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Arranging photographs in a traditional album is quite a task; pasting each photo in its proper place requires time, enthusiasm, a calm atmosphere, and a suitable workspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Storing photos on a computer, tablet, or smartphone is much easier, more practical, and faster; however, it is very common to spend time searching for a specific image\u2014or, in the worst-case scenario, to fail to find it because you deleted it without realizing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those of us with a deep passion for a subject that is primarily about looking and observing, there have historically been few options for keeping an image close at hand\u2014much like the decades-long tradition of displaying a portrait of a loved one or a picture of something that sparks passion and joy, allowing us to view it frequently without having to rummage through shelves or search for digital files stored in modern systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After giving it some thought, I decided to publish the collection I have amassed over more than 45 years; I am certain it will bring joy to many people who share the same “weakness” and passion as I do\u2014collecting those famous postcards featuring aircraft in flight that airlines used to give passengers as mementos of their journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All the material I am presenting here consists of illustrations I have created myself; they are neither photographs nor prints, but rather illustrations produced with the help of the vast amount of photographic material I have amassed since 1960. My specialty, however, focuses primarily on the era spanning from the DC-3 to the DC-10, as well as all piston-engined aircraft from that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With due perseverance, I have invested a great deal of my free time and effort in carefully selecting my work, with the aim that you\u2014those of us who share a common interest\u2014might find a moment of pleasant, emotion-filled reminiscence here on this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have printed all 369 of my illustrations in my own studio on ChromaLuxe sublimated aluminum panels, measuring 90 cm x 60 cm and 1.2 mm thick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n