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Photography by Dan Murano

The first roll of film I processed was in a semi-darkened powder room where a friend and I poured deodorants, perfumes and medications over a tangled roll of Verichrome Pan in the sink. It didn't work, but it deepened the mystery of how pictures were made.

We came back from the local library a few days later armed with a book on darkroom magic. After buying a few hobby packets of chemicals and scrounging for trays in the kitchen, we pushed aside the coats in a tiny closet under the stairs and went at it again.

I'll never forget our glee as we unspooled our first roll of negatives, and later, how we marveled under the glow of a red safelight when our first print appeared through the developer in mom’s ice cube trays.

My favorite subjects are landscapes, urban-scapes, street scenes, animals, portraits, abstract design, still life -- pretty much everything.