And what does interest me? Well, textures are a recurring theme as is the juxtaposition of architecture with other elements – good architecture reflects its surroundings and vice-versa, despite the years or centuries between them. I often think the best architecture reflects human needs and thus its age is immaterial. Good design will out.
I don’t have a lot of people in my photographs, simply because I try to capture the mood of the environment I’m in and including people can distract from that because another human will instinctively become the focus of your attention. I try to make you see the location the way I did and suggest its impression upon me. Amsterdam was at once busy yet sparse, unique and yet full of repetitive architectural elements. For a place with such narrow streets and so many people, it was often very quiet, too. I found the Dutch to be very friendly and laid back (no laughing at the back!) and, after my initial panic as to whether I’d actually get any photos of exhibition standard while I was there, very much liked the city and its people.
In the future, I hope to shoot an exhibition on extremes. I have the Sahara on my shortlist and possibly Greenland or the South Pole. The similarities between the landscapes of those supposed opposites would make for a fantastic exhibition, so if there are any sponsors out there who want to send me to the extremes of the world with my cameras, don’t be bashful, get in touch!
I hope you enjoy the Amsterdam collection and my back catalogue of photographs that are also available to view. I’ll be at the Open House every Sunday afternoon between 2-5pm if you want to come along and ask me any questions. You are also welcome to email me.

Bill is exhibiting in the home of the Open House Virgin, Christina Ure. 12 Chester Terrace can be found on this map.

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