About
“It’s not what you look at, it’s what you see”
Henry David Thoreau
I am a Fine Art Conservation Photographer.
I take photographs because I love the outdoors and I want to share with others images of the outdoors that capture the environment, those who live in that environment, and how the environment shapes and is shaped by the lives of those living in it. I take images that either remind people of the outdoors, or help to inform people about our shared habitat. I do this using mainly my digital camera system, although I still do some images from film, and photographing without depending heavily on post processing. I attempt to get the best photograph I can that also reflects the reality of the moment. My technique is ingrained in me through a lifelong use of the Zone system of photography which I learned when I was a child as mastered by my fifth cousin a few times removed Ansel Adams.
I am a 4th generation photographer, my great-grandfather having been a published, active photographer, and his love of scenery and nature has been passed on to me. My first photos were of nature, taken when I was in elementary school, when I used a film camera and I processed the black and white images myself in a wet darkroom. I still personally produce each image using Epson professional quality papers or canvas created on Epson professional printers that use dye and pigment inks. I then mount each photograph on museum quality mattes and archival backs. This process ensures that a finished photograph will last for a very long time – every photograph I sell is guaranteed for the life of the original purchaser and this guarantee is in writing on the back of every print. I also sell images to clients who use them in advertsing or other endeavours. I have been doing all this professionally since 1974.
I now live in rural Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada on a 48 acre piece of land that has been owned by the family off and on for over 250 years. Our home overlooks the Bay of Fundy, and our property provides much to photograph, especially the sky, the marshes, the inlets and the water that fascinate me. My wife, Norma and I enjoy long walks on our beach, but we also spend a lot of time exploring and traveling whenever and where ever we can.
Bill Curry
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Exhibitions-Current Exhibits:
Current Exhibits-
On Now :
Group Show:
Vivre à la Baie! (Living at the Bay!) :
Conseil des arts de la Baie:
Rendez-vous de la Baie
23 Lighthouse rd. Church Point, NS (L'Université Sainte-Anne)
Grand Opening July 27 at 5 p.m, runs to September 27:
Yarmouth Art Society at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital, Yarmouth, NS -
Bill Curry Photography has work in this Show, a new idea to have art in the hospital both for folks to look at, and to purchase if they wished.
Pieces will change on an ad hoc basis.
My photographs are currently on permanent exhibit in several locations –
I am represented by three Galleries in Nova Scotia:
Bill Curry Photography Gallery and Studio – Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Yarmouth Waterfront Gallery in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
and the
Teichert Gallery – at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
My images also form part of a permanent exhibit of bird photography at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Selected Solo Past Exhibits:
Yarmouth County Museum and Archives - Starry Nights - Solo Show, Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, Yarmouth Nova Scotia
Yarmouth Lighthouse - Cape Forchu, Wentzel House Gallery - Solo Show, Birds of Nova Scotia - Cape Forchu, Yarmouth, NS
Mym Gallery – Solo Show, Starry Nights – ArtsPlace, Annapolis Royal, NS
Yarmouth County Museum and Archives – Bird is a Verb, Solo show – Yarmouth, NS
Tidemark Gallery -Nova Scotian “Artist of the Month” – Solo Show – Portland, Maine and Yarmouth, NS
ViewPoint Gallery – Bird is a Verb – Solo Show – Halifax, NS
Osprey Arts Centre – Coastline Gallery – Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada – Solo show “Home Waters”
Osprey Arts Centre – Coastline Gallery – Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada – Solo show “In a New Light”
Selected Past Group Exhibits:
Group Show - Love, Yarmouth Art Society - Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, Yarmouth Nova Scotia, Jan 20 to March 8, 2024
Teichert Gallery Juried "JUNO" Group Show - Teichert Gallery, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS - February 2024
Yarmouth Waterfront Gallery – Group Show, Bill Curry and ArtSmart -Through Young Eyes - An Exhibit of Student Art – Yarmouth, NS - July 1 to August 1, 2023
Library Gallery – Group Show, Bill Curry and ArtSmart -Through Young Eyes - An Exhibit of Student Art – ArtsPlace, Annapolis Royal, NS - June 1 to July 4 2023
Fall 2022 Juried Group Show - Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Yarmouth County Museum and Archives On-Line Show and Auction - Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, Yarmouth, NS 2022
Looking Back - A 20 Year History of Exhibits at Viewpoint Gallery - Viewpoint Gallery, Bedford, NS Oct/Nov 2021
"Stay the Blazes Home": 2020 Juried Spring Group Show - Teichert Gallery Juried Virtual Art show, Teichert Gallery, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Yarmouth Art Society/Yarmouth Rug Hookers Winter Show - Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, Yarmouth, NS 2020
Yarmouth Art Society Fall Show - Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, Yarmouth, NS 2020
"Tribute to Sara Corning" - mixed media Art Show, Waterfront Art Gallery, Yarmouth, NS 2020
