13 Days of Photography - BILL EMORY

This is Part 6 of 13. In this series, each post will focus on one of the artists being shown during Migration: A Gallery’s Photography Invitational, We All Live in Bordertowns. The exhibit is currently open and runs through the end of December.

Artists leave a little of themselves in every piece of art they create. Bill Emory may leave a little more than most. He’s been a photographer (among a variety of other "professions") for over 35 years. He shoots the every day scenes that surround him with a grace and delicacy rarely matched.

Whether it is a picture of family members, friends, passers by, or a trusted dog, Bill’s lyrical black and white photos capture that sacred and elusive moment of "timelessness." Although they are intimate photos, we are not simply voyeurs into the lives of these people due to Bill’s tenderness and love with which he approaches each subject.

Regarding his work, Bill says, "Photos for me are studies of time, light, loss, longing and the nature of change. They are my heart and memory."

Portrait photographer Mason Resnick has called Bill’s work, "… a mixture of well-done documentary, decisive moment and poetry. His images are straightforward and mysterious at the same time."

For more on Bill, his photography and photo essays, go here.

Images include: Top, Shepherd’s House. Bottom, Minnows.