He bought his first DSLR camera as a sophomore at Syracuse University, where he studied international relations; economics; and Russian language, literature, and culture. Barton is interested in exploring national and regional differences. With his camera always in hand, he has traveled by train across Russia and Central Europe, bicycled across the U.S., and driven and flown across Spain and India. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, and works as a speechwriter. (Photo, left: Early Winter, Stephen Barton, January 2014, provided courtesy of the artist)