November 27, 2005

Thank you. I know how you feel about knowing when to be part of the art, and when to "sample" the art around you. Your work brought a huge smile to my face as I recall this year's burn. Keep up the good work.
— Paco (New Hampshire)

November 4, 2005

Scott, I cry as I write you these few lines. My first Burning Man was in '98. The best ever!! Haven't been able to go back since then due to different circumstances. I now have a 4-year-old boy who I've been taking to the regional, one in particular, Flipside Austin. He loves it and I want him to experience the BIG BURN. Looking at your photos brings back great memories and the amazing feeling of being there again. I plan on going in '06 and definitely taking my boy with me. Cheers to you and thank you for the beautiful photos.
— Isabel (Texas)

November 2, 2005

Scott, so many people gift to others during the Burning Man festivities, but some of the best gifts are the photos that really great photographers (such as yourself) post on the Burning Man web site by the time everyone gets home. Thanks/Peace.
— Rodney Fontenot (Los Angeles, California)

October 26, 2005

OMG, Scott! Your work is freaking awesome and fantabulous. 2005 was my first burn and there was no way I could fathom how to convey to others who've never experienced it. Your images speak volumes and will help me tell the tale. Thank you!
— Penny "Spicey" Tyler (Tennessee)

October 26, 2005

This was my first Burning Man, and you captured it. Thank You.
— Katy Yudin (New York)

October 22, 2005

Thanks for the wonderful photos of Burning Man '05. Your portraits are superb. (From a seven-time burner and pro photographer.)
— Darien Hope Hooper (California)

October 11, 2005

My first year was also 2000. I have gone twice in succession, but have not returned. Awesome pictures!
— Bill Ruiz (Eastern Europe)

October 11, 2005

Wow! Thanks it's almost like I got to go this year.
— Michelle Diggs (California)

October 10, 2005

Great images! Thanks from a fellow burner photographer.
— Don Jackson, www.donjackson.com (California)

October 7, 2005

This is one of the finest collections of Burning Man photos I’ve seen. Very nice work!
— Dexter Styles (California)

October 7, 2005

I don't know you, however, through these Burning Man pictures I can see your soul. It's a beautiful thing. Thank you for capturing these moments. I have never been to Burning Man, but many of my friends have. Attending is something I must do before I die. I do not have the talent that these burners do ... but i have the heart. Beautiful job ... thank you again for making me smile and cry.
— LadyMona (Texas, USA)

September 30, 2005

Some people say that photos of Burning Man can't tell the story... I am absolutely sure that yours can! I especially love your portraits! See you back home next year!
— Gilles (Luxembourg)

September 17, 2005

I found the article on social change very interesting. Thanks.
— Aamina Mian (Massachusetts)

July 22, 2005

Just had to write to compliment you on the excellent job you did with your site makeover. I'm a student of media effects and political communication and recently found scottlondon.com while searching for articles on framing. Your new index page is gorgeous and you've inspired me to revisit my own web site in the near future. I look forward to reading your articles and listening to the audio clips. The photography was also a great and unexpected treat.
— Carole (North Carolina)

April 20, 2005

I have just discovered your website and I am thoroughly enjoying all the content on it, and I enjoy very much the tone of your interviews. I have just read your review of Ken Wilber's One Taste. If you think he doesn't do autobiography well, you haven't read Grace & Grit. Anyway, keep up the great work, and I look forward to reading and hearing more.
— Andrew Davies (Sydney, Australia)

April 1, 2005

If your assessment of Mr. Saul's book is correct then your review is as disappointing as his work: basically unconstructive. With kind regards.
— Karl Kulessa

February 14, 2005

I very much appreciate the grace of your work, the interviews, photos, style, profunditity and sharing! Thank you!
— Frank L.

