max s. gerber(the latest shot)

last night was the opening of the starlight foundation’s “indomitable spirit” show at the ACE gallery in los angeles. several months ago i was asked to donate a print from the hearts book to this show, along with about 75 other photographers. the starlight foundation is a charity that benefits seriously ill children, and if [...]

i have a different sort of relationship with doctors than most of my friends. doctors have always been a part of my life, as long as i can remember, though admittedly much less so now that i’m an adult. maybe my parents were nervous when i was a kid, maybe things were more precarious, maybe [...]

every once in a while i get an email or a letter from a random stranger that just floors me. i got an email like that yesterday, from a woman named tara who is the mother of a 7 year old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. she was nice enough to give me permission [...]

noted medical journal the lancet reviewed the hearts book in their august 23rd issue. the article was written by priya shetty, who was quite kind in her review. thanks, priya. my thanks also to lancet editor joanna palmer for kind permission to post a PDF of the review on the site. read the full review [...]

jeni was nice enough to call me up and let me know she was having her pacemaker replaced, and was even nicer to let me tag along once again, camera in hand, just like the old days. except this time in addition to her parents and brother, i joined jeni’s husband, nick and a couple [...]

it’s always really nice when i stumble across a flattering mention on someone else’s site – in this case, thanks to neil at wonderful machine i found caitlin ravin’s blog, an art producer’s perspective. caitlin was kind enough to post something about the hearts book, and i’m much obliged.

yep, that’s me on TV. and that’s really charlie rose. it’s not even a photoshop trick. we were in the same room, with tv cameras and everything. thanks to everyone who emailed me about the appearance, and most especially thanks to all the heart parents who took time to write. hearing your stories is always [...]

well, after some delay it looks like the day has come: i’m going to be on TV tonight. the segment i taped for the charlie rose show in april is airing tonight (wednesday, june 18th, 2008) on PBS. check your local listings. i’ll be hiding somewhere, cursing the fact that my head looks weird and [...]

a few weeks ago dylan’s mother called me to say that everyone wanted to do an update to our mirror picture from 2001 that’s in the hearts book. it turns out dylan and his family were going to be visiting mario in camarillo on memorial day and we took that as a perfect opportunity to [...]

(click here to see the pics) a couple weekends ago i got to haul myself over to the philadelphia airport marriott to attend the Adult Congenital Heart Association’s 2008 conference. while there i got to sign books and take pictures of the conference attendees. signing books is a weird thing. i never know quite what [...]