Our first Northern Hemisphere show was in Birmingham UK in 2001, when we shared a booth at FOCUS with the Guild of Photographers. We did so well we decided to fly solo at WPPI the following year. Our first time in Vegas! At that first show I turned up late on Day One because of a minor drama back home. It was amazing. Our little team (with an Aussie customer in support) were red-faced and practically shouting to make themselves heard to photographers piled up like driftwood round our booth. We had a blast for three days, heading back to the Casino in the evenings for a quiet drink in the din of the slot machines. Each year we’ve built bigger booths at both shows, taken more staff along, and the events have certainly been good to us. Thank you! But we think it’s time to try something new. We started thinking about this last February at WPPI. There were - how many? - fifty? sixty? vendors selling albums. There was Costco! There was breast painting! There were people throwing dollar bills around (in the booth next to us!) And plenty more side shows and conversation stoppers. We don’t care so much that it’s a bazaar (or a circus – it’s Vegas after all) but we do care that it’s so hard to get quality time with clients and prospects in the middle of this me-too madness. We prefer situations where you can have our full attention, and we can get yours. So yes, you’ll be able to catch up with us at both shows in some way, but we'll be doing things differently. Stay tuned for more about what we're doing, and that "something new". Tomorrow: Why we're doing discounts. Cheers Ian PS As always, we're keen to know what you think.