Giles Hoover, Photographer

Many of you know that I’ve been out of town for a good chunk of September; despite, as usual, not getting enough done before being swept up in a huge trip, I really enjoyed getting back to my roots. In other words, many of you also know that I’m a relative newcomer to Macon; I [...]

Please note: This gallery is password-protected. However, the Maine gallery, starting in the next few days, won’t be — and will benefit from other news. Thanks for checking back. Last weekend, on the way back from Maine, I stopped for a couple of days in Dobbs Ferry, New York. While I missed this year’s Festa [...]

Enjoyed the first Cocktail Hour of the year tonight, courtesy of Dan and Monica — whose ability to draw a crowd remains without parallel. I’d estimate 50+ people, including more than a few new faces. Welcome. Meanwhile, got approximately 25 photographs from this first-of-2009 gathering, which will be posted tomorrow. Update: posted. Enjoy. As a [...]

…has been posted. I’ve added an additional 41 photographs to the five already there, all but one from the Festa street fair. Sorry to take so long with these. My schedule since getting back to Georgia has included a good deal of craziness. But lots of fun to look through again: Party on.

One word: Wow. I didn’t expect the Maine/NY trip to impact me in the way it did. However, “blown away” is not inaccurate. From nearly every part of Maine, which I’ve missed more than I realized, to long-lost friends and family — whose lives are well beyond what I expected — the past month or [...]

Wasn’t sure what to expect from an overnight in Dobbs Ferry, New York. What I got was fantastic — not only a great place (including wireless internet), courtesy of a longtime family friend, but a today-only street fair to boot. Once again in the right place at the right time. Further, not twenty minutes into [...]