As I explained many months ago last May in Issue 127, my 2023 show impressions for both AXPONA and Pacific Audio Fest were derailed and terribly delayed by death...family and close friends...disease, and depressive moments. Top it off with too much work and some travel, and, well here I am.
But I'm working on finishing out last thoughts on these two events.
Meanwhile, I am publishing this set of my portraits from AXPONA 2023.
People are the most important thing, and my photographic art shows you what I see as I look out of to see into...
"This Lifes dim Windows of the Soul, Distorts the Heavens from Pole to Pole, And leads you to Believe a Lie, When you see with not thro the Eye..."
– William Blake, "VII The Everlasting Gospel, 1818(?)
The Hand of the Harpist, a study in ink outline...
Kermit Heartsong
Bill Parish, Kahuna of GTT Audio, a study with cigar in fresco
Ewald Verkerk of Vivid Audio and Mola Mola, a moment in fresco
Joe Kubala of Kubala-Sosna Research
Dick Diamond of GTT Audio
Michael Laurance and Juan C. Ayllon of Positive Feedback
Chad Kassem with RTR Tapes at the AS/AP area: a study in watercolor
Alan Kafton: a moment in time
David W. Robinson, Philip O'Hanlon, and Michael Fremer (photographer unknown)
Michael Lavorgna of Twittering Machines being skillfully photobombed by Scot Hull of Part-Time Audiophile
Greg Weaver, Chief Honcho of the audio analyst
Harpist Isabeau Corriveau in the midst of her passion...
Alberto Guerra surrounded by his designs in the AGD Productions room
Ari Margolis of Aurender with their forthcoming AP20 Integrated
Sue Toscano of Toscano Communications: a portrait
Some rowdy members of the American Audiophile Cigar Society: Scott Hull, Greg Weaver, and Marc Phillips
A portrait of Lars Kristensen of Audio Group Denmark
Lou Hinkley...a moment in time
Fred Ainsley of LampizatOr America
Randy Forman of Finest Fidelity, getting mellow with his Avantgarde Unos, a study in Dry Brush
Joy Lavrencik of Critical Mass Systems, a portrait
Valerio Cora of Acora Acoustics and Audio Research
Purist Audio's Kimberly Aud-Stahl
Chad Kassem of Acoustic Sounds and Analogue Productions...a moment while passing at night
Marc Phillips of Part-Time Audiophile, in medias puffus...
Romain Vet of Focal
Scott Hull of Part-Time Audiophile: a study in dry brush
A portrait of Michael Vamos of Audio Skies
Chad Kassem and his colleague Marc Sheforgen of Acoustic Sounds, a study in fresco
Bruce Jacobs and Paul Jayson: a moment
Carolyn Counnas of Zesto Audio...
...together with George Counnas, the lead designer
Dan Wright of ModWright, taking a break for a portrait
David MacPherson of Studio Electric, sharing the space with ModWright
Lars Kristensen and Peter Hanson of Audio Group Denmark
Michael Fremer, middish night
Lou Hinkley of Pacific Audio Fest and Southwest Audio Fest fame, toasting leave-taking at O'Hare airport....
Let my photographs speak for themselves; see what you can see.
All photographs and image processing by David W. Robinson, except as noted. Drawing of the Jabberwock by Sir John Tenniel, in the public domain.