David W. Gates Jr., is an award wining author and post office enthusiast who has traveled thousands of miles and photographed hundreds of post offices nationwide. He blogs about this work at www.postofficefans.com.

David lives in Crystal Lake, Illinois with his wife and son. When not photographing and documenting post offices, he can be found cooking, baking, hiking, or involved in do-it-your-self projects at home, not necessarily all at once and not necessarily in that order.