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A Year of Mornings: 3191 Miles Apart

by Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes

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The morning hours before the hustle and bustle of the day commences is the perfect time to pause and enjoy a sense of renewal and vitality. On the morning of December 7, 2006, Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes each took a digital photo of everyday objects randomly arranged on their kitchen tables and, unbeknownst to one another, uploaded them to the website Flickr. Noticing a remarkable similarity between their images, they agreed to document their mornings by posting one photo to a shared blog every weekday for a year. Their site, 3191 (http: //3191.visualblogging.com) named after the distance in miles between their homes in Portland, Maine, and Portland, Oregon quickly acquired a worldwide following of devotees fascinated by the magical coincidences and pictorial synchronicity of their photographic pairings.

A Year of Mornings collects 236 images always taken before 10 am without discussion between the two women from this uniquely 21st-century artistic collaboration. The intimacy of these photographs discarded clothing, a view of a snowy day from the window, a tablecloth combined with their striking similarities in color and composition defies the reality of their long-distance collaboration. While clearly kindred spirits, the two women have met in person only once. Their friendship is maintained solely online, sustained by a shared love for moments of serenity, solitude, and peacefulness. The annotated photographs in A Year of Mornings radiate an aura of sweetness and light the promise of a new day.

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Pryzunka, November 5, 2008 (view all comments by Pryzunka)
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I`m from Ukraine and realy upset that in my country I`ve no chance to buy this positive book(
I sow a little bit picture in Ukrainian art magazine and I fall in love!
Thank you girls!
You make me smile!
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CindiCC, October 29, 2008 (view all comments by CindiCC)
Full disclosure: this is a book by a friend. But that said, I honestly find it lovely. I'm a book in hand person, not ready yet to go only for screen images so I was glad this book (based on a popular web site) was created. I received my copy during a difficult time and I found great comfort and distraction in the peaceful images. Both photographers have a fresh outlook and wonderful hand at simplicity and nuance. I got ideas about room decoration, hand made crafts while at the same time basic reminders of the cycles of life. This is a book I will return to for quiet times and times when I need creative inspiration. My only wish was that the book was a larger format. I am giving it as a present this year (so if you are my sister or my childrens' teacher, forget you read this part).
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781568987842
Subtitle:
3191 Miles Apart
Author:
Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes
Photographer:
Vettese, Maria Alexandra
Photographer:
Barnes, Stephanie Congdon
Author:
Barnes, Stephanie Congdon
Author:
Vettese, Maria Alexandra
Author:
Vettese, Maria
Author:
Vattese, Maria
Publisher:
Princeton Architectural Press
Subject:
Photography
Subject:
Photography, Artistic
Subject:
Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions
Subject:
Design - General
Subject:
Photoessays & Documentaries
Subject:
Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General
Subject:
Photography - Oregon - Portland
Publication Date:
September 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
7.90x6.30x.70 in. .93 lbs.

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