Student Union - Simon Willms
Jay McCabe, January, 2003
Student Union
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Hallmark Institute
Of Photography
Turner Falls, Massachusetts |
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Photos © 2002, Simon Willms, All Rights Reserved |
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Post Graduate
Simon Willms studied anthropology in college and didn’t
decide to pursue photography as a career until after graduation. “I
was always interested in photography,” he says, “and when
I took time off after university to travel I realized I’d like to
study it.” He chose Hallmark for the quality of its intensive 10-month
program.
He is currently a first assistant to a commercial photographer in Toronto.
“Commercial photography is a great learning opportunity,”
he says, “but I don’t necessarily see it as my career.”
His ideal career? One that parallels that of the renowned photojournalist
James Nachtwey.
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The photos here are from Simon’s
travels (above) and school assignments (left, right), the former shot
in 35mm with Canon cameras, the latter with Mamiya medium format equipment.
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