First hour: The remarkable story of a photographer who quit the fashion industry to focus his lens on people with genetic differences
Second hour: Live music to commemorate Hochstein's 95th anniversary
This is the story of a high-end fashion photographer whose life changed when, by chance, he bumped into a girl with albinism in Manhattan. That moment changed Rick Guidotti, who went home and thought about people with genetic differences. He felt that too often, people with differences were dehumanized, treated as a disease in medical textbooks -- not as people. So he quit the fashion industry and created a new organization designed to honor beauty in all people. It's called Positive Exposure. Rick is coming to Rochester because he shot several local subjects for an exhibit at the Eastman House to recognize the Golisano Foundation's 30th anniversary. In studio:
Rick Guidotti, Positive Exposure
In our second hour: It was a strange and potentially magical discovery: sheet music from the 1920s, delivered to Hochstein as a gift. They contacted author and historian Michel Lasser to see if the sheet music was of any value. Sadly, it was largely a bust, but it sparked a big idea: Hochstein is turning 95 years old, and Lasser has helped organize a performance to honor its history. The music will come from 1918 to 1927, capturing the sounds of the time of its founding, and to honor the death of David Hochstein. We'll have live performances and a conversation with Lasser about the program, which happens this coming Sunday.