Feb 14, 2023
Listen to this enlightening podcast with colleague Dr. Jed Best as he shares his passion for photography. You will learn of the similarity between dentistry and photography, as well as what got Jed interested in photography. Learn how photography can motivate ones perfection of another art (and science), and learn how to constantly and continuously engage in self-improvement through the work. Listen to Jed discuss his travels around the world, and how photography has taught him about cultures, perspective and nature.
Bio:
By day, he was a practicing pediatric dentist for over 41 years. Jed is Board certified and is on the faculty at Case Western Reserve, Columbia University, and the University of Alabama, Birmingham. His primary academic interest is light curing and restorative materials in pediatric dentistry. He has always had a keen interest in technology, glass ionomers, and resin-modified glass ionomers, in particular.
However, Dr. Best is a passionate photographer 24/7. While we was always interested in photography, the introduction of digital catapulted his passion, becoming an obsession. It is as if he has an internal need to photograph, and now always carries a camera. As a self-described techno-geek, digital allowed both his right and left brains to work together which allowed him to express himself. Jed’s vision was now only confined by his heart, head, and eyes. Digital photography allowed him to unleash his imagination of the world no longer bound by the limitations of a commercial lab.
Photography has allowed Jed to share his vision by self-publishing several books. He has traveled to Africa, Cuba, and, uniquely, to both poles. The book that displayed those images is called “My Bipolar Experience.”