“The Pilgrimage,” a watercolor by Durinda Cheek.After the death of her father, local artist Cam Busch took a pilgrimage to Ireland, the country where her family roots began.
She had no idea when she journeyed some 23 years ago that she would use her camera to capture her feelings, but that is what she did.
She shot several rolls of film displaying “the gentle nature of Ireland” while providing the perfect setting for reflection. The Washington National Cathedral was so impressed that it gave Busch a one-woman art show featuring 29 photographs.
Exum Gallery at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will showcase some of Busch’s photographs from the cathedral this month.
“It touched people’s hearts because you could see the stillness and the meditative nature of the landscapes,” says Busch, who holds degrees and board certifications in nursing, art, counseling and art therapy.