Looking Out, Looking In: Windows with a Community View - Group Show - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia - Yarmouth, NS
Teichert Gallery Juried 2019 Spring Group Show - Teichert Gallery, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Teichert Gallery at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia , Halifax, NS -
Semi-Annual Juried Group Show, Fall 2018
Yarmouth Art Society - Small Art for Small Spaces 3 - Bread and Olives Cafe, Yarmouth, NS - Group Show
Yarmouth Art Society - Small Images for Small Spaces 2 - Bread and Olives Cafe, Yarmouth, NS - Group Show
My Canada - Group Show, The Yarmouth Art Society, Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, Yarmouth Nova Scotia
Annual Juried Group Show - Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Yarmouth Art Society - Small Images for Small Spaces - Bread and Olives Cafe, Yarmouth, NS - Group Show
Semi-Annual Group Show - Teichert Gallery, at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia - Halifax, NS
2017 National Image Salon of the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) - Group show, International Photo Conference, Ottawa, Ontario - 3 images
Yarmouth Art Society - Spring Show - Group Show at the Y'ARC, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth Arts Society - Summer showcase - Group Show at the Y'ARC, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth County Museum and Archives - Home - Group Show, Yarmouth Art Society
Sea Garden Park - International Photographic Salon -Group Show of the Photographic Society of America at the Sea Garden Park – Varna, Bulgaria
ViewPoint Gallery – 2016 Calendar Show and 2016 Calendar – juried group show, ViewPoint Gallery, Halifax, NS
ViewPoint Gallery – Square Inch 150×150 – group show, ViewPoint Gallery, Halifax, NS
The Yarmouth Arts Regional Council’s Playhouse and Arts Centre – group show of Yarmouth Arts Society Christmas Exhibition (Yarmouth, NS)
Focus Gallery – The Summer Show – group show at Focus Gallery, Shelburne, NS
Wedgeport Tuna Museum – “Where the Stars Align”, group show in benefit of the Starlight Initiative in the Pubnico/Wedgeport area.
Yarmouth County Museum and Archives – Group Show, “Arcadia – The Marsh Suite”, Yarmouth Art Society, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
ViewPoint Gallery – Dog Days – Group Show, Barrington Street, Halifax
Beveridge Arts Centre, Acadia University – The Acadia Bird Photography Show – International Group show with photographers from Nova Scotia to Kentucky to Colorado. Beveridge Arts Centre, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Tidemark Gallery – Take Yourself There – group show of Nova Scotia artists, featured Nova Scotia artist for June 2015 – group international show onboard the Nova Star ferry, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Portland, Maine
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History – Mammals and Birds show, Group show, Halifax, NS
ViewPoint Gallery – Calendar for 2015 juried Group Show and calendar production – Halifax, NS
ViewPoint Gallery – A Date with Serra – Group show, Halifax, NS
ViewPoint Gallery – Once Upon a Foggy Night – Group show – Halifax, NS
Tidemark Gallery – Scenes of Nova Scotia and New England – featured Nova Scotia artist – group international show onboard the Nova Star ferry, (September 1 to October 15, 2014) Portland, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
ViewPoint Gallery – Group Show, Our Town, Our Province, Halifax, NS
ViewPoint Gallery – NewPoints 9 – group show – Halifax, NS
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax – ArtReach 2013, ArtReach program, Group show led by Bill Curry Photography, AGNS, Halifax, NS
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth – ArtReach 2013, ArtReach program, AGNS, Yarmouth, NS
ViewPoint Gallery – ViewPoint 2014 Calendar – juried Group show and Calendar produced
ViewPoint Gallery – Memento Mori – Group Show – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth – “In the Gardens” Group Show
Neptune Theatre – group show “Eighteen” – Neptune Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth -” Through a Younger Lens” an ArtReach project (ArtReach 2012)
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia – Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – group show “Explorations in Photography”
Yarmouth County Museum and Archives – Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – group show “Historic Yarmouth”
The Yarmouth Arts Regional Council’s Playhouse and Arts Centre – Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – group show “Scenes of Yarmouth County”
Awards, Certificates and Honours:
Bill's book, Tight Lines, wins the Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada's 2024 National Communications Award for books
Five images win Bronze Awards and are Sealed Images in the International Image Competition, hosted by the Master Photographers of Canada / Master Photographers International, December 2020
"Milky Way over Port Maitland Beach" wins 2017 Outdoor Writers of Canada Communications Award - first place in the Scenery, Landscape and Plants category, sponsored by Leica, the Canadian Sportsmen's Show and Shimano
"Tree Mist" image wins Merit Award at Professional Photographers of Canada Image Salon, March, 2017
Three photographs win acceptance into Professional Photographers of Canada Image Salon, March 2017
Two Images win Master Photographers of Canada / Master Photographers International Prestige Awards at the image competition, August 2016
Finalist in Nature Category - International Photographic Salon – Varna, Bulgaria
