John P. Maruoka, who has taught at De Anza College since 1987, considers himself a "traditionalist" in silver-based photography, but has also experimented widely and produced works for exhibition using a digital darkroom.  Maruoka finds that photography is a field that offers a perfect blend of art and technology, and has made photographs both as fine art and to be used commercially.  Maruoka received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photographic Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology.

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