William, an avid photographer and nice guy to boot, will be having a photography show at Hud La Voos in Tainan on the 28th of June. I have personally met him and enjoyed chatting and hearing what he is up to. He has had several pieces on his works done by several papers and TV news stations recently.

William is a self proclaimed camera geek who is never to be found without a camera. His photographs are an exploration of color, theme and subject. In ‘On The Beach’ William comes out with a quietly introspective body of work. Of his photographic subjects in this series William says “for most people these things are often just something to step over, garbage. With this series I ‘m interested in examining things that we often ignore and transforming the way we see them. In these photographs everyday washed up objects become both what they are and possibly what they aren’t. Sense of scale and size are often challenged by the macro lens and the way things appear”. William’s photographs pose many questions, of which he says “answers are open to each viewer’s individual interpretation”. Where the photos are quiet and unassuming, the titles speak volumes. He says the titling process comes easily, noting he doesn’t want to lead the viewer, but prefers to give a starting point. Some are funny, some are simple and some are deep, but all are decidedly poignant and relevant.

All shots in the series were shot with the Holga 120N using close-up filters. Since focus with the viewfinder is impossible with the Holga, he has tied a string to the camera marked with the focus distance. All photographs were shot in a single day at Tainan’s Gold Beach. Objects were shot as found. Nothing was moved or planted in the sand for compositional reasons. Three different types of film were used: Fuji Provia 100F Slide Film, Kodak Tri-X Black and White Film and Kodak Tmax Black and White Film. The slide film was cross-processed E6->C41(slide film processed in C41(negative) chemistry).