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on December 15
Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
commented on a project updateThanks Izavalet, we've already sent the books off to the printers, but there is still some time before they print. We'll make contact with you. We would also love to become more involved with the community on a practical level, for now though we'd love to focus on something different by bringing people together on a individual basis whilst supporting those that are already doing empowerment/charity type projects. For interests sake, here are a few of the bike programs active in South Africa... http://benbikes.org.za/ http://www.songo.info/ http://biketownafrica.wordpress.com/ http://bikesnotbombs.org/page/SouthAfrica Bicycle Portraits featuring some of these: Ben Bikes http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Veliswa_Maqashu.html Songo http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Yoliswa_Fipaza.html http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Sithandazise_Nzuzo.html http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Siphenkos_Weduwedu.html Bike Town has done some work with Tumisang Taabe. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.225473384133113.73227.120630434617409&type=1
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on December 14
Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
commented on a projectWe've been having many requests for pre-orders after our funding deadline - thanks! YOU CAN CONTINUE TO PRE ORDER HERE VIA EFT or PAYPAL: http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Order.html Every single order helps the development of the other aspects of the project and we are also constantly pushing the quality of the book materials and finishing as much as we can right up to the point where they press that print button.
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on December 14
Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
Posted project update #139Thanks.
Post CommentWe would just like to say THANKS to all our backers - you made it happen!
All three Kickstarter projects that we set out to do in the beginning of 2010 have now been successfully completed, and we are going ahead with the printing of the book this month already.
The most valuable aspect of funding a part of the printing through Kickstarter and pre-orders has been the connections and friends we've made through the process. Thanks for all your encouragement and for sharing the project with others.
We also look forward to meeting more of you in the future and are very excited about those of you joining us on a little bicycle trip when we go deliver some of the books to the individuals we photographed. Our plan is to personally take a book to every individual that appear in them, this will allow us to see how everyone is doing, and we also have a dream to have mini book launches in some smaller towns - where some of those that appear in the book can meet each other. The book is also not the end of the project, lots more to come - we will tell you about it as we move along!
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When we launched the third Kickstarter, we were still deep in the spokes cleaning up some undesirable chromatic aberration, sometimes spending up to 2 hours per image.
Many late nights - transcriptions, translations, editing, quotes, specifications...
We clearly couldn't get enough riding in, Stan getting desperate...
Printed some copies of the book for proof reading at the local print shop... Could write a whole essay about that experience. That huge calculator serves a very important purpose - comic relief.
Apart from the professional proof readers we had friends, neighbours and strangers read the books - good news is everyone loves it so much they kept missing the typos and mistakes! We had to go through it over and over and over.
We both bought a prints from the 1934 Tour de France, Federico Ezquerra in the mountains - to look at whenever we felt like we needed to get over a mountain of work through the night...
Choosing 9 ribbons, exporting the PDF's...
All the while the Kickstarter was running... and we almost finished the book at the same time as the funding deadline! The files have been sent to Singapore and we've sent a very special instructions package for them with colour proofs and mockups. It all looks really beautiful.
___________________________________________________________In case you wanted to order some more books, you can do so here -
http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Order.htmlEvery single order helps the development of the other aspects of the project and we are also constantly pushing the quality of the book materials and finishing as much as we can right up to the point where they press that print button.
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Remember to go ride, even if it is just around the block.
- Nic & Stan
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on December 14
Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
Posted project update #52Thanks.
Post CommentWe would just like to say THANKS to all our backers - you made it happen!
All three Kickstarter projects that we set out to do in the beginning of 2010 have now been successfully completed, and we are going ahead with the printing of the book this month already.
The most valuable aspect of funding a part of the printing through Kickstarter and pre-orders has been the connections and friends we've made through the process. Thanks for all your encouragement and for sharing the project with others.
We also look forward to meeting more of you in the future and are very excited about those of you joining us on a little bicycle trip when we go deliver some of the books to the individuals we photographed. Our plan is to personally take a book to every individual that appear in them, this will allow us to see how everyone is doing, and we also have a dream to have mini book launches in some smaller towns - where some of those that appear in the book can meet each other. The book is also not the end of the project, lots more to come - we will tell you about it as we move along!
___________________________________________________________
When we launched the third Kickstarter, we were still deep in the spokes cleaning up some undesirable chromatic aberration, sometimes spending up to 2 hours per image.
Many late nights - transcriptions, translations, editing, quotes, specifications...
We clearly couldn't get enough riding in, Stan getting desperate...
Printed some copies of the book for proof reading at the local print shop... Could write a whole essay about that experience. That huge calculator serves a very important purpose - comic relief.
Apart from the professional proof readers we had friends, neighbours and strangers read the books - good news is everyone loves it so much they kept missing the typos and mistakes! We had to go through it over and over and over.
We both bought a prints from the 1934 Tour de France, Federico Ezquerra in the mountains - to look at whenever we felt like we needed to get over a mountain of work through the night...
Choosing 9 ribbons, exporting the PDF's...
