The power of a picture

The power of photography 

I recently asked Mark Krajnak , a local resident here in Washington Town Center,  to do me a favor. 

Would he be willing to submit an original photo to me on a weekly basis to create what I am going to call  "Photo Friday". for my outside blog "The Real Voice of New Jersey Real Estate".

Now I certainly haven't invented rocket science here but I do want to tell you how Mark and I met (sort of) and how this came together.

I am a huge fan of Flickr.   If you're not already aware, this is a free site to upload and share your photos with the world (if you chose to, you can also keep them private).   You can also use the site just as a storage facility to organize your photos.

For a professional,  Flickr  has great search engine power.    So one day before I started my blog I was searching for local photos of Robbinsville and the surrounding Mercer County area.    

Mark was the first and really only name that came up.   I immediately feel in love with his work.    I think this was my first favorite "Workhorses in the Mist "  and now I am following his series on "100 Strangers I've Met" .    After reading Mark's profile on Flickr I found that he literally was in my backyard living just beyond the woods that sit behind me.    

I contacted Mark by phone, which I am sure he found a bit strange.    This woman he doesn't know,  is calling him asking "hey can I use some of your photos for my new blog site".   He immediately said yes.

Fast forward to today.........   I took a different path with the design of my blog so I never implemented his photos.   But I have followed Mark's work on Flickr ever since.  

The power of a picture is huge.  

I hope you all enjoy Mark's weekly photos as much as I do.    If you ever need a professional photographer with an artful eye.......   He's your guy, all his contact information is here.

Thank you again Mark and welcome aboard.