Sam Santamaria is a writer, editor, painter, and photographer. He has also enjoyed being an avid patio gardener since relocating to Florida from the challenging climes of the north...view moreSam Santamaria is a writer, editor, painter, and photographer. He has also enjoyed being an avid patio gardener since relocating to Florida from the challenging climes of the northeast. His early career started in graphic design and changed course after some of his poems were published in Manila magazines. This led to writing fellowships at the University of the Philippines, Manila and Silliman University, Dumaguete, Philippines. He was a senior copywriter with a New York publishing company and editor at a national professional organization in New Jersey. He has exhibited his paintings in New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Chicago, and at the Milwaukee Public Museum.view less