We start our IN PERSON AND ZOOM Panel discussion on AI and Photography in one hour. Be here or experience extreme FOMO! Baltimore Camera Club Meeting chat link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89226681516 Meeting ID: 892 2668 1516 / Passcode: 155329

Reminder that a PHENOMENAL #BaltimoreCameraClub panel discussion on AI and photography will be taking place tomorrow night (in person and zoom). @kshantee @jeneemateer @brettjohnjohnson @xophecasa Be there at 7:30pm Thursday, May 28, 2026 or you will suffer from extreme #FOMO!

I’m proud that one of my images placed in #BaltimoreCameraClub digital competition. Called ‘Life Under The Bean,’ taken in Chicago. Look for 6 reflections of me waving ‘hello.’ https://www.baltimorecameraclub.org/ImageZoom2.aspx?ImageSize=2&ImageId=28130103&Id=f1bf57c7-42a9-4978-9914-57bf575beaca

Excited to be giving a presentation to the Neuroscience Department at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville about @brightfocus.bsky.social funding opportunities and how we partner w others. Thanks to @drneurochic.bsky.social & Sandro Da Mesquita for inviting me. Looking forward to seeing you.

Here is an article by the @bmoreart.bsky.social to promote the #BaltimoreCameraClub panel discussion next week on Thursday, May 28. Hope to see you there! https://bmoreart.com/events/the-second-annual-photo-culturalism-panel-is-this-ai-authorship-aesthetics-and-the-crisis-of-trust-in-photography

Baltimore Camera Club 2nd Photo-Culturalism Panel Thurs. May 28, 2026|Doors: 7:30 PM Program: 8:00 PM Free attendance in-person & Zoom “Is This AI?—Authorship, Aesthetics, & the Crisis of Trust in Photography” Kelli Williams | Jenee Mateer | Brett John Johnson Christophe Casamassima, Facilitator

Attending my first Tau Global Conference jointly hosted by Alzheimer's Association, CurePSP & Rainwater Charitable Foundation. Kudos to Benjamin Wolozin, Tara Spires-Jones and the other organizers. Melissa Murray and Dennis Dickson will receive 2026 Rainwater Prize. Agenda https://www.alz.org/tau.

Sadly, we’ve come to the end of another @arvoinfo.bsky.social meeting. Meklit, Jimmy, Lucy, Julia, David, Stacy & I from @brightfocus.bsky.social enjoyed our time with you. May you take the connections & information you gained this week & move forward your collective fields. Please stay in touch!

Yes! Another exciting #ARVO annual conference begins! Join Meklit Bekele, Jimmy Liu & me (&others)at booth 9032 to learn more about applying for funding i#glaucoma, #agerelatedmaculardegeneration, (and #Alzheimersdisease). No citizenship limitations & we have funded in 28 countries (and counting).

More great discussions with phenomenal vision scientists at the Wilmer Eye Center Research Day.

Invited by @edwardsmalia.bsky.social to attend Wilmer Eye Institute’s Research Day—listening & networking w phenomenal scientists & clinicians. Dr. Jimmy Liu and I from @brightfocus.bsky.social are with Dr. @preetisubu.bsky.social from Foundation Fighting Blindness & Dr. Edwards. Come and join us!

Congressional Briefing to advocate for more #glaucoma research funding & keep independent National Eye Institute. Alliance for Vision Research recording—I spoke for BrightFocus at 41m:40s. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alliance-for-vision-research_seewhatmatters-activity-7442926350920822784-1iTj

Attended The Glaucoma Foundation Gala in NYC last night. Wonderful to celebrate our partnership in co-funding glaucoma research by Drs. Audrey Bernstein and Arunkumar Venkatesan on exfoliation syndrome. Here are some photos from the evening.

I’m posting this as a test to see if anyone actually reads anything in Bluesky. Thinking of cancelling it. Have on average 0 interactions with my posts the past year or two. Drop a note or like if you actually see this.

Took this in the week leading up to Easter in Old Ellicott City. When the sun was getting lower in the sky, casting shadows. Does this have a chance in photo competition as a street scene? Thoughts and suggestions welcome. For example, would it be better in black and white or cropped further in?

