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The Latest Book is Now Available!

A successful community fundraiser has become an annual event and is showcased in a new book!

Phil Lehr creates huge designs on the ground that can only be seen and understood from the air and they are revealed in the photographs taken by pilot and aerial photographer Margot Cheel in Cohasset, MA. The new book, “The Pumpkin Patch: A Story of Service, Creativity and Community” shows 20 years of Halloween inspired designs created with thousands of pumpkins by a team of teens and adults!

An ongoing event for 20 years, the photos of the pumpkin designs are always highly anticipated and make walking in the patch a fun and intriguing experience. Phil Lehr creates a different pattern each year which is kept secret from everyone – including photographer Margot Cheel – until finally being revealed in the aerial photographs!

Now in book form, all 20 years of aerial photos can be revealed and enjoyed, along with the story of how the purchase of pumpkins supports a service project to Appalachia.

In the book there is good humor and a heart warming feeling that comes through the pages. It’s inspirational, creative and spirited!

Click to buy The Pumpkin Patch: A Story of Service, Creativity and Community

Book, Photography, Testimonials

Passage to a Brighter Future

When students at the Latham Center on Cape Cod were given my photo book, “What Do You See? Finding Shapes from the Sky”, they discovered there was no right or wrong answer, but more to see each time. It was fun learning and imagining…

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Book, Photography, Testimonials

Apollo 14 Astronaut, Edgar Mitchell

By | On October 23,13 | 0 Comment

In my book, “Sea & Sand from the Sky”, there is a quote from Apollo 14 Astronaut, Edgar Mitchell:

“We need to make the world safe for
creativity and intuition, for it is creativity
and intuition that will make the world
safe for us.”

To my delight I met Edgar Mitchell in Florida at his home/museum and was inspired by the paintings, photos and memorabilia of his life as an astronaut. I even happened to meet him 41 years to the day that he launched to the moon. On his walls were images of the Space Age dreams of America: the story in photos, drawings and paintings that it had become reality. Besides engineering, technology and hard work, it took vision, courage, and creativity.

And a touch of lightness. On his refrigerator was the sign “Fly Me to the Moon.”