Delaware Close to Home

by Fred Comegys

"Close to home" describes both this book and me. I'm a Wilmington native and life resident and, with the exception of a few pictures, all of the photographs on these pages depict people and places within a 50-mile-radius of Delaware's largest city. Wilmington and its surroundings have always provided a wealth of subjects. I've been able to photograph the famous, and the not-so-famous, at places like the Spectrum, JFK Stadium, the Italian Festival, and in the streets and backyards of my hometown. The challenge in my picture-taking efforts has always been to see my subject from a different perspective. Those of you who know my photography will recognize that in my pictures, taken from different angles. Photographs taken at the top of the Delaware Memorial tower, or high in a skeleton of a building under construction may give my editors vertigo, but they also give readers of the News-Journal papers a very different view of an everyday sight. I've also tried over the years to photograph people in surroundings or circumstances which are real but unusual -- Pete Rose pitching at a local softball game, or Tetu Robinson walking her pet Iguana on a city street. The photographs in this collection are particular favorites of mine. Most of the photographs were taken on assignment. As a photojournalist I am like other people; I may think about my job a lot, but I do most of my work when I'm at the office. Fred Comegys, Wilmington, Delaware.

184 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1988

Reviews

[Yi · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's not just Delaware. They claim all photos are from within "50-miles" around Wilmington, so I get it that there are MD, NJ, and PA. But NYC is > 100 mi away from Wilmington. And what's with Ireland and Wales?