Staff
Ryan Douglas
ryan.douglas@darkroomofmontana.com
Hometown: Lake Oswego, Oregon
Cameras Owned:Nikon N75, Pentax Optio W30
Story: Born and raised in Oregon, Ryan moved to Montana to acquire his degree in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Montana. When he’s not managing marketing and promotions at The Darkroom, Ryan can often be seen on a river with fly rod (and occasionally fish) in hand with Tavi and Lucky, his Golden Retriever companions. In addition to this, Ryan enjoys traveling, drinking good beer and listening to or playing music.
Mike Schweizer
mike.schweizer@darkroomofmontana.com
Hometown: Granville, Ohio
Cameras Owned:Canon 10D, Canon Elan 7, Canon Eos 650, Canon AE-1, Pentax 645, Pentax W10, Nikonos IV, Kodak 120 Bellows, Argus C3, Ricoh Mirai, Ricoh Rangefinder, Lomography Fisheye camera, and 10 to 15 other collector cameras that don’t work.
Story:Michael was born and raised in Ohio, later attending Allegheny College in Meadville PA where he received a degree in Environmental Studies with a Photography focus. After finishing college Michael moved to Missoula in 2004 and three days later began working at the Darkroom. In addition to working full time at the store and managing the repair department, Michael spends his free time skiing, biking, kayaking, scuba diving and raising Lucy, his Fox Red Labrador retriever.
Dan Doherty
dan.doherty@darkroomofmontana.com
Hometown: Wyckoff, NJ
Cameras Owned:Canon EOS 3, Canon EOS A2, Canon A1, Nikon FE, Ricoh XR-P, VH1/TE DV
Story:Daniel was born in Virginia, and raised in Illinois, Maryland, and New Jersey. He has since lived in six states and attended five collegesincluding the University of Montana where he is a Journalism major. Daniel was the Dark Room’s digital technician for most of a year before he finally escaped the lab. He now works in sales and customer service, teaches the Dark Room’s Photoshop class, and helps out in the lab from time to time. When he’s not working at the Dark Room, Daniel enjoys skiing, cycling, and saving for his next camera.
Daisy Lindmark
daisy.lindmark@darkroomofmontana.com
Hometown: Bettendorf, IA
Cameras owned:Canon 30D, 20D, 10D, and Pentax Optio S4i. Film: Canon EOS 3, Elan 2E, Rebel II, and many other randoms.
Story:Daisy remembers watching lighting from her bedroom window when she was young and being amazed by the light that can happen in a split second. In just a moment of time, a whole story can take place. Daisy has mostly been based in Missoula for the past 11 years, but has toured with music and life in between. Now the Photo Editor and photographer at The Missoula Independent, Daisy is also a wedding photographer on the weekends. Her motto? "Life is good-Take a look around."
Mike Patterson
mike.patterson@darkroomofmontana.com
Hometown: Denton, MT
Cameras owned:Canon Eos 10D; Canon Eos 1N; Canon Powershot A710 IS; Nikon Coolpix 775; Canon T90; Canon F1; Zeiss Contessa; Graphic 35; Mamiya 645; Mamiya C-3 Twin; Calumet 4x5.
Story:Michael was raised on a ranch in central Montana, then attended the University of Montana & couldn’t bear to leave Missoula. Michael turned a love of photography into his profession. He did a 12-year stint as a wedding photographer and currently owns & manages the Dark Room, where he can help others feed their photography habit. Michael is also involved in local arts & theater, and can be found on the dance floors of Missoula on weekend evenings. If you don’t blink, you can also see him dancing in "A River Runs Through It".
Sarah Velk
sarah.velk@darkroomofmontana.com
Hometown: Havre, MT
Cameras owned:Canon Rebel X, Mamiya C3, and a variety of collector cameras.
Story:Sarah was born and raised in Havre, Montana then moved to Bozeman to attend massage school. She moved to Missoula in June of 2007 and began working in the lab of the Darkroom. Sarah now works in the lab as well as on the sales floor and plans to attend U of M in the fall. She enjoys spending time with her friends, siblings, and cats. An interest in photography and processing has developed into a hobby for her so far.