David-Will

An American retired and living in Thailand. The majority of my photos are taken in Bangkok, but there are some collections from other parts of the country. I don’t limit myself to any particular genre, but do prefer all things urban and candid shots of people. My preference is to capture things in the moment, rather than spending a lot of time setting up for and/or staging a shot. Most of my images are captured during photo walks, looking for anything interesting to try and capture.

Street photography has been ruined by social media, You Tube and photo sharing sites, so I no longer want to be associated with it. These days most calling themselves street photographers don't know the difference between urban, candid, portrait and street. It's a real shame. The opposite of poignant is unemotional, unimpressive and blah. Even I got caught up in it, until I did some research and began to understand what Street Photography really is. I'm still trying to identify and remove any "street" tags I added in the past. There is no honor in being a sheep!

My father was a commercial photographer, so I've been around it from a very young age. I started in B&W (analog) when I was 16 and even had my own darkroom. In my late twenties I gave up photography as a serious hobby and didn't get back into it until in my mid 50’s. The basics haven't changed, but digital adds a new layer that I had to come up to speed on. Fast forward a few years and I took another break from photography. The gear just got too heavy for me to lug around. In 2020 I’m getting back into it, once again, but this time using a Canon GX7 II. It ends up being more camera than the big gear I put down in 2013. We’ll see how it goes.

I'm not the greatest photographer that ever lived, but hopefully you will like a few of my shots. :-)

This is a list of the camera gear I have used to take photos on display at Flicker. Going forward (January 2020) any new photos will most likely be from my new G7X II, or the iPhone on rare occasion.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS 10.1 MP

Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18 MP

EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

EF-S 55-250 mm ƒ/4-5.6 IS Lens

EF 50 mm f/1.8 II Lens

Sigma 8-16 mm f/4.5-5.6 Lens

Nikon Coolpix 950 2.11 MP

38-115 mm (eq) f/2.6-4 fixed zoom lens

Olympus E10 4 MP

35-140 mm (eq) f/2-2.4 fixed zoom lens

Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD 10 MP

27.6 - 414 mm (eq) f/3.5-5 fixed zoom Lens

Canon PowerShot G7X II 20.1 MP

24-100 mm (eq) f/1.8-2.8 fixed zoom Lens

iPhone SE 12 MP f/2.2

Prior to 2020 all post was done in Photoshop, using a Windows computer. In 2020 I switched to Lightroom Mobile and do all post on an iPad gen 7.

Current Residence: Rural Thailand

Personal Quote: Photos are where you find them