Another option set. If go with black and white landscape theme, any two or more do you think are your preferred for printing and hanging on wall in gallery?

Question for y’all out there. Which two of these might look good printed and hung in a gallery? Need to choose some for our club’s show.

Last night, I submitted four images to #BaltimoreCameraClub Print Competition. One of my B&W images won second place in the Associate Monochrome competition! It is one of my images taken on the Underground and Medieval Torture Chamber tour of Prague last September. Title: Last Supper Enjoy!

Advocated today in DC at Congressional Briefing for #agerelatedmaculardegeneration funding to NIH & NEI. Thanks to NAEVR/AVER & AMDF for inviting @brightfocus.bsky.social to give a private funder’s perspective. Only by working together can we keep the research pipeline moving to make AMD history.

Check out my April and June photos in the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe calendar. If you’d like your own, click to order. Baltimore Camera Club members donated the use of our photos, to support the Poe House in Baltimore, where he wrote many of his masterpieces. Enjoy! https://poe-baltimore-inc.square.site

The $100 whole human genome sequence finally reached! www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/02/19/s...

You don’t see #VisionResearch. But it sees you. Most of us don’t think about vision research. But millions live every day with the impact of it—when it’s there, and when it’s not. https://bit.ly/4qAuCst #SeeWhatMatters #FundFederalVisionResearch @arvoinfo.bsky.social

Discover how @arvoinfo.bsky.social Cogan Awardee Cecilia Lee (@washumedicine.bsky.social) uses large scale data sets to understand links between eye and systemic health. Plus her advice to junior researchers on the importance of staying curious and the value of ARVO membership https://bit.ly/4svjWw6

Attention @arvoinfo.bsky.social members! Have a proposal for a novel ophthalmic treatment, drug/device? Enter Eye Pitch for a chance to present to industry experts during #ARVO2026 plus win great prizes and an amazing opportunity for investment. Submit by Feb. 20. https://bit.ly/4a8PfEy

Discover effective ways to launch and sustain impactful advocacy campaigns for #ophthalmology worldwide. Join @arvoinfo.bsky.social#ophthalmologyon March 10 for insights on strategies/resources to empower your own campaigns—even in challenging climates. FREE for ARVO members. Sign up now: https://bit.ly/4kdJ0nH

Congrats to Sangeetha Kandoi (Johns Hopkins Univ.) and Ellen Konadu Antwi-Adjei (Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham)—winners of 2026 @arvoinfo.bsky.social #Advocacy Awards. Read about their work championing sustained #VisionResearch funding, #EyeHealth and equitable access to care https://bit.ly/4kKaVf3

Four phenomenal member speakers at #BaltimoreCameraClub this week. Shailesh Waikar, Rich Eskin, Kenny Epps and Phyllis Bergman taught us about how to use AI to revive old photos, Senescence, Event photography, & successful hiding of Jewish people in WW2 Amsterdam Zoo. Stay tuned for YouTube video.

I’m honored to be a speaker at @arvoinfo.bsky.social’s Advance Conference during the 1:45pm EST session Feb. 11. I’ll be talking about difference between academia job searches and those for industry/nonprofit. There are so many more speakers and topics, too. Sign up to participate!

Sharing two photos I took in Okanagan valley in British Columbia at Christmas. Submitted for competition to Baltimore Camera Club last week, but judge said that they didn’t resonate with him & said ‘There isn’t anything wrong with it. It just needs more right’? Should I change? How? Advice welcome.

Snowmaggeddon 2026: 9” of snow, surprise visit from red-shouldered hawk, proudly wearing Ottawa Charge PWHL hat when digging out the cul de sac when city snowplows lift up their blades when going around the circle.

Hey folks, this is a very cool opportunity for peeps to do an amazing postdoc in Sydney, Australia in translational vision research.

