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.
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.
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.
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 \u201cweakness\u201d and passion as I do\u2014collecting those famous postcards featuring aircraft in flight that airlines used to give passengers as mementos of their journeys.
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.
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.
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