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William Neill, a resident of the Yosemite National Park area since 1977, is a landscape photographer concerned with conveying the deep, spiritual beauty he sees and feels in Nature.
“The reason I photograph is to experience the beauty of nature, of wild places. I explore the essential elements of rock and tree, of cloud and rushing water to discover the magic and mystery of the landscape. It is the spirit of the land I seek to reveal in my images.
Photography is a quiet, meditative activity for me. I enjoy isolating the details of a scene. By creating photographs where the content or orientation is not obvious, an intimate and enigmatic feeling can come through. I enjoy making an image that asks a question, one that intrigues and arouses curiosity in the viewer. ”
William Neill
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Education
University of Colorado, Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Conservation 1976
Selected Exhibitions
- Alinder Gallery, Gualala, California 1993, 1994, 1997
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California 1991
- The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California - 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2015, 2017
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 1986
- Light Spectrum Gallery, Toronto, Canada 1986
- Wrubel Gallery at The Nature Company, Berkeley, California and Concord, Massachusetts 1986, 1990, 1994
- Fresno City College, Fresno, California 1986
- The Photography Gallery, La Jolla, California 1986
- The Vision of Peace Exhibition, Democratic Convention, San Francisco, California 1984
- Photography West Gallery, Carmel, California, Represented 1981-84
Selected Honors And Awards
- The Sierra Club Ansel Adams Award, 1995
- The 1995 Director's Award from the National Park Service for Yosemite: The Promise of Wildness
- Communication Arts Magazine, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1998, 1999 Photography Annual, Awards of Excellence
Selected Collections And Publications
EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENT CREDITS
National Geographic Natural History
Smithsonian Sunset
Conde Nast Traveler Outside
Gentlemen's Quarterly
MAGAZINE PUBLICATION CREDITS
Life American Photo
National Geographic Vogue
Travel and Leisure Gentlemen's Quarterly
Audubon Outside
Wilderness Diversions
Backpacker Mirabella
Harper's Communication Arts
Summit Sierra
Natural History Sunset
Outdoor Photographer Outdoor and Travel Photography
Camera and Darkroom Alaska Airlines
Sky
BOOK PUBLICATION CREDITS
National Geographic HarperCollins
Harcourt Gibbs Smith, Inc.
Chronicle Books WH Smith
The Nature Company Gibbs Smith Books
Falcon Press Wilderness Press
ADVERTISING PUBLISHED CREDITS
Hewlett Packard Freidrick Grohe
UBS Global Asset Management Nike
Sony Japan Nikon
Sony Classical Berlin The Nature Company
Bayer Corporation National Paint & Coatings Assn
Canon, USA Neutragena
Herman Miller Mirabaud Asset Management
SELECTED INTERVIEWS, FEATURE ARTICLES
- The Luminous Landscape Yosemite Video Interview
https://luminous-landscape.com/videos/masters-william-neill/
- LensWork Interview and Portfolio
https://www.lenswork.com/previewpages/lw133/lw133preview.html
- The Candid Frame Podcast
http://thecandidframe.blogspot.com/2007/02/candid-frame-26-william-neill.html
- BetterPhoto.com Interview
http://www.betterphoto.com/interviews/Photographer-William-Neill-A.asp
- Landscape Photography Magazine, In Conservation with William Neill, 2014 https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/2012/interview-with-william-neill/
- Nature Photography Network, Interview with William Neill, 2010 http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles0810/wn0810-1.html
- National Geographic, Yosemite: Grace Under Pressure, January 2005
- Smithsonian Magazine, photo essay assignment, July 1995
- View Camera Magazine, landscape photography feature article, July/August 1995
- Life Magazine, Living Geometry, feature article on By Nature’s Design book, 1993
- Photographer's Forum landscape photography feature article, February 1992
- Camera and Darkroom Magazine, The Intimate Landscape, 1992
- Outside Magazine, Journey to Tibet photo essay, 1989
- Gentlemen’s Quarterly, Eight Days Out Of Kathmandu, 1988
- Communication Arts Magazine, feature article, 1988
- Photo District News, travel photography feature, April, 1986
Primary Photographer:
- Yosemite: Sanctuary in Stone (Sadhna Press, 2023)
Light On The Landscape (Rocky Nook, 2020) - The Photographer’s Portfolio Development Workshop (Rocky Nook, 2022)
- William Neill – Photographer, A Retrospective (Triplekite Publishing, England, 2017)
- Meditations In Monochrome (Sadhna Press, 2009)
- Impressions Of Light (Sadhna Press, 2008)
- Traces Of Time (Chronicle Books/Exploratorium, Fall 2000)
- Landscapes Of The Spirit, (Bulfinch Press/Little,Brown & Co. January 1998)
- The Color Of Nature with photographs by William Neill (Chronicle Books/Exploratorium, Fall 1996)
- Yosemite: The Promise Of Wildness, photographs by William Neill, text by Tim Palmer (Yosemite Association, 1994)
- The Tree by John Fowles, photographs by William Neill (The Nature Company, 1994)
- By Nature's Design photographs by William Neill, (Chronicle Books/Exploratorium, Fall 1993)
- The Sense Of Wonder, by Rachel Carson, photographs by William Neill (The Nature Company 1990)
Contributor:
- Yosemite: An American Treasure, National Geographic Books 1990
- West Of Eden: A History Of Art And Literature In Yosemite, David Robertson, Wilderness Press, 1984.
POSTERS DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE
New York Graphic Society
Bruce McGaw Graphics
Mirage Editions
Poems Art
The Nature Company
Teaching
- The Ansel Adams Gallery
- Friends of Photography
- Palm Beach Photographic Workshops
- Coupeville Arts Center
- National Audubon Society
- The Maine Workshops
- Anderson Ranch Workshops
- Online courses for BetterPhoto.com
Associated Contributions And Experience
Gallery Representation
- The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California
- The Weston Gallery, Carmel, California
- Susan Spiritus Gallery, Newport Beach, California
- Paragone Gallery, West Hollywood, California
Selected Public And Corporate Collections
- Museum of Fine Art, Boston
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art
- Polaroid Collection
- Vernon Collection
- Deloitte Consulting Group
- Latham & Watkins
- Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth
- ResMed Corp.
- Aesthetic Therapies Institute
- Day-Lee Foods, Inc.
- Downey Community Hospital
- Fidelity Investments
- Kaiser Permanente
- Bear Stearns
- Credit Suisse First Boston
- Ernst Young
- Sutter Health Medical Center
- Universal Studios
Cypress Hotel - Carmel Valley Ranch
- Hyatt Carmel Highlands Inn
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