STEVEN WALSH P.16
Two months after graduating I met my ex-boyfriend and he is deaf as well as his entire family. After a few months, signing with him became like second nature. I still have much more to learn about signing and the culture but my boyfriend certainly reignited the passion I had at the beginning of my first ASL class. Now I am living in New York City and going to school again, this time for photography at the Fashion Institute for Technology. I am still interested in learning as much about the Deaf culture and American Sign Language as possible, hoping to become fluent and to remain a part of the Deaf culture for the remainder of my life. steventhomasphoto.blogspot.com
BONNIE RUSSELL P.24, 40, 78 I was born Deaf to Deaf parents in Ontario, Canada. I have three Deaf siblings along with Deaf relatives. In 1999, I graduated Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. Nine years later, I returned to Gallaudet University and earned my Masters in Mental Health Counseling. Currently, I work at the Canadian Hearing Society as a Mental Health Counsellor for the CONNECT Counselling Services. Since a young age, photography to me has been a way of feeling, of touching, and of loving. Photography rocks my world.
PAUL RUTOW
paulrutowskiphotography.com
I had taken other language courses during my college years including Japanese and French, but my first ASL class had that something special to make me fall in love with the Deaf culture.
I developed my tography when experimenting in in the basement
In 2006, I started seriously and am full time photog