I am a person in long term Recovery from Alcoholism and discovered the benefits of creating art as a tool to battle the disease and combat depression and anxiety. I had no formal training in the arts other than a drawing and painting class or 2 in High School. My Dad gave me my first camera, a manual shutter Konica rangefinder with no light meter, when I was 16. It was one he got during the Korean War and though it was 20 years old when he gave it to me I cherish it to this day. At 21 I bought darkroom equipment including a Besler 23C enlarger. Over the...more
