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“The finished product is more than I expected. My friends have said ‘This book is beautiful’ or ‘You really did it. This is no amateur job.’ All in all my experience with Outskirts Presswas more than expected. I am very pleased with the finished product. In fact, I am writing a sequel and have picked up steam on it because I now know that publishing won’t be the hurdle that I thought it might be.”Stuart Held
  How the business of photographic equipment was accomplished in the early 1950’s. The story is wrapped around the intrigue of a part stolen by the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia) from a newly developed Navy submarine periscope camera system. A young CIA agent û Robert Schein û is thrown into an international bidding war involving Red China, Russia and East Germany. Schein’s ‘cover’ is that of a photographic distributor who imports the now popular Nikon camera system of photography. The action takes place in Japan and gives an intimate look into Japanese traditions, business methods and its people.
If the reader has ever used a 35mm camera or wondered how business is accomplished in Japan then Behind The Yellow Filter is a must read for you. The author has made 27 trips to Japan and was involved in the photographic industry for over forty years. This book is an individual’s look into the business and social morays of Japan.
Stuart Held – A veteran of the wholesale photographic industry, was one of the key team members of the distributorship – Ehrenreich Photo Optical Industries – who made ‘Nikon’ the household word it is today. Mr. Held is an experienced marketer with an engineering background. He has traveled extensively in the International and USA Domestic markets promoting photography. Mr. Held with his wife of almost 50 years – Nina – resides in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York.
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