Cleared Hot!
Master fine-art photographer Nicholas A. Price spent 18 months, from 2005 to 2007, photographing the men and women of the U.S. Air Force to tell the story of their pride and dedication, stamina and service. Price, who was granted unprecedented access by the U.S. Air Force, took more than 8,000 photographs and painstakingly selected 60 to become the touring exhibition "Cleared Hot! An Exclusive and Personal Photographic Journey into the U.S. Air Force." To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Air Force, The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, displayed the exhibition for six months, starting in October 2007. In 2009 the Library of Congress acquired these 60 large-format, black-and-white photographs, which are available for viewing in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division.This is the official companion book for the Cleared Hot! collection, as acquired and preserved by the Library of Congress. This beautiful limited edition collector's book is introduced by Helena Zinkham, the acting chief of the Prints and Photographs division in the Library of Congress and the also by General (retired) John Jumper, Chief of Staff USAF.The book contains all 60 photographs in the official collection and Nicholas Price provides his personal commentary and insights into the project not ever revealed before.