John:
I enjoy photography as a visual language. Photography allows me to portray a world that is an escape from reality. A world that is more ethereal, moody and symbolic. Many of my images are very graphic and minimalist. Often I will alter the light, and simplify the compositional elements to craft an image that stirs an emotion or tells a story.  
 Website: johnwiet.com


Tom:
This whole journey started at an age when I was too young to realize the long-term effects. Imagine having a tool that has so little power but yields such enormous consequences on our lives. I am fortunate in my pursuit to having acquired such like-minded friends to share exploring our most universal vessel of communication: visual images. As we pursue our interests, we learn to open our minds to others’ interpretations of the work we have carefully crafted.


Judy:
I started photography many years ago making traditional darkroom color slides.  I progressed into printing color and monochrome images, drifting occasionally into the world of non-standard modified imagery for unique and unusual images.  With the advent of digital photo manipulation, this became a larger draw for my creative vision.  Recently I became involved with infrared image capture, exploring the world of unique vision not visible to the normal eye.  I currently intend to devote most, if not all, of my creative energy to ethereal images.


Joe:
My first exposure to photography was in a Chicago Boy's Club Darkroom at 13 years of youth.  It was true magic and the bug bit hard.  After a short time I drifted away, but the bug lay dormant for almost 30 years and when it reawakened, I bought a camera and a used set of inexpensive darkroom equipment and moved into the laundry room for untold hours of pure ecstasy!  The hobby became a passion, camera clubs and their competitions became a quest for art and experimentation, and time literally flew by, especially when the digital environment exploded.