Steven Jungerwirth

Greetings - I look forward to joining the group and benefiting from diverse feedback that always contributes to better results.

My interest in photography started as an adolescent; watching my uncle process B&W images in his basement darkroom. During high school I took pictures for a local realtor (getting paid!) and was the Photo Editor of our school newspaper. Strictly B&W and I processed all my own images on my bathroom floor.

Then for a couple of decades my serious interest waned (perhaps life got in the way). I kept taking pictures; really snapshots. Around 2010 I re-engaged; buying a Canon Rebel T6s and taking a photography class at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Since then I have taken several classes at other schools and invested in full frame cameras (Canon 6D Mark 2/Canon R5). I have broad interests; including landscapes/flowers, infrared, macro, cityscapes, tabletop, water/sunsets, reflections, and water droplet collisions. My preference is usually inanimate objects; since I'm not good at posing adult humans! Recently I have been taking more pictures with my iPhone; amazed at the capability of that tiny camera. It's so liberating not to carry my "big boy" camera!

I have a science background and studied medicine, specializing in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. I did Clinical Research in the Pharmaceutical Industry until I retired in 2020.

Steve