"A Long Time Ago: The Fairytales of Mandy Altimus Pond" is a triptych of classic Grimm stories, composed of 61 color photographs with accompanying tales by Jason Daniel Myers, Margy Vogt, and Andrew Kozma. In them an Ice Queen is mother to Snow White, Cinderella attends a masquerade ball, and a prince must fight a steampunk sorceress to restore Sleeping Beauty's castle. Two and a half years in the making, "A Long Time Ago" is a result of more than 140 talented volunteers who gave their time and talents to reimagine these fairytales.
The book of these photos and three original tales is available for purchase on Amazon.
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Snow White (2012) "Snow & Aysel" |
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Cinderella (2012) "My Melancholy Cinderella Memory" |
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Sleeping Beauty (2014) "Lullaby" |
Fairytales Behind-the-Scenes
See Behind-the-Scenes photos from all three fairytales.
EXHIBITS AND AWARDS:
Modern Grimmoire anthology art prize for Not Even the Woodsmen Could Save Her (2012)
Image used on the cover of the book
Indigo Ink Press, Canton, Ohio
A Long Time Ago: The Fairytales of Mandy Altimus Pond
Translations Art Gallery, Canton, Ohio
June 6-28, 2014
One-woman photography exhibit
A Long Time Ago: The Fairytales of Mandy Altimus Pond
Lynden Gallery, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
One-woman photography exhibit
February 13 – April 3, 2015
A Long Time Ago: The Fairytales of Mandy Altimus Pond
Stark State College, North Canton, Ohio
One-woman photography exhibit
January 29 – February 28, 2016
SMALL SELECTION OF FAIRYTALE IMAGES DISPLAYED:
Storytellers
The Lockview, Akron, Ohio
July-August, 2014
Dreams, Fantasies, Illusions
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont
Juried show
October 21 – November 14, 2014