one, i would personally like to thank richard schrockman who is the publisher of phaenden books. you probably know all these books. they're the most wonderfully produced art books in the world. five years ago in -- richard flew to new york to see me. he had seen a few photographs. and he came and he said, some day, this book -- these pictures should be in an archive and i want to push those pictures when the time is right. don't rush, he said. feel it out. let yourself understand what it is you're doing. and one day we'll make a book. so here it is. 8.5 pounds, 9 months in the making and 5 years to deliver. thank you, richard. before we begin, could we observe a few seconds of silence for all those who are no longer here. [moment of silence] >> thank you. in the summer of 2001, two things happened to me. i was married to my wife, maggie, in tuscany, a joyous beginning of the summer. and then i prepared for an exhibition at my daughter aerial's gallery in chelsea and the exhibition was called "looking south: new york city landscapes." pictures i had made over a 15-year period from