Me, Myself and Eye

ONLINE PRESENTATION

Me, Myself and Eye Home   //  Leslie Elsasser - Introduction   //  Selina Roman - Mind Currents   //  Michael Ball   //  TC Bryant   //  Larry Busby   //  David Canaday   //  Michael Congdon   //  Brandie Dziegiel   //  Loretta Fields   //  Jeaniel Image   //  Douglas Eric Jordan   //  Valerie Larson   //  John Leduc   //  Jason Lind   //  Mikko Maki   //  Alex Martinez   //  Matias   //  Noemys McConnell   //  Megan O’Connell   //  Robert Ortega   //  Adaina Plaza   //  Pat Randall   //  Heather Rivera   //  RaeAnne Swanson   //  Michael Webb

 

LARRY BUSBY - US NAVY

Marina Blues 

My love of water began when I was a toddler. My father and uncles took me into a spring fed creek near my grandmother’s farm to teach me to swim. I took to the water immediately and began to enthusiastically doggy paddle as my mother looked on with a not so happy face. I guess that is why I joined the Navy and where my love of all things nautical began. 

This photo was taken in my Florida room at my condo overlooking a marina. I wanted a self-portrait with a sunrise but due to poor weather I decided to create my own but from the inside looking out. This is my happy place surrounded by all things nautical. You can see my wooden ship collection, ships in a bottle, old bottles collected while beach combing, antique binoculars, a fish tank and various other sundries. 

I enjoy taking this workshop because I am old school. I attended the Naval School of Photography in 1978. After the navy I put my camera down professionally. I picked up photography again as a form of therapy to deal with my alcohol addiction. For me it is meditation: when I get behind the lens time comes to a standstill, before I know it hours have passed in what seemed like only minutes. I become so focused on creating photographic art the noise in my head goes away. 

l wanted to bring myself up to the 21st century. I truly knew little about the digital age regarding photography. These classes have been a godsend as I would not have been able to afford workshops of this highly professional and knowledgeable caliber. I keep coming back because I always learn something new or relearn something forgotten over time. 

LARRY BUSBY
US NAVY

 

 

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For more information:
Email Leslie Elsasser at lelsasse@usf.edu
or Ashley Jablonski at danyele@usf.edu

Breaking Barriers 2020 is supported by the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Love IV Lawrence, Hillsborough Arts Council, and the Florida Department of State.