Deborah Kratzer-Reid studied photography at Montgomery County College near Philadelphia, PA. She is currently married, with one child and works full-time job in mortgage banking, which she says is a highly stressful, time-consuming job that doesn’t leave her a lot of time to practice her art.

“As for technology, I am a traditional girl. I like Black & White film, because it’s easy to develop.  Color’s difficult; it has to be processed commercially, it’s expensive and it has to be overseen. And supplies are getting harder to find and more expensive too (although it’s a good time to find old, used equipment on the internet and in pawn shops). I recently I got a brand new Nikon D60 SLR and so I am doing more and more digital stuff—. It tends to be much more spontaneous and colorful. And as for my older photos, I refer to those that are currently being digitized, as “digitally altered-traditional photography”.

“Much of my work deals with aspects of forgotten America—what most would take for granted— old things, abandoned automobiles, old churches, gnarly trees, ghost towns, graveyards, statuary and public  sculpture, mannequins, graffiti, industrial facilities, architectural ruins, antique signage… how mankind encroaches on nature, in both urban and rural settings; however, I also like taking pictures of vintage cars, chrome and insignia, the tail lights of a classic Galaxy 500, flowers and gardens and of course, my little boy, Walken.

-DeborahKratzer-Reid, NorthernFront, photographer, Laramie, WY

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