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www.MOSTmag.com || FITNESS MAG A ZINE || 53MFM: Are you a self-taught photographer?DB: Yes and no. When I first started using a camera in my early teens, I was just getting my feet wet, learning as much as I could on my own about the inner workings of the camera, light, film, etc. In high school I took night classes in photography where I learned how to develop black and white film and how to print using an enlarger and darkroom. During that same time in high school I was fortunate enough to work as an assistant with one of the best photojournalists in the Chicago area, Lyal Lauth who left the newspaper industry to start his own photography business. I tried to absorb and learn all I could working with Lyal as an assistant on and off throughout high school and college. I attended Columbia College in Chicago.MFM: Do you remember your first camera and lens? What do you use today?DB: Absolutely! When I finally saved up enough money my freshman year of high school, I bought my first 35mm camera, a Canon TLB with a 50mm 1.8 lens. Today, I still continue to shoot with Canon products and have so for the past 40 years. I use a 5D Mark II and a 5D Mark III. Two of my favorite go to lenses are the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM and the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM LensMFM: How do you describe your style?DB: Having a background in Fashion, Editorial, Commercial, Glamour, and Fitness, I combine a little of every medium that I have worked with over the years into my images which I think gives them a distinct style and look.