All the while the Kickstarter was running... and we almost finished the book at the same time as the funding deadline! The files have been sent to Singapore and we've sent a very special instructions package for them with colour proofs and mockups. It all looks really beautiful.
___________________________________________________________In case you wanted to order some more books, you can do so here -
http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Order.htmlEvery single order helps the development of the other aspects of the project and we are also constantly pushing the quality of the book materials and finishing as much as we can right up to the point where they press that print button.
___________________________________________________________
Remember to go ride, even if it is just around the block.
- Nic & Stan
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on December 14
Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
Posted project update #4Thanks.
We would just like to say THANKS to all our backers - you made it happen!
All three Kickstarter projects that we set out to do in the beginning of 2010 have now been successfully completed, and we are going ahead with the printing of the book this month already.
The most valuable aspect of funding a part of the printing through Kickstarter and pre-orders has been the connections and friends we've made through the process. Thanks for all your encouragement and for sharing the project with others.
We also look forward to meeting more of you in the future and are very excited about those of you joining us on a little bicycle trip when we go deliver some of the books to the individuals we photographed. Our plan is to personally take a book to every individual that appear in them, this will allow us to see how everyone is doing, and we also have a dream to have mini book launches in some smaller towns - where some of those that appear in the book can meet each other. The book is also not the end of the project, lots more to come - we will tell you about it as we move along!
___________________________________________________________
When we launched the third Kickstarter, we were still deep in the spokes cleaning up some undesirable chromatic aberration, sometimes spending up to 2 hours per image.
Many late nights - transcriptions, translations, editing, quotes, specifications...
We clearly couldn't get enough riding in, Stan getting desperate...
Printed some copies of the book for proof reading at the local print shop... Could write a whole essay about that experience. That huge calculator serves a very important purpose - comic relief.
Apart from the professional proof readers we had friends, neighbours and strangers read the books - good news is everyone loves it so much they kept missing the typos and mistakes! We had to go through it over and over and over.
We both bought a prints from the 1934 Tour de France, Federico Ezquerra in the mountains - to look at whenever we felt like we needed to get over a mountain of work through the night...
Choosing 9 ribbons, exporting the PDF's...
All the while the Kickstarter was running... and we almost finished the book at the same time as the funding deadline! The files have been sent to Singapore and we've sent a very special instructions package for them with colour proofs and mockups. It all looks really beautiful.
___________________________________________________________In case you wanted to order some more books, you can do so here -
http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Order.htmlEvery single order helps the development of the other aspects of the project and we are also constantly pushing the quality of the book materials and finishing as much as we can right up to the point where they press that print button.
___________________________________________________________
Remember to go ride, even if it is just around the block.
- Nic & Stan
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on December 8Funded!
Bicycle Portraits - a photographic book / Part III (final) by Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
After 2 years and 6000km in the saddle the South African 'Bicycle Portraits' project is near completion. Pre-order your copy today...
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108% funded $16,214 pledged
- 224 backers
- Funded Dec 08, 2011
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on December 8
Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
commented on a project@Gary - so true, we are humbled by everyone just jumping in, especially when it matters most. Thanks! 54minutes to go, getting ready for a dinner with some of the contributors! - Nic
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on December 7
Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
Posted project update #138Less than 20 hours to go...
It's true. Two years of work towards turning the Bicycle Portraits project into a series of three books will finally come to end an tomorrow night - just 19 hours from now. At the time of writing this we are 95% funded - very close - and I believe with a last little push we will make it. If all goes as planned the three volumes that make up the series will be sent off to our printers in Singapore on Friday morning, and in the new year we will receive a shipment of beautiful books that we will promptly send off to you, our backers. Thank you all again, you have been incredibly patient and very supportive, and we truly appreciate every encouraging and praising message you've sent us over the last two years.
I've been wanting to extend a special thanks to one of our generous backers who got a little more involved in Bicycle Portraits when he came across the story of Edward Paulus and the dikwiel he rides every day.
Doug Ingram, from Sydney, Australia, noticed the sorry state of Edward's saddle and kindly gifted the money to buy him a brand new one. Since Edward lives outside a small town called Springbok and does not have a bank account, we had to make another plan. Nic and I got in touch with local bicycle shop owner and radio DJ, Brunhild Strauss, who is a paraplegic and rides a specially built recumbent style hand cycle, to see if he could assist us.
After a bit of logistical negotiation we got Brunhild to order, and then present, Edward with his new saddle. It took a while for the two to cross paths but when Edward finally received his new saddle he was over the moon, and excited to be much more comfortable on his daily commute!
Doug - Edward thanks you and your wonderful family, and we are proud to have you as part of our Bicycle Portraits family!
Take care and ride safe out there!
Counting the minutes...
- Stan & Nic.
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devra breslow on December 7
this has been one of the most heart-warming personal kickstarter projects i have "invested" in. I am deeply touched by your compassion for your subjects, by not exploiting them, often helping them thru difficult life situations. I am eager to receive my books next year and to share them with others.
You had a sensational idea -- with a human touch.Mazel tov!! devra breslow in LA
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on December 7
Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
Posted project update #51Less than 20 hours to go...
