New Scotland Images Online

“Scotland was a complete surprise,” Jesse happily reports. “In fact, now I’d love to retire to a small cottage there one day – it’s just that beautiful.” Jesse, Helen and their kids spent two weeks driving through the Scottish Highlands this past summer. It’s taken a while to edit the images down, but despite an onslaught of distractions, Jesse finally got it done. “What’s remarkable is the diversity of the landscapes,” Jesse said. “Stunning, just stunning.” Jesse, Helen, Jordan and Tamar made their base at Helen’s cousin’s cottage in the highlands. From there, they took a series of daytrips which traversed the area from the Isle of Skye to Applecross and much more. You can see the images online.

New Stonehenge Images Online

Jesse spent one gray and gloomy day at Stonehenge and managed to capture a range of timeless images. "It was raining off and on," he said adding that Helen, Jordan and Tamar had a great time running around in the drizzle. "It was fun watching the light - even though it was solid overcast, the nature of the light changed from minute to minute," Jesse said. You can see these new images online.

3rd Annual Auction to Raise
$ for the Troops

Congratulations to Bob Schwartz of Chapel Hill, NC who had the winning bid for this collector's limited edition, hand-printed, numbered and signed, silver gelatin printof the World Trade Center, taken by Jesse in July, 2001. This is silver print is valued at $1,300.

One hundred percent of the proceeds from the winning bid will be donated to The Fisher House ™ Foundation. Raising awareness and money for Fisher House ™ through this auction is an annual event for the gallery. To-date, the Kalishers have raised$2,000 for Fisher House ™. “This year,” Jesse says, “with nearly 30,000 wounded Americans coming out of Iraq, I’m thrilled that we've been able to raise $1,000. My thanks to Bob Schwartz and to all those who participated in the auction."

Annual SF Camerawork Auction

Jesse was once again part of the annual SF Camerawork Auction. His “San Francisco Sunrise” print was part of a silent and online auction and sat alongside work by Ansel Adams, Ruth Bernhard, Dorothea Lange and others. It sold for $700. To learn more, please visit sfcamerawork.org.

Taj Mahal Review

Jesse contriuted to the December issue of the Taj Mahal review - an international journal of short stories, poetry, drawings and photographs published in India by Santosh Kumar. "Mr. Kumar asked to include two of my images in his latest issue," Jesse says, "and I was all too happy to contribute."

Featured (again) in Interior Design Magazine

Interior Design Magazine has declared Jesse's work "Striking" in the past and this month they feature his work again as part of their Fall Market Tabloid. The illustrious magazine selected an image from Jesse's Tuscany collection and highlighted the fact that it's available in a 100% green framing option.

Kalisher Gallery Goes Green!

Last month our popular reproductions hits HomeGoods in a smart looking pallet display. We printed all of these on paper certified environmentally friendly by the Forest Stewarship Council. In addition to being earth-friendly, this is a premium paper stock which gives us brilliant whites and very strong blacks. While we didn't have the space to announce this on the framed prints themselves, all of these are also matted in 100% recycled mat board. "Green Lodging News" noted last month that our Interior Design customers can now create custom cutting-edge 100% green framed products using earth-friendly, recylced components. Contact Lisa Mays (919) 967-4300, xt.23 or lisa@kalisher.com for details.

Jesse Named "Hometown Hero" by Local Radio Station

WCHL, AM1360 in Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina named Jesse a "Hometown Hero." The award recognizes Jesse for his work raising money for the Fisher House (tm) Foundation as well as for his work to protect children to fly on commercial airlines from "R" rated images of violence. You can listen to the station's announcement here. "It's a bit over the top," Jesse said reluctantly. "I'm certainly appreciative, but I'm sure there are other folks in the community more deserving than I am... ultimately, if the announcement helps Fisher House (tm) raise more money, or helps our cause with the airlines, then terrific."

Hollywood Appearance

Jesse’s cacti image is part of the set on a new indy feature film about Dominican baseball. The film is written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, whose previous film “Half Nelson” garnered several awards, including a best actor Academy Award nomination for Ryan Gosling. Producer Paul Mezey, whose film credits also include “Maria Full of Grace,” which won at the Sundance Film Festival and earned a best actress Academy Award nomination for Catalina Sandino Moreno, is also attached to the project.

Richard Roeper Supports Kalisher Effort

Richard Roeper (Ebert & Roeper) came out in support of Helen and Jesse Kalisher's efforts to remove violent scenes from publicly viewable in-flight films. "This is great news," Jesse said. "We welcome Mr. Roeper's involvement in resolving this issue as quickly and easily as possible. To see Roeper's commentary online, visit www.kidsafefilms.org. This website and the entire issue of violent "R" rated films being shown on publicly viewable screens on airlines was reported in a recent New York Times article.

Meals on Wheels Donation

Jesse and Helen donated a $1,500 limited edition, hand-sigend print of Napa Valley to Barbara Lazaroff, to be auctioned off in her annual Meal on Wheels fundraiser. This will be part of the 25th Annual Food & Wine Festival which takes place in Los Angeles - this year, at the Universal Studios back lot.

"if you find the Buddha" Keeps Plugging

Nineteen (100%) 5-Star reviews on Amazon. The San Jose Museum of Art recently reviewed "if you find the Buddha". They wrote: "All over the world, Buddhas appear in every conceivable setting—from the sublimely beautiful to the utilitarian everyday. In his evocative photographs, Jesse kalisher has captured the complexity and subtle gradations of humanity's relationship to the Buddha—in the East and the West alike."

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