Four pieces selected by jury for inclusion in the Teichert Gallery at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Three Images win Master Photographers of Canada / Master Photographers International Prestige Awards at the image competition, July 2015
Four images win acceptance into Master Photographers of Canada / Master Photographers International image competition July 2015
Cover image for the Studio Rally Guide 2015
Selected by Jury for inclusion – Studio Rally; a selection of Nova Scotia’s finest art
“Bald Eagles” image wins Merit Award at Professional Photographers of Canada Image Salon, February 23, 2013
Three photographs win acceptance into Professional Photographers of Canada Image Salon, February 23, 2013
Master Photographers of Canada / Master Photographers International
Master Photographer in Fine Arts Degree
Accreditation by Professional Photographers of Canada
Nature Photography
Atlantic Canadian Entrepreneur Awards
(twice the Atlantic Canadian Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year Award)
B.A. – Acadia University
B.Ed. – Acadia University
M.A. – Acadia University in Curriculum and Technology
M.Ed. – Acadia University in Administration
Graduate Diploma in Education Technology – Cape Breton University
Professional Photography – New York Institute of Photography
Photography History and Methods – Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York
Member :
Master Photographers International
Photographic Society of America - Membership Director, Nova Scotia and PEI
Outdoor Writers of Canada
Yarmouth Art Society
Visual Arts Nova Scotia
Nikon Professional Services
Photographic and Publishing credits:
Web:
NASA
Nikon Canada
Acadian Skies
Nova Scotia.com
Environment Canada
La Region Bon Temps
Astronomy Nova Scotia
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
St. Mary’s University
American Bird Association – Rare Bird
American Bird Association – Blog
Nova Scotia Bird Society
The Coast
Photo Life
The Friends of the Yarmouth Light Society
Dalhousie University Medical Alumni website
Chronicle Herald Online
Yarmouth Vanguard Online
CBC National Website
Radio CJLS Online
News 95.7 Halifax
The Weather Network National Website
Trout Unlimited Canada National Website
Space.com – Skywatching
South Coast Today
Outdoor Nova Scotia
Visual Arts News
CDNPhotographer
Hole in the Clouds
The Celestial Convergence
Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association
Print:
Acadia Bulletin; The Acadian Journal; The Advertiser; The Athenaeum ; AVISO; Boston Herald; Canadian Family Physician; Canadian Fly Fisher; The Canadian Press; Chronicle Herald (Halifax); The Coast; Coastal Life; Courrier de Portneuf; Currents ; Dalhousie University; Digby Courier; El Pais; Field and Stream; Fly Fusion; Fredericton Daily Gleaner; The Griffin (Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia); Good Taste; New Brunswick Telegraph Journal; New York Times; The Nova Scotian; Nova Scotia Doers and Dreamers Guide; Outdoor Canada; Saltscapes; Shelburne Coast Guard; Studio Rally Guide; Starboard (onboard magazine Nova Star Cruises); Wind Power Solar Power; Yarmouth Vanguard; Visual Arts News; VoxMeDal; Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Guide; and tourism promotional material and Departmental information pieces for the Province of Nova Scotia
Corporate and other Clients:
The Canadian Press, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), J.L. Baker, CPA Inc., Liberal Party of Canada, Postdata (Paul Murphy - Wintersleep), Cabela's, The Yarmouth County Museum & Archives Library, The Canadian Mental Health Association, Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins Society, Avalon Rare Metals, Song of the Paddle, St. Francis Xavier University, Extreme Group, Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association, Community Collaborative Rain Hail Snow (CoCoRHS) Project, Universities Space Research Association, Acadian Skies, Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Nova Star Cruises, Nikon Canada, Starlight Foundation, Neptune Theatre , Société Touristique Bon Temps d’Argyle, Environment Canada, Trout Point Lodge, La Region Bon Temps, Dalhousie University, Dalhousie University Medical Alumni , Art Gallery of Nova Scotia , Nova Scotia Bird Society, Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, College of Family Physicians of Canada ,Government of Nova Scotia, Tri-County Regional School Board, Nova Scotia International Student Program, Nova Scotia Department of Education, Southwest Health, Trout Unlimited Canada , Studio Rally Guide Nova Scotia, Tri-County Women’s Centre, Old Stones Society, Nova Scotia Colony of the Society of Mayflower Descendants, Halifax Camerata Singers Society, Yarmouth Hospital Foundation, Nova Scotia Tourism Agency, the Municipality of the District of Argyle, The Municipality of Clare, the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, and Acadia First Nation
TV:
The New Fly Fisher; “Live at 5″ ATV News – ATV TV, Halifax, NS; ATV TV Halifax, NS; CTV TV Halifax, NS; CBC TV Halifax, NS; The Weather Network
Radio:
News 95.7 Halifax; CBC Vancouver, CFCY Charlottetown, PEI; CJLS Yarmouth, NS; CKBW Bridgewater, NS;
CKEN Kentville, NS; CKIC Wolfville (Acadia University),NS; CBC Halifax Radio One – Information Morning
Bio
I was born in a small quintessentially New England town, Groton, Massachusetts – where my mother’s family has lived since the mid-1600’s, having come to America on the Mayflower. Interestingly, my father’s family has been in Nova Scotia almost that long – having arrived as the first group of Scottish settlers in Nova Scotia, prior to 1632, and also with ties to the Mayflower. This duality of background has always been and will continue to be a source of inspiration for me, as it connects me to all of North America and beyond.
