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I’m sure that those of you who helped to vote for the Key Communications’ employee with the best Halloween costume at www.glass.com/halloween know that a picture is worth a thousand words. (I know, I didn’t dress up this year—let’s just say I’m already planning something elaborate for this time next year!) When advertising coordinator Erin Harris, winner of this year’s contest, was describing to me her plan to dress up as a rabbit in a magician’s hat, I couldn’t have pictured the top hat the one-time set designer ultimately put together as part of her costume. If you missed the chance to vote on USGNN.com, you should check out the link above for a good giggle.

Yup, sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. That’s how I felt when I saw Erin’s costume. That’s how I felt when Don Kelly of Midwest Curtainwall sent me the photos of the glass installation for the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (featured on the cover of the October issue of USGlass). Many times I’ve driven over the bridge that crosses the Potomac River, and can see the finished product anytime. But for me, seeing those photos of the glaziers in action was a fascinating glimpse of a challenging job. To read (and write) about the difficulties faced on this job was quite a learning experience, but the photos offered a different perspective.

I sure do appreciate the beautiful building photos that get sent my way, and that are often featured on our covers. What better way to celebrate the end of a tough project than by showing your peers the end result. But don’t forget that those photos of works-in-progress have great value too. How about sending them into USGlass for a chance to have them published in a future issue? That’s right, we’re looking for photos of your most unique jobs, your most challenging jobs, you or your employees hard at work on the job, the most unusual problem you’ve run across on the job and any of the other fantastic photos you look forward to sharing with your peers. Here’s the chance to show off the innovative ways that you get to your end result.

You can email photos to me at mheadley@glass.com. For a chance to be featured in a future issue, please make sure your PC formatted TIF or JPG files have a resolution of 300 dpi or higher. I look forward to hearing from—I mean, seeing—you down the road!