News Releases and News Coverage of Western Sky Communications, Tucson, Arizona
News Release: Tucson Cyclist Featured in Urban Velo Magazine
Tucson, AZ – March 4, 2010 – Tucson bicyclist Martha Retallick is featured in the latest issue of Urban Velo magazine.
Retallick’s profile appears on page 28 of the magazine’s Issue #18, published in March 2010. She is one of 10 bicyclists profiled in Urban Velo’s "Why I Love Riding in the City" section. A downloadable PDF of Issue #18 is available on the magazine’s website.
Based in Pittsburgh, PA, and distributed internationally, Urban Velo is a reflection of the cycling culture in current-day cities.
An avid cyclist for 30 years, Retallick pedaled through all of the United States between 1980 and 1992. She has lived in Tucson since 1987, and works as a graphic designer and photographer. Retallick owns the Western Sky Communications studio.
Contact:
Martha Retallick
Western Sky Communications
520-690-1888
http://www.westernskycommunications.com
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News Release: Tucson photographer launches stock photo website
Tucson, AZ – September 17, 2009 – Martha Retallick, photographer, web designer, community activist, and volunteer, just launched a stock photo website for ad agencies, photo editors, businesses, and organizations.
BicycleStockImages.com features photos of the bike culture, including bicycle racing, bicycle touring, utilitarian cycling, and artistic close-ups of bicycles, bike tools, and bike parts. The site also offers photos related to construction, civic pride, and the environment. A practitioner of "bike-tography," Retallick, who doesn’t own a car, travels to Tucson-area photo shoots on her bicycle.
The site includes shots from the semi-annual Bicycle Swap Meet on 4th Avenue, a criterium race around the UA campus, and the free valet bicycle parking that the city’s Department of Transportation provides at major events.
An avid cyclist for 30 years, Retallick pedaled through all of the United States between 1980 and 1992 with her trusty Nikon. Her travels provided a first-hand look at the diversity of the American landscape and its people. In addition to nature and travel photo galleries, BicycleStockImages.com also includes abstract photography, a weekly, noncompetitive run/walk through downtown Tucson: Meet Me at Maynards, and construction photography.
Over three years, Retallick helped build a 36-house community in central Tucson, and also worked on International Relief Team’s post-Katrina reconstruction teams during 2006-08. She enjoys finding the graphic mix between the raw physical labor and the artistry of humans and machines in motion.
Who will use Retallick’s stock photography? Ad agencies who might want images to go with a client’s campaign. Photo editors who might want event photos for a feature on Things to Do in Tucson, Arizona. Companies and organizations, such as those in the bicycle or construction industry. Or Tucson organizations looking for someone to cover upcoming special events. Or consumers.
Visitors to BicycleStockImages.com can search its online database of hundreds of photos, and purchase photographic prints, royalty-free images, and personal use downloads.
Bicycle Stock Images, a project of Western Sky Communications, is an Arizona-based business owned and operated by Martha Retallick.
Retallick is affiliated with the following organizations:
- Eller College Associates, Eller College of Management at The University of Arizona
- International Friends, Inc.
- KXCI 91.3 FM Community Radio Technology Committee
- National Professional Science Master’s Association
- Teaching and Helping Project Green Retrofit Co-op
- Tucson Digital Arts Community
- Tucson Photography Meetup
- U.S. Green Building Council Arizona Chapter
- Watershed Management Group Water Harvesting Co-op
- Frequent contributor to Freelance Switch
Contact:
Martha Retallick
Western Sky Communications
520-690-1888
http://www.westernskycommunications.com
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News Release: Giving Educational Websites a New Look
Tucson, AZ – June 26, 2009 – Western Sky Communications has just redesigned the websites of:
Sheila Tobias – A noted author and researcher, Tobias has made a career out of being an outsider to science and mathematics. Hers is a household name for the books, Overcoming Math Anxiety, They’re not Dumb, They’re Different, Breaking the Science Barrier, and Rethinking Science as a Career. Tobias has just co-authored a new book, Science Teaching as a Profession.
The University of Arizona Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Degree in Applied Biosciences – This site serves as a student recruiting tool, and it combines UA campus scenes with information on degree requirements, career opportunities, and application procedures.
Applied Biosciences PSM students can specialize in any area of the life sciences, drawing on the resources of over a dozen biological science departments in multiple colleges on the Tucson campus and Arizona Health Sciences Center.
About Western Sky Communications – Established in 1995, Western Sky Communications specializes in designing and redesigning websites for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs. The studio’s clients have come from the Universities of Arizona, Kansas, and Michigan, Vanderbilt University, and the Professional Science Master’s Degree Program.
Contact:
Martha Retallick
Western Sky Communications
520-690-1888
http://www.westernskycommunications.com
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