My name is Mark Lewensohn. I've been making images for as long as I can remember. Even day camp as a second grader included a Kodak camera. No flash, just film cartridges. Back then, every image had to capture a memory or moment in time.

There was a rather large gap between the 1970s and the mid-1990s — twenty years — and signing up for a continuing education class at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The single thing that hooked me was the description of the class taking place in the actual photo lab of SAIC. Medium format color positive film — otherwise known as slides, transparencies.

Spending hours in Central Camera on Franklin Street gave me the perspective I needed. My classes were in the actual Art Institute building. My ability to see color was built from thousands of hours in the color lab, working images the way they'd been worked for decades.

I fully converted to digital at the end of 2016. I now capture all of my art using a sensor producing 24 megapixels. I only use raw files, with a minimal amount of post processing.

I think you'll see what you want to see in my images. Have fun and enjoy the art. They are all one of a kind.