Pictures have intrigued Jonathan Michael Bowman ever since he was a child growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Drawing pictures provided him with an escape from his childhood life of poverty. By the time he was 17, Jonathan and his family had lived in two homeless shelters, a church, and roach-infested public housing projects. Using his affinity for images, Jonathan “pictured” a life of success and set out to achieve it. After obtaining his GED, he attended the local community college where – with one look through a camera’s viewfinder – he became hooked on...more