35mm black & white film; darkroom printing (archival)

Madelyn Musick is a writer, teacher, & creator living in Somerville, Massachusetts. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing with a focus in poetry from the University of North Carolina - Wilmington & a BA in English from the University of Minnesota. Her poems “Pythagoras,” “A Weaker Vessel,” and “Love Capacity” are featured on In Parentheses. Her poem “Blood Orbit” can be found in The Shore.

I seek to communicate the essence of Place in my work;  to communicate our need for each other, and our relationship to the Other. I began photographing at the age of 16, and after pouring over a Christmas gift, Ken Heyman's "All the World's Family" in 1983, I knew my camera would never be far from me!  I work primarily in 35mm format, using silver-based film, making my prints in a wet darkroom. Since 2011 I've included my cell phone—currently a Galaxy S4—as part of my tools.