Bill started taking photos at a very young age. He actually has a love of trains and as a young boy lived near a rail yard in Chicago IL. He would take his camera there to photograph the trains. Always wanting to improve his photographs he took classes and continued these two loves all his life.

Bill loves the photojournalistic approach to his photographs and tries to make each photo tell a story.

He then became interested in the two lane highway system and the small towns and rural areas that are slowly disappearing. He is hoping to publish a photographic essay on one of the famous U.S. Highways in the Midwest. Capturing these wonderful areas of Americana is pure enjoyment. You will find many of his images in black and white, his preferred choice of medium.

Currently he is Co-President of the Arlington Camera Club, and chairman of the Arlington-In-Pictures Committee. This committee is responsible for photographically recording Arlington Heights today in order to have factual history tomorrow. All photos are donated to the Arlington Heights Historical Museum for their archives.

Having been the chairman for competitive judging of the small prints division of the Chicago Area Camera Club Association, allowed him to see and judge over 250 photographs in one day and these contests were held monthly. The category has no restrictions on subject matter and this provides a wide range of all types of photographs. It has also been his pleasure to judge competition photographs regularly at the Arlington Heights Camera club. He also judges photographs in competition at other area clubs when they need assistance.

Bill has also been appointed by the Mayor of Arlington Heights as an Arts Commissioner for the Village of Arlington Heights, IL. In this position, the commission works to improve the arts in the community by providing sculptures throughout the village and art work in the public buildings. They also promote young artists in the area.

He has also served as chairman of the photography committee for the Chicago Festival Association and it was his duty to provide 20 photographers for the Thanksgiving Day State Street Parade. One of our current clients is the Respiratory Health Assoc of Metro Chicago.

Bill and his business partner, Cindy (Kay), love photographing rural America, trying to capture the peaceful and meaningful life of rural America in black and white.

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