{"id":7,"date":"2023-08-21T13:40:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T13:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msotw.emat.kent.edu\/ctodd13\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-03-28T08:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T12:38:50","slug":"where-im-from","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/msotw.emat.kent.edu\/ctodd13\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I’m From"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s Go Back in Time…<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\nOn March 23, 2005, my story started when I was born at Southeastern Medical Center
\nin Cambridge, Ohio, to my parents, Erin and Jerome Sr. I have one older brother
\nnamed Jerome Jr. I was raised in a rural area in a village called Byesville, Ohio.
\nWith little to do in such a small village, my brother and I depended on each other
\nto have fun and create memories we will never forget.\n<\/p>\n

\n \"Southeastern
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center | Cambridge, Ohio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\n “It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.”<\/strong>
\n \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ella Fitzgerald<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nWe bonded through sports and video games, where my brother and father usually beat me.
\nGrowing up in a competitive family taught me that nothing worthwhile comes easily.
\nBasketball became my passion and my coping mechanism. Unfortunately, after sustaining
\nthree serious brain injuries, I had to give up organized basketball for my safety.\n<\/p>\n

\n \"MRI
Actual MRI Photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\n “If you never heal from what hurt you, you’ll bleed on people who didn’t cut you.”<\/strong>
\n \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tamara Kulish<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nWanting to stay close to sports, I began taking photos and editing videos of my
\nbrother\u00e2\u0080\u0099s games. This unexpectedly became my new passion and led to an opportunity
\nwith Kaleb Graham Productions, where I worked for nearly four years as a photographer,
\nvideographer, editor, and livestream operator.\n<\/p>\n

\n \"Photographing
Me Taking Pictures at a Basketball Game<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\n “You don’t take a photograph,<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t you make it.”<\/strong>
\n \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ansel Adams<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nWhat started as a freshman with a small camera grew into becoming my region\u00e2\u0080\u0099s
\nofficial sports photographer. My work appeared in newspapers and online articles,
\nvideos aired on Fox 8, livestreams reached thousands during COVID-19, and I toured
\nthe country photographing music bands.\n<\/p>\n

\n
\n \"First
First Photo Taken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n \"Photo
Photo Featured in Sports Articles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n

\n “Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.”<\/strong>
\n \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Robin Sharma<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Let’s Go Back in Time… On March 23, 2005, my story started when I was born at Southeastern Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio, to my parents, Erin and Jerome Sr. I have one older brother named Jerome Jr. I was raised in a rural area in a village called Byesville, Ohio. With little to do … <\/p>\n

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