Cincinnati February/March 2024

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FEBRUARY/MARCH 2024
GREATER CINCINNATI
Karen Bradner
EDITOR
I just finished reading West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. One of
the colorful characters in this wonderful book was “Red,” a 21-year-old
woman whose dream is to be a Life magazine photographer. The story
takes place in 1938. At that time in history, actually from 1936 to
1972, Life regularly reached one-quarter of the U.S. population and was
known for its striking photography.
Throughout the book, Red often puts herself in precarious positions
to get captivating shots capturing the giraffes and their handlers on
their journey west. Even though the story is mostly fiction (based on a
true event), I found myself wanting to see Red’s photos and flip through
the pages of that magazine “seeing” the story of that cross-country trip.
While I am a writer, not a photographer, I know the power of photography.
My thousand words often have a hard time competing with the
worth of that one great picture. Take the article “Wooded Wonderland,”
for example. While I am plenty happy with the way I told Lorie and
Jeremy’s story, it’s hard to compete with the captivating photos taken
by Greg Grupenhof. The aerial photo (shown above) especially captures
the essence of this landscaping feat. See the rest of Greg’s photos beginning
on page 28.
We value Greg’s ability to capture these images—we know how
important they are to our story. And with the absence of magazines
like Life on our newstands and in our mailboxes, it’s important to note
how much we value our readers and advertisers and their support of us
and each other.
Thank you for reading and supporting our work.
Publishers
Linda Bacher and Florence Murphy
Marketing Specialist Evelyn Yaus
Editor Karen Bradner
Creative Director Gina Miller
Quality Control Specialist
Heather Fox
Contributing Writer
Lee Rhodes
Contributing Photographers
Daniel Feldkamp, Greg Grupenhof
New Horizon, Ross Van Pelt
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