Everyone comes to Roanoke with a story. After twenty years in private practice as an optometrist in West Chester, PA, I was
recruited by Johnson & Johnson to join a new spectacle lens company in Roanoke. Our youngest children grew up in Roanoke. My wife and I recently moved back to enjoy all of our kids and grandkids. I have been photographing since 1970 carrying a camera to many parts of the world and have studied with Ralph Gibson, Mark DePaola, Mark Cohen and Michael Smith. When venturing out to photograph, my kids tell me that “I look like a tourist in my own town”. It suits me well. IG: @rclompus