Rick Swanson

Rick's interest in photography reaches back to the summer of 1974, when he took a summer school class in his school district and first held a 35mm camera in his hands. His teacher was tuned in to the Watergate hearings, but he was tuned in to the wonders of black and white film. Not until 1979 did he acquire his own 35mm - an Olympus OM-1n, which he still has and frequently uses. Even in the digital age, he still shoots black and white film, which he develops using coffee as the developer. Rick is a former physics and chemistry teacher, and his photography expresses the beauty he has always found in the sciences.

Rick's website: https://www.foxswanartsgallery.com/r-p-swanson-gallery

Rick's Instagram: @rpswansonphotography