Photography first became a passion for me during college when I needed a creative outlet to balance the rigor of my studies. The work of Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Richard Avedon and Diane Arbus has always inspired me.

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Most of my images are taken while traveling. I find it much easier to work in unfamiliar cultures with subjects that haven't had their pictures taken often — if ever, cultures where people still work with their hands.

 

My work invariably focuses on people: the lines that have been written into a face during a long life; the clutter, artifacts or rituals that have built up around the place someone has worked or lived for a lifetime; or the care taken arranging wares at the market, clothes on the line, shoes at the door or tools on the bench. I strive to capture that moment when nothing is going on but everything is revealed, when the true richness of life is apparent.

 

I lecture about photography for travel companies and complete commercial assignments for tourist organizations. My work has been exhibited and collected internationally. I am an alumnus of MIT and Stanford and live with my family in Los Altos.

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Contact: bill@scull.net or 650.823.7007