Although he is legally blind (visually impaired), Drew Bedo creates fine-art photographs using traditional films in vintage antique large format cameras. His images are offered here as giclee and silver gelatin prints; individually and as portfolios.

Drew Bedo came to serious large format photography later in life, after following several technical careers.  As a drilling fluid engineer in the oil industry, Bedo photographed stock images of desert scenes from oil rigs in the middle-east.  In the late eighties, Bedo entered the health-care industry in diagnostic imaging. He performed Nuclear Medicine procedures on patients using radioactive isotopes and sophisticated imaging equipment.  During this time, Bedo became actively interested in large format photography as a low-tech/hands-on counterpoint to his daily work in medicine. His first images were done with ultra-sound film in a Speed Graphic.  These first shots were processed along with CAT scan and X-Ray films in a radiology dark room.

 In 2002, Bedo suddenly developed a medical condition that rendered him legally blind in a period of  just a few days.  He was forced to leave Nuclear Medicine and retire.  Suburban life became confining, as he could no longer drive.  Entertainment options were mostly limited to listening to information programming and audio books.

“Legally Blind”, means not totally blind. Bedo does have some residual vision.  He sees muted colors and shapes with some detail. He now reads with magnifying appliances, yet he cannot make out identifying facial features. This is the nature of Bedo’s visual ability.

Today, Drew Bedo makes fine art photographic images with traditional materials in antique and vintage large format cameras.