
Busch is also an architect, environmentalist and social activist. His architecture firm, Busch Design Build (BDB), designed the eco-friendly home, (1) Trancas Canyon Malibu, which includes the (2)Trancas Turtle & Koi Rescue, a 40,000-gallon, multi-pond habitat. Other BDB projects include the first “art” solar project for (3) Malibu City Hall and the (4) Genos Center, a “multi-cultural art gallery, non-denominational chapel and reflective gardens focused on eradicating genocides worldwide.” (Images courtesy of Douglas Busch)

Doug Busch leads a photography workshop at Big Sur, Calif. He custom builds his own large-format cameras, the largest of which shoots an image 40″ by 60″ and weighs 300 pounds. Busch’s expertise in large-format cameras led him to launch de Golden Busch Cameras, which designs and builds them. (Images courtesy of Douglas Busch and by Christina Gandolfo)