Acknowledgements
My heartfelt gratitude and a gigantic hug to the many people who helped me make this project a reality:
Dan Beard for the many hours he spent with me on the design of this web-site; Dan Friedman for his Introduction, inspiration, continual feedback, and for (almost) always picking up the phone when I call; Russ Campbell for technical help; JD Cohen, Dan Friedman, Matt Hausle, Arch MacInnes, Lee Meister, and Michael Roth for their continual feedback as this web-site took shape; Laura Battle (Bio), Russ Campbell (Coda), JD Cohen (Bio), Roy Ditosti (Bio), Dan Friedman (Bio), Mark Freund (Bio), Phillip Greenberg (Preface/Bio), Kate Huggins (Bio), Liz Linder (Bio), Wendy Snyder Macneil (Bio), Alan Metnick (Bio), Guy Morris (Bio), Jake Stout (Intro/Bio), and The Office of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (Bio) for the use of their photographs and artwork depicting yours truly. And to Kathy Brown, for her patience and understanding during the many long hours, months and years that I spent on this project.
And most of all, a huge thank you to: All of the people who let me into their lives and allowed me to photograph them. I truly hope, from the bottom of my heart, that I showed you the respect, the empathy, and the appreciation that you deserved.
-Joshua Touster 2022