James Perlmutter is a 12-year-old seventh grader. He is in his first year as a columnist for The Horizon Sun and in his second year at Horizon Honors. His hobbies include film photography, cooking, and baking. Perlmutter wants to work for a nature magazine as a professional photographer as his future career. His favorite thing to bake is cookies, and especially enjoys cooking steak. During his free time, he likes watching TV shows and movies such as “Breaking Bad,” “Bojack Horseman,” ”Donnie Darko,” and “The Thing.” James’s favorite genre is horror/thriller. He develops and scans all of his own film in his house with a kit he put together himself. Perlmutter’s favorite subject in school is art, because he has a lot of freedom to express his creativity. He has a great dane named Gracie and a cat named Amelia. Perlmutter is looking forward to writing about photography and great photographers.