of sales (vending) and business development (chemical engineers) in Europe, Asia and North America. Co-leader for multi-cultural workshops in strategic planning, leadership and team training (international organizations). He worked in Ivory Coast, Haiti, and countries colored red on old British maps. He settled in Alexandria Virginia in 1978. Life-long amateur student of people, art, architecture, archaeology, faiths, freethinking Episcopalian, and 'spiritual listener'. Published poet in his book 'Figments and Fragments' and with the writer's group Tuesdays at Two. Once stroke of his Emmanuel College first crew he has a Cambridge history MA. He values his Victorian-Edwardian parents, his environmentalist NY wife, Asian-American young, family-friendships of all ages both sides of the 'Pond'. Books, music, photographs, journeys, wild green views from his chair, walking and talking keep him alert....