About

ARTIST STATEMENT

"At the age of ten. I was given a subscription to Arizona Highways magazine. I cut out several nature pictures and displayed them on my bedroom wall, and each day as I viewed them, I was nourished and inspired. Thus began my lifelong journey of exploring and photographing nature.

I have spent thirty-five years refining my vision as a photographer. I have hiked through forests and deserts, lugged my camera gear through rain, mud and snow, and sought out the special light that reveals hidden beauty. Through intimate landscapes and close-up details, my photographs highlight and celebrate the wonders of nature.

By developing my skills as a fine art printmaker. I have been able to create expressive and archival photographs that faithfully share my experiences. As a pioneer of new color management and digital printing technologies, I have shared my expertise with many fellow nature photographers."

- Bill Atkinson

PERSONAL HISTORY

Bill is an avid traveler who flies, drives, hikes, and backpacks to experience nature's beauty firsthand. He uses Hasselblad, Nikon, and Linhof cameras to capture his images on fine-grained transparency film. To ensure accurate color reproduction, he relies on a color meter and corrective filters to match the light's color balance to the film.

Aside from being a nature photographer, he is also well known in the world of software design. Years ago, as a member of the original Macintosh team at Apple, he helped design much of the initial Macintosh user interface and wrote the original QuickDraw, MacPaint, and HyperCard software. After years of creating software tools to empower other creatives, Bill is now empowered in his own artistic work—thanks to the precision and control made possible by digital printing.

MacPaint

HyperCard

General Magic

BILL AT WORK

Below are a few snapshots of Bill at work, thanks to his friend and colleague, Charlie Cramer. You can view Charlie's work here.