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LOST CULTURES: The AZTECS A New Book Series focused on Creating Awareness for Human Rights. AVAILABLE NOW - from Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Borders Bookstores, Books and Books, Amazon.com or direct from Teotl Publishing. In Europe - Gazelle Book Services, LTD. www.teotlpublishing.com NEWS:
    1st TWO printings SOLD OUT! Thank you!Book is doing great in Europe already. Just released here in the U.S.New www.wesleyimages.com website.
Upcoming Events: October 13-20
Barnes & Noble Booksellers & area schools
Country Club Plaza
420 W 47th Street
Kansas City MO
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
- Presentations, book signing & photo exhibit November 10, 2007 - 2pm
Borders
Park Place Shopping Center
5870 E. Broadway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85711
Phone: 520.584.0111
http://www.bordersstores.com
- Book signing November 17, 2007 – 2pm
Borders
7000 E. Mayo Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85054
Phone: 480.513.8848
- Book signing November 18, 2007 – 2pm
Borders
6555 E. Southern Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85206
Phone: 480.854.1952
- Book signing February 21, 2008
Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave
Coral Gables, FL
http://booksandbooks.com
- Presentation & book signing March 22, 2008 - 4 pm
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Northcross Shopping Center
4005 N. 10th Street
McAllen TX 78504
(956) 683-7773
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
- presentation March 24-29, 2008
Festival of International Books and Arts (FESTIBA)
University of Texas-Pan American
Edinburg, TX
http://coah.utpa.edu/festiba/Festiba.html
- Presentation, book signing & photo exhibitWesley to speak at Barnes and Noble Booksellers on the Plaza, Kansas City Black and white photographer and author Wesley Billingslea, in partnership with Barnes and Noble Booksellers on the Plaza, are happy to announce several events which continue to support the mission of Barnes and Noble’s community involvement and Wesley’s ongoing struggle for human rights. Working closely with Debra Hussey, community relations manager for Barnes and Noble, Wesley will participate in their annual teacher appreciation week. The events are as follows: October 17th, 6 pm at the Barnes and Noble café: Open reception for educators and the general public. * Wesley’s black and white photos will also be on display. October 16th & 18th: Presentations to several schools in conjunction with Barnes & Noble. Lost Cultures, a series of books from documentary photographer Wesley Billingslea will focus on raising awareness about a number of cultures that have either been forgotten or misunderstood. These “lost cultures” have much in common – from the economic survival of their people, whose lives are often filled with racism and endless human rights challenges, to the attempts to keep their own ancient traditions alive. Lost Cultures: The Aztecs, Teotl Publishing, the first in this enlightening series of books, will finally reveal the truth about one of the most prolific and often misunderstood civilizations in history and how, despite beliefs to the contrary, its people live on today. From human sacrifices to the Spanish conquest, one of the first known acts of genocide, this book will provide a truthful and unflinching view of the Aztecs’ real history, not an account contrived by outsider. The book, along with the accompanying Lost Cultures photo exhibit, has successfully garnered momentum in raising sensitivity to cultural diversity and human rights. The Aztec exhibit has received extensive coverage from KMBC (ABC), KSHB (NBC), the Kansas City Star, KCUR and the former Kansas City magazine. Lost Cultures: The Aztecs has already sold through its’ first two printings and has quickly been widely embraced in Europe. The Guadalupe Centers,
1015 Avenida Cesar E Chavez,
Kansas City, MO 64108,
permanently hosts an extensive Aztec exhibit from Wesley. For more information, please contact:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Country Club Plaza
420 W 47th Street
Kansas City MO 64112
(816) 561-4114

My Interests

photography

Heroes:

Martin Luther King, for fighting peacefully, for what he believed in & putting the concerns of others above himself. Saying you will make a great sacrifice for what you believe in is easy, doing it, particulalry when it puts you at risk, well...Truly a great inspiration.

My Blog

Amazon.com

Hello Everyone,Well, another shocker today - we discovered, quite by accident, that Amazon.com is already listing our book. It will be available from them end of May. So, we will begin letting folks...
Posted by Wesley Images on Wed, 16 May 2007 02:18:00 PST

Barnes & Noble Booksellers

Hello Everyone,Just a quick update - we had a terrific meeting in Kansas City with Barnes & Noble. They shocked us by accepting our book & will begin marketing the book in the fall. We will be trave...
Posted by Wesley Images on Mon, 14 May 2007 04:01:00 PST

LOST CULTURES: The AZTECS BOOK NOW AVAILABLE

Hey Everyone,Many, many thanks for everyone's support & kind comments. It has been a journey but we are very happy & proud to say Book 1 of the LOST CULTURES series is now available. We have a new e...
Posted by Wesley Images on Sun, 13 May 2007 03:57:00 PST

Mel Gibson's Movie re the Mayans

I am currently in Mexico City & wanted to share a few comments re Mel Gibson's forthcoming movie. I am concerned that many people will take his fictional movie as fact...there are numerous, numerous ...
Posted by Wesley Images on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:55:00 PST

3 NEW EXHIBITS

To support the upcoming book series, LOST CULTURES & our continued mission of trying to raise awareness for Human Rights, we will offer 3 new exhibits starting in January 2007. The new exhibits will ...
Posted by Wesley Images on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:29:00 PST

AZTEC Exhibit Permanently Moves to Kansas City

Hi,With the forthcoming release of Book 1 in the LOST CULTURES book series, I am soo happy to announce that the Mexihcahs; Keepers of the Fire exhibit has permanently to the amazing Guadalupe Centers...
Posted by Wesley Images on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:20:00 PST

Working on Books 2 & 3 - the Immigrants & Farming

Hey Everybody,I am finishing the photos for LOST CULTURES: The AZTECS, which will be released early next year. I have begun working on the next 2 books. They will feature the Immigrants & Farming & ...
Posted by Wesley Images on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:42:00 PST

Book 1 Done - Fighting for Human Rights......

Hey Everyone,Book 1 in my series called "Lost Cultures" has been turned in to my editor. Text is completed, still working in the darkroom on over 200 photos in order to select approx 25 images for th...
Posted by Wesley Images on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:20:00 PST

Los Angeles & Mexico

Hey,Well, I am off to LA for meetings & Mexico for more work. Book 1 will be published January 2007. The writings are with my editor & I am reviewing the photos as well as preparing a new exhibit on...
Posted by Wesley Images on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:35:00 PST

Off to Arizona

Hey Everyone,I have been working for months on approximately 200 new photos & writing my 1st book. If you have never tried to write a book before, let me tell you - it's hard! :) But I love the ...
Posted by Wesley Images on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:57:00 PST