Post CommentIt's true. Two years of work towards turning the Bicycle Portraits project into a series of three books will finally come to end an tomorrow night - just 19 hours from now. At the time of writing this we are 95% funded - very close - and I believe with a last little push we will make it. If all goes as planned the three volumes that make up the series will be sent off to our printers in Singapore on Friday morning, and in the new year we will receive a shipment of beautiful books that we will promptly send off to you, our backers. Thank you all again, you have been incredibly patient and very supportive, and we truly appreciate every encouraging and praising message you've sent us over the last two years.
I've been wanting to extend a special thanks to one of our generous backers who got a little more involved in Bicycle Portraits when he came across the story of Edward Paulus and the dikwiel he rides every day.
Doug Ingram, from Sydney, Australia, noticed the sorry state of Edward's saddle and kindly gifted the money to buy him a brand new one. Since Edward lives outside a small town called Springbok and does not have a bank account, we had to make another plan. Nic and I got in touch with local bicycle shop owner and radio DJ, Brunhild Strauss, who is a paraplegic and rides a specially built recumbent style hand cycle, to see if he could assist us.
After a bit of logistical negotiation we got Brunhild to order, and then present, Edward with his new saddle. It took a while for the two to cross paths but when Edward finally received his new saddle he was over the moon, and excited to be much more comfortable on his daily commute!
Doug - Edward thanks you and your wonderful family, and we are proud to have you as part of our Bicycle Portraits family!
Take care and ride safe out there!
Counting the minutes...
- Stan & Nic.
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on December 7
Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
Posted project update #3Less than 20 hours to go...
Post CommentIt's true. Two years of work towards turning the Bicycle Portraits project into a series of three books will finally come to an end tomorrow night - just 19 hours from now. At the time of writing this we are 94% funded - very close - and I believe with a last little push we will make it. If all goes as planned the three volumes that make up the series will be sent off to our printers in Singapore on Friday morning, and in the new year we will receive a shipment of beautiful books that we will promptly send off to you, our backers. Thank you all again, you have been incredibly patient and very supportive, and we truly appreciate every encouraging and praising message you've sent us over the last two years.
I've been wanting to extend a special thanks to one of our generous backers who got a little more involved in Bicycle Portraits when he came across the story of Edward Paulus and the dikwiel he rides every day.
Doug Ingram, from Sydney, Australia, noticed the sorry state of Edward's saddle and kindly gifted the money to buy him a brand new one. Since Edward lives outside a small town called Springbok and does not have a bank account, we had to make another plan. Nic and I got in touch with local bicycle shop owner and radio DJ, Brunhild Strauss, who is a paraplegic and rides a specially built recumbent style hand cycle, to see if he could assist us.
After a bit of logistical negotiation we got Brunhild to order, and then present, Edward with his new saddle. It took a while for the two to cross paths but when Edward finally received his new saddle he was over the moon, and excited to be much more comfortable on his daily commute!
Doug - Edward thanks you and your wonderful family, and we are proud to have you as part of our Bicycle Portraits family!
Take care and ride safe out there!
Counting the minutes...
- Stan & Nic.
Stan Engelbrecht / Nic Grobler
Cape Town, South Africa
Stan Engelbrecht is a Cape Town (South Africa) based photographer and publisher who has published numerous books, including 'Miss Beautiful' and the best-selling 'African Salad' ( www.dayonepublications.com ). He harbors a deep love for bicycles... view more
Probably too late? But I would volunteer to proofread / edit copy. Nothing bugs me more than typos and I frequently catch them in already published books.
Second thing: If you are planning a return trip to deliver copies of the book to the people being photographed. I suggest that you organize a means to improve the bicycles or donate additional ones to the people nearby. Get your local bike shops (and book supporters) to donate tubes, wheels, seats, brake cables, brake pads, shifters and get a Logistics expert to figure out how to get the parts to South Africa, and figure out a means to distribute to people in the villages.
I remember reading an earlier post from you guys where one of your supporters donated money to replace a guy's saddle. And it was logistically challenging due to lack of banking, trustworthy intermediaries, etc. But I suggest that if you plan for this type of work in advance you can have a huge impact in improving the lives of South Africans.
Thanks Izavalet, we've already sent the books off to the printers, but there is still some time before they print. We'll make contact with you.
We would also love to become more involved with the community on a practical level, for now though we'd love to focus on something different by bringing people together on a individual basis whilst supporting those that are already doing empowerment/charity type projects.
For interests sake, here are a few of the bike programs active in South Africa...
http://benbikes.org.za/
http://www.songo.info/
http://biketownafrica.wordpress.com/
http://bikesnotbombs.org/page/SouthAfrica
Bicycle Portraits featuring some of these:
Ben Bikes
http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Veliswa_Maqashu.html
Songo
http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Yoliswa_Fipaza.html
http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Sithandazise_Nzuzo.html
http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Siphenkos_Weduwedu.html
Bike Town has done some work with Tumisang Taabe.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...