As a young boy, I struggled to believe in myself or see my potential.  I felt far from what Christopher Robin once told my dear friend Winnie the Pooh: “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think”.  By romanticizing my potential, I discovered the bravery, strength, and keenness I sought as a child.  This came by developing my two key strengths: one as a romantic artist, the other as a compassionate family therapist.  With my camera in hand and a healing lens before me, I work through the many blues of life.  The Greek word cyan means “dark blue impression,” making cyanotypes a fitting medium for transforming life’s dark blue times into something beautiful and healing.

 

Jonathan Swinton, PhD

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography

https://www.jonathanswinton.com/