{"id":50235,"date":"2022-05-31T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T14:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/meet-mofga-volunteer-patti-dowse-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T10:37:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T14:37:43","slug":"meet-mofga-volunteer-john-williams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/meet-mofga-volunteer-john-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet MOFGA Volunteer John Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"50235\" class=\"elementor elementor-50235\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11be93e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11be93e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a5d6f\" data-id=\"12a5d6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ba530 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"81ba530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/John-Willliams.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-50238\" alt=\"Photographer squinting into a camera with an extended lens; another camera dangles from their side\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/John-Willliams.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/John-Willliams-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/John-Willliams-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/John-Willliams-768x1150.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Meet MOFGA Volunteer John Williams<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Summer 2022<br>\nBy Betsy Garrold\n<br><br>\n\nDr. John G. Williams Jr. is a photography enthusiast among other things. After his long career in medicine, as a family medicine physician with a private practice in Camden, Williams retired and was able to spend more time with a longstanding favorite hobby: photography. He first started taking photographs while in his teens. For several years, while in Camden, he developed black and white images in a dark room in his cellar.\n<br><br>\nHis ongoing documentation of MOFGA\u2019s Common Ground Country Fair, from 2010 to 2019, is a testimony to Williams\u2019 enthusiasm for both photography and MOFGA. His Flickr account, which is available to view online, shows other passions (spoiler alert: there are more than a few pictures of sailboats). But keep scrolling. The digital photo albums, which span years, comprise a treasure trove of pictures from MOFGA events, with a heavy focus on the Fair. His collection is well worth visiting, especially for those feeling nostalgic for the Fair that hasn\u2019t happened in two years.\n<br><br>\nJean English, former editor of The Maine Organic Farmer &amp; Gardener, first spotted his talent for documenting \u201ca day at the fair\u201d \u2014 beginning with the walk in from the South Parking Lot. She recruited Williams to help her cover the vast array of events, people and displays at the Fair.\n<br><br>\nEnglish says of Williams, \u201cWhat a treat to have had John\u2019s superb photos of the Common Ground Country Fair for The MOF&amp;G. In addition to his talent for capturing the flavor of the fair, John could get to events that I couldn\u2019t attend because I was covering other events, so we had much better coverage of the fair once he started volunteering.\n<br><br>\n\u201cHis height enabled him to get shots over crowds of onlookers, too. And fairgoers and presenters responded to his warm, cheerful personality when he asked to take their photos. When I picture him at the fair, he and his cameras (one over each shoulder) are inside the fence, documenting in detail the amazing sheep dog demonstrations: a happy scene for all,\u201d English continued.  \n\nWilliams says the one of his favorite \u201cassignments\u201d was the Harry S. Truman Manure Pitch. He also enjoyed taking pictures of fairgoers in Russell\u2019s Poetry Grove and photographing Eliot Coleman as he shared his knowledge. \u201cIt isn\u2019t just the photographs, it is giving back to an organization you think is doing good things for many people, all of which I support 100%. Such a nice group of people, they become friends even if I see them only once a year,\u201d said Williams.\n<br><br>\n\"I'm so grateful for John's generosity. He's donated his photography for several recent fundraising campaigns and events,\u201d said Laura Miller, MOFGA\u2019s development manager. \u201cIt's been so lovely getting to know him over the course of the farm visits he's photographed. His beautiful photos help us tell the stories of our farms and how MOFGA's programs have made a difference for their businesses.\u201d\n<br><br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dc01b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dc01b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bae3a16\" data-id=\"bae3a16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee5885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ee5885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Common-Ground-Country-Fair.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50239\" alt=\"People sit at picnic tables and on hay bales at the Common Ground Country Fair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Common-Ground-Country-Fair.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Common-Ground-Country-Fair-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b07af92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b07af92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea2574c\" data-id=\"ea2574c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69e205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e69e205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cJohn\u2019s photos wonderfully capture the spirit of the Common Ground Country Fair, in moments full of collective energy as well as in small moments of sharing and learning. I love this photo because it captures fairgoers connecting and taking time to relax before continuing their Fair adventure. You can feel the excitement and that people are happy to be at the Fair.\u201d &#8211; April Boucher, Common Ground Country Fair director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39fba43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39fba43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-013c271\" data-id=\"013c271\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b8dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5b8dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sheep-demo-fair.