Happy Birthday

Posted by sue on 15 May 2007 @ 11pm

Happy Birthday Derek! Hope the upcoming year is totally way better for you!

Posted by FlyButtafly on 16 May 2007 @ 1am

happy birthday :D

Posted by tracey on 16 May 2007 @ 1am

Happy birthday, Derek.
I hope you do see the enormous amount of support you are getting from the community. I hope that helps you through the tough times.

You have a whole lotta people chomping at the bit in anticipation of your next venture.

Posted by Jim O'Connell on 16 May 2007 @ 2am

Happy Birthday, Derek and may fortune be with you.

Posted by Caroline on 16 May 2007 @ 2am

This “Do Not Lie” thing?
Keep doing it.
For a lifetime.
Whenever you can.

Posted by Hanan Cohen on 16 May 2007 @ 2am

I wish you all the best. Happy Birthday, Derek.

Posted by Rachel on 16 May 2007 @ 3am

Happy 34, Derek.

Posted by mihow on 16 May 2007 @ 4am

Happy Birthday!

Posted by kristyk on 16 May 2007 @ 5am

Wow. Your birthday came the day after the Flickr world all found out about everything. Have you seen the number of people deleting their JPG Mag accounts and posting screenshots? I know it must be so sad for you, but noone thinks what happened was fair.

Happy Birthday. I hope you can have some fun.

Abby (random Flickr user, aka abbyladybug)

Posted by Abby on 16 May 2007 @ 6am

Your comments EXACTLY. It still makes us sick thinking about what happened. …but yer still the luckiest guy in the world. Oooo…. and the stories for the road tours….

Have a great BDay

Posted by Kevin-John on 16 May 2007 @ 6am

Happy Birthday! I hope it was a good one:)

Posted by Lorissa on 16 May 2007 @ 6am

Happy birthday!

Posted by Bryan Villarin on 16 May 2007 @ 6am

happy birthday – your new year is going to be awesome.

Posted by christy on 16 May 2007 @ 7am

Happy Birthday Derek. May the force be with you.

Posted by Cody Austin on 16 May 2007 @ 7am

Happy b-day, Derek. Fine self-portrait, btw. Love them light streaks… :)

Posted by mr bill on 16 May 2007 @ 7am

Happy Birthday, Derek! I hope it turns out to be your best year yet (despite the bumpy start)!

Posted by Victoria on 16 May 2007 @ 7am

Feliz Cumpleaños! Hug your wife, the dogs, the grumpy cat and have a fun day.

Posted by Alejandra on 16 May 2007 @ 7am

Have an excellent birthday week, Derek! Come by our office today if you want birthday cake–it’s Leslie’s birthday, too.

Posted by Thor Muller on 16 May 2007 @ 8am

Happy 34th and the future is all roses!!!

Cheers..
Paul..

Posted by `Pacdog on 16 May 2007 @ 8am

Beloved birthday twin, Happy 34th!

Posted by Ariel on 16 May 2007 @ 8am

Happy birthday! Thanks and congratulations on your integrity and your honesty. It will all work out.

Posted by Mike on 16 May 2007 @ 8am

Happy birthday, Derek!

Posted by doofusdave on 16 May 2007 @ 9am

I predict that by your 35th you will be able to see how you transformed these past few weeks into more than you could imagine today.

Posted by Andy on 16 May 2007 @ 9am

Happy birthday, Dear Derek — wishing you only the best — today and always.

Posted by myla on 16 May 2007 @ 9am

Super happy birthday, Derek. My Hallmark card would say one door closes, another one opens, but my real card says YOU ROCK! Can’t wait to see what your next venture will be. Count me in. I support you and Heather 10000%. And so do thousands of others.

Posted by deborah lattimore on 16 May 2007 @ 10am

happy birthday, derek!
wishing you sunny afternoons, adventures, lovely people to be with and inner peace

Posted by ejjjik on 16 May 2007 @ 10am

Happy birthday Derek!

Thank you for all your hard work and time you have put into creating the wonderful toys for creative geeks like me to play with.

Posted by Charles on 16 May 2007 @ 11am

Happy Birthday, Derek!

Posted by cheryl on 16 May 2007 @ 2pm

Happy Birthday!

Posted by laanba on 16 May 2007 @ 6pm

Happy birthday!

Posted by Andrew on 16 May 2007 @ 9pm

I’m a little late but happy birthday Derek. I just wanted to wish you a good one and hang in there.

I actually saw you and Heather on Market (Powell cable cars turnoff) the last week but didn’t say hello. You were busy taking photos of the clown and the mime (how freakin ironic is that) with the lomo. I was shooting with my Leica and looking back now I wish I did say hello and to thank the both of you for doing so much for the photography community. Cheers!

Posted by John on 17 May 2007 @ 9am

Sorry your birthday had to be surrounded by these circumstances. Hope you found a way to make it great. Just know that you and Heather have lots of respect out here from people who love what you’ve done over the years.

Posted by Anthony on 17 May 2007 @ 7pm

Happy Budday Derek ! ( in my native tone ).

Posted by Navdeep on 17 May 2007 @ 9pm

happy birthday Derek!
… i just read all about JPG… this is a very sad news for me and i suppose for all the JPG’s community…
of course i’m one of them and i have to say that since i joined JPG in October last year my life changed a lot… i felt very supported by you guys and you gave me the right kick i needed to come out from a very difficult year… i have to thank you personally for at least 3 reason: 1 i’ve been published, 2 i’ve been exhibited in Losanne and 3 i’ve been exhibited in San Francisco.
this meant so so much to me… i don’t think i am really able to explain how much… anyway dear Derek i whish we could keep in touch somehow… i mean that i really wish you all the best for your and Heather’s future, you r great and true people… sometimes (i know by experience) being true doesn’t really help… but this is the only thing we have… be a true person… nobody can take this away from us!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Posted by Crista72 on 22 May 2007 @ 3am