Topher DeRosia MediaForge Productions

Copemish, MI, USA Loading time... July 17 English

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First WordPress version 3.0

Contributed to WordPress releases3.9, 4.0, 4.1, 4.8

Attended/ing 65 events

Contributed 1252 photos

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Topher's local community (100 miles):

Joe Preston

Muskegon, MI, USA

87.7 miles away

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A closeup of a spiderweb built between grass stems, covered in morning dew.

The right side of the image features a worn life ring hanging on a wall made of wooden shakes. The left side is a narrow body of water with a fishing boat in it, and a fishing shack on the far side.

A table covered in baskets of tomatoes for sale. In the foreground they’re quite close and clear, but in the background they’re out of focus.

On the right an iron horse’s head covered in lichens is on a post. It’s like an antique hitching post. On the left is an out of focus sidewalk.

A closeup of mushrooms nestled into grass.

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DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging)
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From the HeroPress archives

Making Family

by Topher DeRosia on HeroPress.com

It’s not uncommon for me to ask someone to write a HeroPress essay and have them respond with “Why me? I’m not really on the periphery of anything. WordPress didn’t really help me overcome any hardship”. Almost every time I help them realize what an impact WordPress has made on their life, and how it…

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