Recovery Arts has been privileged enough to share some of the art of MacroJohn, an extremely talented photographer in recovery. John is 54 and has been in recovery since 2000. He specializes in a macrophotography or more commonly known as close-ups. More recently, John has been shooting a lot of wildlife, Hawks, Condors, Bald Eagles etc. To view all of John’s breathtaking works or to sign up for his daily email, please visit: website: www.macrojohn.com/recovery. Below is a personal essay that John would like to share with everyone out there. Thanks a lot for sharing John.
“What got me started on putting my photography to use in recovery was my search for one of those tear off 365 day calendars about AA. After searching for a few years and not having any luck, decided maybe someday I would make one. So I started by sending photos with AA sayings to friends. This expanded to my own website and a daily “Sober Inspiration” email every day.”
“What I have found along the way is how it influences my sobriety. I “try” to go daily to our “Attitude Adjustment” AA 6 am meeting. I listen for those nuggets when people talk about being sober. At last count I am up to about 700, and adding daily, so I have lots to work with. It gives me purpose in sobriety to pursue my passion for photography. I especially like macrophotograpy. It gives me a chance to have a close-up view of recovery, to see the little things that escape our daily struggles. The things I overlooked when loaded.”
My motto is:
Sights from my camera with Insights about recovery – together we can stay sober.
03/09/2009 at 12:18 pm Permalink
Hi,
I have been in recovery for 20+ years. I recently started doing wildlife photography, mainly birds. I am not as smart as my camera, but I really enjoy taking pictures. Its my therapy.