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Back At It

ByMatthew Cetta July 10, 2024July 18, 2024

Back At It I was reenergized and ready to flex my creative muscles again, and flex I did. I went back to SVA to finish my degree, and as the digital camera revolution was in full swing, I stuck to shooting film. I wasn’t just shooting on film for nostalgia’s sake, though; I was obsessed…

Retinitis Pigmentosa Journey

Cooking As Therapy

ByMatthew Cetta July 10, 2024July 13, 2024

Cooking as Therapy Depression Months went by while I stayed in a hard bed in a cold room filled with stale farts. I was alone, and the world seemed unsafe. One morning I picked up a book that had been sitting on my desk for over a year. It was Hiroko Shimbo’s The Japanese Kitchen:…