Gail Williams
Utata Member
Bio
When i was a child in the sixties, my father was a serious amateur photograher and a mountain climber. After his death, when i was in high school, i took a great interest in photography and film, and took some good solid classes in black and white darkroom work. However, i was always ok and not great, and i needed to be talented in my own opinion at that age to be able to do it. I took a few classes in my college years, and never felt i "got it" but learned a lot about light and exposure.
My sweetie got me a digital camera several years ago, and i was slightly interested. It was not until my pals at The WELL began to post about Fotolog that i got over there and fell in love with the medium again, and committed to shoot, post, and comment daily. I did that, every day, for almost a year. I recommend it, but i am taking it a little easier now, sometimes not shooting new stuff, and taking posting breaks, even.
Fotolog's capacity problems drove me to Flickr late in 2004. I was captivated by the creative abilities of the community, and the social opportunities of tagging! Because my career is in online community, i think alot about the social dimensions.
My current interests include composition in urban and natural settings, storytelling and photojournalism, and a sort of irony or dilute humor that's just part of my outlook.
I feel a little guilty that i can't spend the time to be as social and attentive on Flickr as i'd like. And i have a secret desire to do a little bit of filmmaking next. May as well honor those childhood dreams.
Testimonial
Gail Williams is a master of beautiful photographs of quotidian things, and yet she is equally at home in vast natural landscapes with stunning skies. She sees - and draws our eye to - reflections, shadows, textures, convergences into shapes, and the odd unpredictable element in large or cluttered spaces. From the abstract to the decidedly concrete (including abstracts of painted concrete!), Gail always surprises and delights.
Testimonial written by Caitlin Burke
