I am tired of people telling me to “slow down”. The pace at which I work serves me well and results in optimum outcomes. I feel that many are confronted by my “pace” and “productivity”. Their solution is to say “slow down”. But who am I supposed to be slowing down for? Them or me? Working in film photography and the darkroom is grounding and slows me down more than adequately. In fact, film photography, the darkroom and printmaking are the only spaces I have ever felt secure enough to “breathe” freely.