Jay Dorfman
Like many people, I needed a little convincing before I committed to social media. But now, a couple of years in, I’m completely hooked. Let me explain. I’ve been pretty careful about who I follow on Twitter and whose blogs I subscribe to. The reward for my diligence is that I’ve met people, heard music, seen photographs, watched videos, laughed, ruminated and generally experienced things I never would have known were out there if I wasn’t following some very creative, intelligent and generous people. So in the spirit of sharing, let me introduce you to someone you should know.
Meet Jay Dorfman
Jay Dorfman, Photographer, Film Maker, Observer of Life
Disclaimer: I have known Jay for over 45 years. We met in High School somewhere around 1965. We were band mates in a successful rock group that lived and worked in Europe in the late sixties, early seventies. He was and is one of my closest friends.
But I value my online reputation too much to use whatever reach I have to simply introduce you to my friends, though there would be nothing wrong with that. Rather, like the good people whose blogs and tweets I follow, I introduce you to Jay because knowing him and his work will enrich your life.
World Traveler, Award Winning Photojournalist
Jay has traveled to Africa, Israel, India, Cuba and Kampuchea (formerly Cambodia) and has recorded his travels in stunning images. You can explore his work in greater detail by following the links provided below:
- Photography: http://www.jaydorfmanphotography.com
- Video: web.me.com/jaydorfman/Medialand_Video
- QTVR: http://360vr.com/2010/09/medialand-india/001.html
- Blog: www.JDorfmanPhotography.com
- Gallery: http://www.theworks-gallery.com/ http://www.theworks-gallery.com/artists
Take some time to view Jay’s work. Am I shamelessly shilling for an old friend or is this some truly beautiful stuff? I know what I think. What about you?
It’s very interesting to read about Jay being an artist now. I used to know him from travelling in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India in early 1972 on the famous hippie trail (met Marty and Howard too being with him). Back then he’d been a drummer with Sweet Smoke and, of course, a very nice young guy. Marvin I met latzer on in Germany at Sulzheim, the band’s headquarters. A very swell guitar player and open mind too. Those were the days. Meeting me? Well, visit
http://www.erni-baer.de
https://offsceneakademie.wordpress.com/
https://plus.google.com/104137775215008121264/posts
Ernie,
So nice to get a comment from someone who knew Sweet Smoke back in the ’70s – and thank you for your kind words about me and my guitar playing. I enjoyed looking through your websites. My German is no longer what it used to be although I can still read pretty well. Anyway, looking at your artwork doesn’t require reading German. Where are you living now? Hope all is well and thanks for finding this blog post. You might enjoy looking at the Sweet Smoke website too:
http://sweetsmokeband.com/
Again, nice to hear from you. I will let Jay know that you commented.