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At Brandeis University the Berkshire based photographer, Benno Friedman , was a couple of classes behind me. We knew each other better in the late s. Through his hospitality, which extended to a family of friends, I became a frequent visitor to the Berkshires.

Benno Friedman, was injured in a skiing accident that left him a quadriplegic.

He became a matrix for a community seeking alternative lifestyles and careers in the arts. This first part covers taking up fine arts and commercial photography. Other than basic darkroom tips from friends he is self taught. Charles Giuliano How did you get into photography? Benno Friedman A girlfriend at the time invited me to join her in Europe.

At the time I was doing arc welding and large scale paintings.

The exhibition also includes samples from Dylan's “Mondo Scripto” series, in which handwritten song lyrics – often revised from their original.

I was in a bit of a quandary until someone suggested going to the Duty Free shop in the airport and buying a camera. In those days I flew as inexpensively as possible and ended up in the Amsterdam airport on the way to London. It must have been an airfare sale at the time. Back then Amsterdam was one of the largest shopping airports. They were the first to realize that people spend more time than they want to in airports and therefore provided them with shopping opportunities.

Since I was moving on to another country it was also duty free. BF The summer of just after I graduated from Brandeis. BF I probably bought a Nikkormat.