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50240\" alt=\"A shepherd carries a wooden crook while a border collie sits on the person&#039;s back\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sheep-demo-fair.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sheep-demo-fair-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sheep-demo-fair-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sheep-demo-fair-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-307a7ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"307a7ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5e2abb\" data-id=\"c5e2abb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ea9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9ea9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThis photo of Colin Kennard with one of the sheep dogs was always one of my favorites from John. John became very good friends with Dave and Colin Kennard, even bringing them food during the fair.\u201d &#8211; Jean English, former editor of The Maine Organic Farmer &amp; Gardener<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f406dfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f406dfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ca7c68\" data-id=\"4ca7c68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179dd00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"179dd00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Volunteers-at-Common-Ground-Country-Fair-e1709140550111.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50241\" alt=\"two volunteers in aprons chop garlic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Volunteers-at-Common-Ground-Country-Fair-e1709140550111.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Volunteers-at-Common-Ground-Country-Fair-e1709140550111-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5de680 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5de680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e34bc0\" data-id=\"9e34bc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1dc42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df1dc42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAs I browsed the catalog of John\u2019s images I was struck over and over again by the joy he captured. It wasn\u2019t just the attendees: there are images of cheerful staff members collecting tickets, lively vendors interacting with customers and many others. What grabbed my attention, though, are the images of the volunteers. It\u2019s no surprise that I\u2019m often thinking about the volunteers \u2014 I work with them year round \u2014 but John\u2019s images capture the joy that comes with volunteering at the Fair. It doesn\u2019t matter which area of the Fair \u2014 clearly John has seen it all; there\u2019s always a volunteer somewhere in the image, hard at work in the background and grinning contentedly.\u201d &#8211; Caitlyn Barker, community engagement coordinator<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2480f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2480f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d3445b\" data-id=\"1d3445b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41cf48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b41cf48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Volunteer-Profile_5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50242\" alt=\"two farmers stand on either side of a lettuce bed planted in a hoophouse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Volunteer-Profile_5.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Volunteer-Profile_5-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3e1f0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3e1f0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cc2195\" data-id=\"4cc2195\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f186c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f186c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cJohn takes gorgeous portraits, but some of my favorite photos from our farm visits are scenic photos, or photos taken while hearing farmers\u2019 stories. I love this picture of Angela and Lisa from Seek No Further Farmstead. It shows a lovely moment in conversation when Angela was sharing how they are working to build a business model that reflects their values.\u201d &#8211; Laura Miller, development manager<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5657ae4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5657ae4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de8970\" data-id=\"4de8970\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459524c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"459524c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Chase-Stream-Farm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50243\" alt=\"two people watching a small flock of laying hens grazing a paddock inside moveable electric fence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Chase-Stream-Farm.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Chase-Stream-Farm-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a3323b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a3323b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-386b6da\" data-id=\"386b6da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e926be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e926be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>I\u2019m grateful to the farmers who welcome us to their farms and share their stories with the MOFGA community. It\u2019s powerful to hear about the challenges farms are facing and the successes they are celebrating. Chase Stream was the first farm that I visited with John. He&#8217;s as interested in learning about the farms as I am, and always captures the best of each farm.\u201d &#8211; Sarah Alexander, executive director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet MOFGA Volunteer John Williams Summer 2022 By Betsy Garrold Dr. John G. Williams Jr. is a photography enthusiast among other things. After his long career in medicine, as a family medicine physician with a private practice in Camden, Williams retired and was able to spend more time with a longstanding favorite hobby: photography. 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