THE PROJECT

Kentucky 120 is the culmination of my 10-year quest to make landscape photographs of every county in Kentucky.

This on-again, off-again journey on the back roads of Kentucky produced nearly 10,000 images. After culling down to a few hundred images, I enlisted artist friends to select the strongest image from each county.

This body of work is the foundation for the book "Kentucky 120."

THE BOOK

Designed as an art book, the 160 page hardback coffee table book features 120 photographs by Ed Lawrence. Each 8" x 8" page frames one square photograph from each county, with a thumbnail index in the back. The book will be printed on heavy weight, bright white, matte paper.

While the photographs do not intentionally represent each county, collectively the 120 landscapes paint a beautiful portrait of Kentucky.

The book is fully designed and just about ready to go to the printer. I'm just waiting to add your name to the acknowledgement page and raise at least $12,000 to pay for the first printing.

THE PUBLISHER

I established ZEDZ press® as a vehicle to publish books about regional culture, art and photography. "Kentucky 120" will be the first book published with the ZEDZ press mark. As a publisher, I hope to take on projects by other Kentucky artists and photographers in the future.

THE EXHIBIT

A selection of 36 photographs from the Kentucky 120 collection are on exhibit at Alfalfa Restaurant, 141 East Main St., Lexington, Kentucky . The show runs from September 20 (Gallery Hop night) through the end of October.

KICKSTARTER ENERGIZER PARTY

There will be a celebration on Sunday, September 29, 2013 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Alfalfa Restaurant featuring Kentucky home-style refreshments and a fiddle jam session. If you've got a fiddle; bring it! We'll just see what happens.