Scott C. Williams

I have backpacked, mountain climbed and photographed the natural world during most of my life. I've worked as a National Park Ranger and in fire management with the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service since 1977. Working in land management has allowed me to stay connected with the natural environment in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains in California. Burning Man is self-indulgent. I just cruise around on the Playa and capture gorgeous images here and there as I please.

Philosophy: "It's not about the camera, lens, or technology. It's about the subject and the photographer."

Goal: "The job for the photographer is to take reality and turn it into an illusion that provokes emotion and leaves the viewer wanting."

Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StudiesInContrast

Photo Blog: http://scott-williams-photography.blogspot.com/

Published in a Bulgarian online magazine called Meanstream - the Burning Issue (NSFW): meanstream.info/sample-page/

Flickr Potrfolio: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottwilliamsb_w/

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/vie...

Click on the photographs to enlarge. Posts below are linked to from the Photo Blog.

Mono Lake After A Winter Storm

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams passed away on April 22, 1984. I wrote a little about him and how he influenced me here:

http://scott-williams-photography.blogspot.com/2011/07/dont-be-afraid-of-gray.html

I said then I would have more to say later but I really don't... (must be that visual artist thing)

The people at Calumet put together this kind article about Mr. Adams so I link to it here and recommend you read it:
http://blog.calumetphoto.com/2013/02/remembering-ansel-adams-a-hands-on-experience/

Mr. James Alinder granted me permission to display this photograph and caption from the article:

Used with permission by James G. Alinder: http://www.alindergallery.com/

"(c) James Alinder. Jim recounts Ansel describing these photos, “The print on the left is a straight image. No dodging and burning. This is what Ansel saw on that November afternoon in 1941. And the print on the right is what he felt.”"

Being a photographer who loves black and white I can say, YES!. That's the way it is.

Whiskey Flat Days - 2013

This year's Whiskey Flat Days theme was "Music on Movie Street" and it was a warm, beautiful weekend in Kernville, California. The people dressed in period costumes and old west reenactments make for fun picture taking. The festival is a mix of family oriented activities and more adult old wild west consumption of alcoholic beverages partying.

See more photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottwilliamsb_w/sets/72157632795915569/