Trying to make photographs that can speak takes time. Seldom do I visit a place for the first time and immediately make photographs I find meaningful. Making repeated visits, I like to look and explore, observing the changing seasons and the transformations of nature, beginning to feel visual and spiritual connections. As valuable for me […]
Learning to accept what photographic opportunities are given is a hallmark of a seasoned photographer; you can’t force the light or the wind. Art Wolfe, “Introduction,” William Neill. Photographer — A Retrospective (2017), 3.
I was excited to see one of my photos on the cover of the latest volume of History and Technology. I also wrote a short reflection on the role of the photographer in shaping what we think is history. Fortunately, both the full-size image and the essay are freely available: “On the Cover.”