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STEVEN was the second born: “I was born in Japan. The unique images are made in America. I have always had a foreign view of America, the country I was made in. I’m no artist nor am I just a photographer. If these are the extremes, I find myself somewhere in between. For me, the camera was a tool. It didn’t make me, but it made me matter. I don’t know of many tools that have the power of a camera. It’s the only tool I know of that ena bles me to put my eyes in someone else’s head without any distraction or interpretation. I have tried to take full advantage of it. So I am considered a photo-grapher because everyone needs to be called something.” “I was probably raised to be a soldier, an officer in the military. But half of me was my mom. I guess I’m an officer and an artist (or some-thing like that). My dad showed me how to polish my boots; my mom showed me how to crochet, so I find myself to be very disciplined and Creative.” Steven married Tavia and they had two chil-dren; Ellis and Cameron .
Steven Cummings
Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post Photographer Jefry Andres Wright
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