February 14, 2005

I was browsing the web and I stumbled across your article entitled, "The Face of Tomorrow: Reflection of Diversity in America." I must admit your article was very eloquent in that it was written very articulately. But I, for one, take a profoundly different stance on your views of diversity in America. One of the biggest dogma's in today's societies is that multiculturalism promotes diversity; that in itself is a fallacy. Multiculturalism is essentially the same as a melting pot because in the end, the result is the same: one culture, one race. Now explain to me where is the diversity in that?

I am a 20 year old white male living in Canada, where multiculturalism is also preached and practiced which I'm certain you're aware of. This issue is of grave concern to me because it affects the identity of my people (European Caucasian). Now before you stereotype me as a white supremist, let me state that I respect other cultures and races, but at a distance. I despise multiculturalism being forced upon me and my brethren because all I see in the future is the decimation of our founding fore fathers 'ideals'.

Your line of thought is detrimental to the existence of not only white people but also others and you must understand that the so called 'utopia' of ultimate freedom that you envision defies human nature. Humans naturally have a tendency to seek partnership amongst people of their own.

I wrote this in approximately 20 minutes and I didn't have time to elaborate or fine tune my points. So take this with a grain of salt, there is more behind my rational then what I typed. But one thing I want to reiterate is that your rhetoric and rationality is going to lead to the destruction of race, not only in America, but to the world abroad. What a boring and dull world it will be, indeed.

I would really appreciate if you took the liberty of reading my rant and responding. I also encourage you visiting www.stormfront.org. It is has a membership of almost 44,000 people that want to preserve the white race. Research the site and learn what its all about. Then go into opposing views and debate your side of the story. If you're a white person with pride in your heritage, I can be certain that you'll reform your views.
— Kevin Stewart (Canada)

Reply: Kevin, thanks for your feedback about my article "The Face of Tomorrow." It's been a long time since I wrote it, but I still feel that multiculturalism is a valuable thing (though I really dislike the term because it has been poisoned, in my mind, by tiresome political ideologues).

I live in southern California where there is a lot of cross-pollination between different cultures, as you know. I find it thrilling that something new is being born here that transcends the boundaries of race, ethnicity, and culture. I don't like identifying with the limiting categories of the past.

That doesn't mean I don't value the important place and contribution of individual cultures and traditions. To the contrary. Like you, I value the identity of my people — its past, its traditions, its culture — and feel those things are sacred. To be preserved. But I try to remain open to the possibility that something new is emerging that draws strength from many cultures and yet represents something distinctly contemporary and unique to the 21st century global village. I think we're evolving as a species toward a more universal culture, one that represents the flowering of human capacities and the fulfillment of our potentialities, no matter what our color or creed.

January 14, 2005

Nearly 30 years ago I read Jerry Mander's then just released book Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television. I worked in advertising in Australia and as a result of reading his book, I gave away my house, car and TV and walked from Sydney to Cairns without riding in a car. That took 7 years. These days I live on a 6m boat still trying to live close the principles laid down by Mander. I plant trees and try to 'educate' people who travel to Australia as tourists.

But wait, there's more. In 1987, I got a $US 500,000 inheritance most of which I spent on a 18 month project managed by my father who lives in Hawaii which involved sending Mander's book to 20,000 people all over the world connected with advertising. He travelled to Hawaii and met with Mander who upon hearing what we had in mind said he would prefer if we didn't do it. But we did it anyway. I have a microfiche list of all the names we sent the book to, still. I often wondered if any of them reacted the way I did and 'gave it all up'. Mander wrote me a couple of times over the years explaining his views and even sent me a hand autographed Absence of the Sacred when it came out in '91.  But I have never met him.

You can do 2 things for me: 1) Try to find an email for Mander so I can write him. 2) Can you get the microfiche changed into .pdf files easily at very little or no cost? Thanks.
— John Blake, "Weaver in Paradise"

Reply: Thanks for sharing that fascinating account. Jerry didn't have a computer last I spoke with him, let alone e-mail. He told me he hates computers even more than he hates television. But that was several years ago. I don't have his street address anymore. Best way to reach him is probably through his publisher. And, sorry, but I haven't a clue about transferring microfiche to PDF.