Download our large database of postdoc fellowships in all fields of research. Database freely available to all; 281 fellowships. Download here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

A surprising connection: Parkinson's drug L-DOPA protects against age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Researcher Brian McKay, PhD, used this finding to discover a protective eye pathway & create an AMD supplement. Now he's working on new treatments based on this discovery. 🔬

#FuchsDystrophy is a common blinding corneal disease but only 1 in 70 patients globally have access to transplant tissue. @arvoinfo.bsky.social#FuchsDystrophymember Rajalekshmy Shyam is working on developing more accessible therapies. Read how federal funding supports her research: https://bit.ly/471Np8o

Early-mid career female @arvoinfo.bsky.social members! Apply for our Women's #LeadershipDevelopment Program to boost your leadership skills, expand your network and seize new opportunities. Deadline is Oct. 31: https://bit.ly/47oYoJC

Apply for an @arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation EyeFind Research Grant for the chance to receive up to $5K for tissue samples from eye banks for your #VisionResearch project. Sponsored by @brightfocus.bsky.social#VisionResearch Submit by Oct. 31 https://bit.ly/45LmPj7

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ members―enter your best lab-produced image for the 2025 ARVO Scientific Image Contest and showcase the hidden wonders of #VisionResearch. Your art could be displayed at #ARVO2026 and win a $300 gift card! Deadline is tomorrow: https://bit.ly/4mNNbq8

Junior researchers: Apply for @arvoinfo.bsky.social's Early Career Mentorship Program for a golden opportunity to get the guidance you need from an ARVO mentor tailored to your interests. Submit by Dec. 1: https://bit.ly/42XnSdM

Catch up with @arvoinfo.bsky.social President-elect Terri Young, MD, MBA, FARVO, as she discusses her work in ocular genetics, the importance of advocating for continued funding of #VisionResearch and her advice to junior researchers on the value of ARVO membership. Watch now: https://bit.ly/4oPpOxz

Recognize excellence in #VisionResearch! Nominate a remarkable colleague for one of @arvoinfo.bsky.social#VisionResearchs prestigious Achievement Awards and celebrate groundbreaking contributions to #ophthalmology and #VisualScience. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/438zpHr

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Great opportunity for prospective grad students in integrative pathobiology. Info on how to register for virtual open house on October 30 below.

Today is #WorldDenseBreastDay! Educate yourself and those you love about the higher risks of missed cancer on mammograms and of developing breast cancer. Great resources @densebreastinfo.bsky.social @densebreastscanada.bsky.social. Thank you @bcrfcure.bsky.social for supporting our research!

A treatment being tested in clinical trials for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's using personalized, non-invasive brain stimulation shows promise in slowing cognitive decline and preserving daily function. Read about Dr. Giacomo Koch's research: https://bit.ly/41Jr4JG 🧠 🔬

What if vision loss from glaucoma could be restored? Find out today at 1pm ET, when Dr. Lucy Shen of Mass. Eye and Ear breaks down where the science stands on vision restoration. Watch our livestream to learn about the latest advances in optic nerve regeneration and stem cell and gene therapies. ⤵️

Despite high risk, people with Down Syndrome are excluded from Alzheimer's trials. Inclusive research will increase their life expectancy by 5 years & reduce care costs. Read about the research co-funded by BrightFocus Foundation and published in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/42rTojT

Dr. Keith Hengen is taking a new approach to Alzheimer's research by studying early brain activity patterns during sleep. Join us on Sept 18 at noon ET on Instagram Live for a conversation about his Alzheimer's research + answers to your questions. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Kme46I.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects millions and can only be diagnosed through eye exams. Many don't know they have it until irreversible vision loss has already occurred. Watch our new PSA featuring first-person accounts of vision loss. Join us to #StopAMD: https://bit.ly/4na8QK1

Glaucoma affects more than 4 million Americans & can only be diagnosed through a dilated eye exam—yet too many people don’t know they have glaucoma until irreversible vision loss has occurred. Our new "Stop Glaucoma” PSA encourages everyone to protect their sight: https://bit.ly/46q9jQS

Join us for our Sept 24 Macular Chat featuring Dr. Sara Fard, a retina specialist at Illinois Retina Associates, as she explains the benefits of sustained GA treatment, including slowing the rate of vision loss, protecting retinal tissue & supporting visual function. Details: https://bit.ly/4miH393