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PhantomsDigital photo on archival paper, 20x30, matted and framed, 2022, 3/5, $400
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About Wil
A photograph is a statement made by the artist. It encapsulates an individual reaction to a place, a person, or a thing encountered in the world. Once sent into the world, the photograph becomes a link between the maker and the usually unseen viewer, who makes it their own. The power of photography lies in that transformative moment.
Thirty years as a museum educator at the National Gallery of Art kept me in constant contact with the work of great photographers. One of the first… more
People
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PhantomsCities are harsh and lonely places for the disadvantaged. Cold and rain only make it worse. A friend, a shared cigarette give some comfort on the December streets of west Baltimore. -
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Mannequins.jpgWherever people possess smartphones we see them motionless, frozen in place, in prayerful communion with this tiny device, linked to what or whom. For at least a moment these figures face one another like mannequins in a window display. -
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On the Street BudapestEvery large city surges with energy. People, places, and things to see. Some navigate the scene with ease; others cringe. They are all under the same sun and part of the same organism. -
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Our BeachIf you're fortunate, you have a special someone and a special place where the rest of the world vanishes. Mountaintops, empty seas, or a wide sand beach will do. Quiet solitude brings peace. -
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Scott_Girl.jpgYoung children are not always laughing and active. Nor are they always petulant and crying. There are moments when they become quiet, mysterious, and seem to view the world with preternatural calm.
Nature
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Fisherman's Paradise_2.jpgdigital photo on archival paper, 16x20, 2023, 3/5
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Path Through the Mist.jpgdigital photo on archival paper, 20x16, 2022, 5/5
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Alaskan Sunset.jpgDigital photo on archival paper, 16x20, 2023, 4/5. The long Alaskan days allow sunsets of extraordinary duration and variety. This was near the passage into the open Pacific near the southern panhandle of Alaska.
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North Shore, Oahu.jpgdigital photo on metallic paper, 16x20, 2023, 2/5
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Sunset Glow.jpgThe setting and rising sun bathes even the most ordinary things in a wash of pulsating warmth. Phragmites become glowing torches. -
Autumn Mist.jpgdigital photo on archival paper, 20x30, 2022, 1/5
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Busy Road in Nebraska.jpgdigital photo on archival paper, 24x18, 2023, 1/5
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Medusa.jpgA famous wysteria vine, admired for its spring-time beauty is revealed in winter bareness. Rot and decay are apparent, but it has a sensuous rhythmic power able to resist the restricting geometry of the ashlar stone wall behind it. -
ScottW05.jpgElemental, unpredictable, constantly changing, clouds are nature in its purest essence. Every human emotion can be stirred by clouds, from terror and despair to hope and joy. This surging, rising mass appeared on the horizon at the end of a midsummer day.
Structures
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Light and Shadowdigital photo on archival paper, 20x30, 1/5
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Hecht's.jpgThe now defunct Hecht Company department store chain in Washington, DC built a monument to commerce in the form of its major warehouse on New York Avenue, a major artery into the city. Crisp, clean surfaces, strong horizontal lines, glazed brick and sparkling glass block walls culminated in a multi-faceted tower at the edge of the avenue. The building announced the success and modernity of the Hecht Company and became a landmark of the city. Today, it houses the condos of hundreds of millennials. I think there's some irony there, somewhere. -
Lisbon Funciular.jpgLisbon, the oldest capital city in western Europe is built upon a series of steep hills. In the nineteenth century modern technology produced funicular railways to aid passage up and down the steepest inclines. Today, these are landmarks of the city. -
TJ's Lunch Counter.jpgA remnant of another era; the independent lunch counter, an institution of the American industrial century, now replaced by fast-food chains. Empty at 10 pm on a Friday night, TJ's dominates the main street of a northern Vermont town as light pours into the night through plate glass windows. Its simple lines and row of sturdy stools evoke the presence of working men and women who would have occupied them. -
Wil Scott - Manayunck.jpgIn the nineteenth century the Manayunck Canal was constructed to move raw materials and finished products through an industrial neighborhood of Philadelphia. Now the area has been revived with boutiques, restaurants, and art galleries. The still surface of the canal sweeping around the curve reflects the gridwork of remaining steel and brick revealing a stark, geometric beauty. -
New England Geometry.jpgNew England farmhouses grew incrementally over time as the family expanded over generations. There was not master plan. Each addition was created with a specific need in mind and could vary in size. The constants were wooden clapboards, steep roof pitches to shed heavy snows, and durable metal roof coverings. In the late afternoon sun, the deep shadows and sharp angles create a snychopated visual rhythm. -
Aband.Scott_W_Image 4.jpgAcross wide stretches of the high plains ranchers struggle against the force of nature. Weathered barns evidence the battering storms and endless force of the eternal wind. A dark and ominous cloud warns of the next onslaught from above. Only the strongest survive.
