Author Chris LaPrise grows his own cannabis for medicine and is an avid nature photographer who has been taking photographs for more than 40 years. He's happy to combine these skills in an art form he refers to as "cannatography." Chris sites that attending Hash Bash in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and uniting with like-minded people who rallied to challenge unjust marijuana laws have been memorable parts of his personal journey. He fondly recalls being able to smoke with Chef Ra (a long-time cannabis rights advocate and cannabis foods writer) and later met up with Ed Rosenthal (horticulturist, author, publisher, cannabis grower and advocate for the legalization of marijuana use) and Elvy Mussika (the first person ever to use federally grown marijuana to treat her glaucoma) while she was being pushed in her wheelchair by Ed. The website Civilized.life recognized Chris for "creating art that inspires," in Ophelia Chong's Unsung Cannabis Community Winners of 2017 list.