I am a 4th generation photographer – my great grandfather was an ardent amateur photographer who left behind a treasure trove of catalogued images. This love of photography was passed on to me, as my Father worked in his Biology lab and had me helping photograph his plant experiments and was furthered when I attended Belvedere School and took photography as an elective during part of my Art courses and had wonderful teachers. This continued when I entered Lawrence Academy, Groton’s prestigious private fine arts secondary school, and continued my photographic training.
When I was 15 our family moved to Nova Scotia, and the influence of the rural lifestyle and beauty of the Province inspired me, and still does, as I enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts at Acadia University. After graduation, I began teaching by obtaining a B.Ed. and two M.Ed.s from Acadia, a graduate diploma in Education Technology from Cape Breton University and finally came back to photography as a graduate of the 3 year Professional Photography program from the New York Institute of Photography, and I obtained a certificate in Photography and Photographic Concepts from the Museum of Modern Art, also in New York City, New York.
My teaching has garnered many accolades; for example, I am the only person to ever win the award of Atlantic Canada’s Entrepreneurship Educator twice. This combination of teaching experience and technology and photography knowledge makes Bill Curry Photography a sought after presence at many photographic workshops. I have taught all grades from Grade Primary to Twelve in public schools, plus I have taught at several Community Colleges and three different Universities. In my teaching, I always had photography in the mix, and gave many, many presentations on photography, technology and entrepreneurship, as well as teacher improvement and professional development seminars. I worked for several school boards during my tenure as a teacher, guidance counselor, principal and system consultant before becoming Director of a school board prior to my retirement to pursue full time photography.
I specialize in Landscape, Nature and Wildlife photography, capturing images of natural surroundings and displaying the images using a technique originated by Ansel Adams called the Zone System of photography. This system encourages the photographer to visualize the final image before being captured, and thus the photographer’s use of light and dark is always foremost in the mind when composing an image. My photographs display this love of contrast, and this accounts for the texture viewers often cite as evident in my images. I am at the forefront of a movement called Conservation Photography, whereby the photographer, through his pictures and writing, documents nature and issues with the environment and human interaction.
I was an early adopter of digital technology, alongside film, in 1997. I currently use mostly digital cameras, but still produce some fine art prints from film negatives. I pride myself on not re-touching or heavily altering my images, instead electing to remain faithful to the Zone System and visualizing the shot in advance, making post shot alterations less necessary. I am also a Professional Master Guide so it comes as no surprise that the outdoors I love so much is the centrepiece of my continuing photographic experiences. I have been writing and providing photographs for magazines and newspapers for over 40 years.
I am an active member of the Photographic Society of America and have won awards and accreditation from the Professional Photographers of Canada and earned a Master in Fine Arts degree from the Master Photographers International all of which have the goals of promoting and improving the art of photography. I am currently providing photographs and content to a number of magazines and news outlets, and have recently been contributing to websites and other electronic media outlets as well. I sell fine art prints of my photographs, and have had my work in a number of exhibitions and galleries. I am constantly expanding my photographic experiences and love to share my work with those who find my material to be of interest. For a more complete list of these activities, please see the News section of my website. I welcome all comments or questions about my work, and would love to hear from people who wish to be in contact. My photography is about the environment and our shared place in it – if these are your values, I hope you find my efforts of interest.
Bill Curry
