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Bill Ellzey
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Thirty years ago Bill Ellzey was a cowboy photographer. He still cowboys occasionally, just to keep his hand in, on the family ranch in the Texas panhandle. And his photography has taken him a long way from the western images that were his first love: from Australia to Egypt, from India to China, from the Rockies in mid-winter to the jungles of Central America in mid-summer. Along the way, Bill's commitment to photography as a full time working pro has led him to explore widely diverse worlds of photography — fine art black and white, portraiture (classic and outdoor), sports action (rodeo to skiing), commercial, industrial, advertising, aerial photography, editorial assignments and stock. After university (psychology and electrical engineering), Bill discovered photography during a four-year hitch in the Air Force, and there was no going back. . . . A self-taught photographer, Ellzey now teaches others. He founded Western Photo Workshops in Telluride, Colorado and was its director for eleven years. Sought for his varied experience and easy lecturing style, he has taught for schools such as Anderson Ranch Arts Center and Winona International School of Professional Photography. Ellzey is a respected juror for professional and amateur photographic exhibitions
Bill was one of 20 international photographers invited to Australia to create the book, Salute to Western Australia. A writer as well as photographer, his articles have appeared in Photo District News, Outdoor Photographer and Camera & Darkroom, to name a few. He is a member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and the Professional Photographers of America. Ellzey is also past president of the Panhandle Professional Photographers Association, and was on the board of directors of the Texas Professional Photographers Association, and ASMP, Colorado chapter. |
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