Jonathan Oman (aka: Jon Oman)

I was born and raised in the state of Michigan. More specifically, I lived in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, near the small town of Ironwood, and only about fifteen miles from Lake Superior. I spent the first twenty-one years of my life there, and then moved to the Detroit area, to find work. After I retired from Ford Motor Company, my wife, Ann and I moved to Summerville, South Carolina, in 2003.

My first camera was a Kodak Brownie box camera. It took 127 Kodak film and the film was developed at the local camera store. I first used this camera when I was about twelve years old. But, I really became interested in photography during my junior year in high school. My first SLR was an Exakta 35mm, with a 55mm prime lens. This was quickly followed by a Nikon FTN with the 50mm prime, and a 200mm telephoto lens. As time went on, I mastered film cameras up to 8x10 inch in size. Soon after buying our first home, I built a complete B&W darkroom and used it as time permitted, over a twenty-five year period. Today, I shoot mostly Nikon digital cameras.

Other than photography, I am interested in computers/software, woodworking, and music (mostly Jazz).

I have sold images through the following locations:

The Summerville Farmer's Market.
The Summerville Third Thursday.
The South Carolina Artisans Center in Walterboro.

I have had images printed in the following:

The Milwaukee Journal.
Popular Photography.