The Cone Issue#3 Autumn 2014 | Page 6

Contributors Rob Nitsch Rob grew up in the small rural town of Kinnelon in northern New Jersey, he was exposed to the art world at a young age through the help of Manhattan’s great museums. Eventually Rob was drawn to the quaint New England countryside, specifically Vermont where he completed his painting degree at Castleton State College. While living in Vermont he fell in love with black and white photography. Rob’s favorite subject matter is New England landscapes. When not working on feature films he spends his time translating his cinematic style into still photography.! www.inbetweenstops.com Ted Varani Ted Varani grew up in Minnesota and Florida, and has subsequently resided at no less than eighteen different addresses in Japan, China, France and the USA. Known to don corporate neckties as well as skateboard tshirts, Ted is hopelessly caught in between a love for everything the modern world has to offer, and a romantic longing to lead the life of a nineteenth century gentleman adventurer. Believing life's greatest joy is in seeing what lies just beyond that next bend, if he could do it all over again he would get a masters in computer science and then go live in the Congo. Ted found his greatest adventure in being a father, and when not absorbed in that passion dabbles in business, languages, obsessing about current events, guitar playing and even writing. He is currently living in Shanghai, China. Web based photo credit: *”Mexico-CIA WFB Map". Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MexicoCIA_WFB_Map.png#mediaviewer/File:Mexico-CIA_WFB_Map.png 6 THE CONE - ISSUE #3 - AUTUMN 2014