Ward W. Vuillemot

Photography, sans a minor introduction by my father back in the day of film with his Canon A1, is mostly a recent phenomenon. I have discovered the use of a lens as a means to explore my environ, especially in the past year. A reserved introvert, my camera allows me to explore the external world. I am naturally inclined to focus on still photographs of landscapes and close-ups of nature. It is my way of both communing with and capturing the essence of these "things" — and yet how does one capture one perspective's within context to any given moment through a rather limited, two-dimensional projection? Nevertheless, photographs are strong elixir and concoction for photographer and viewer alike, acting as both a mnemonic key for photographer and doorway for viewers to a time and place far removed from the present now. While I use photography to explore color, I am primarily interested in composition. My introduction to composition stretches back to childhood where my sister greatly influenced my passion for self-expression through art. Incidentally, it is her own love of pencil which greatly impacted my choice of favorite mediums. That said, I have never had a strong desire to express my work in color and thus my staple mediums have remained pencil, ink (pen and brush), and to much lesser degree charcoal. Photography has allowed me to become both more comfortable and more aware of color at an intimal level. Feel free to contact me at pics@wardosworld.com.

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Homage to AmazonTote which I am proud to be a part of: "I'm too big for my tote bag"
Auto-focus? Hmmm; yeah not.
Casey Muldoon 2011 MusselFest Ward W. Vuillemot Whidbey Island Coupeville 06 March 2011
From Whidbey Island
University of Washington ward w. vuillemot cherry blossoms 17 April 2011
From University of Washington
Ward W. Vuillemot 22 May 2011
From Walking About
22 May 2011 Ward W. Vuillemot
From Walking About
Me and mom somewhere in Japan. Relative to my current crop of hair, this picture shows my hair streaming out and ending in another prefecture.
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From Parents Visit in 1993
It may be the only time I ever carry, let alone use, an umbrella: me in Japan.
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From Parents Visit in 1993
Yep, me and the many ladies of the class. I was big man on campus. I was never any Casanova of any kind and I am pretty sure my Harris tweed jacket, moments of rock-a-billy haircut did not do much to help me, either.
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From Parents Visit in 1993
Mom and I offering you a mikan. They are delicious.
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From Parents Visit in 1993
Olympic Peninsula Ward W. Vuillemot 04 June 2011
From Olympic Peninsula
hiking Lake Serene 03 July 2011 Ward W. Vuillemot
From Lake Serene
08 July 2011 niagara falls Ward W. Vuillemot july 2011 trip
From Niagara Falls
15 July 2011 Ward W. Vuillemot july 2011 trip
From Mount Rainier
In waters off of Seattle (May 2010)
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From On the Water
Roma, Italia (November 4, 2010)
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From Roma
Colosseum in Roma, Italia (November 4, 2010)
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From Roma
Idalou, Texas (November 2, 2010)
Laura Reeves Ward W. Vuillemot november 2010 trip
From Idalou, Texas
Idalou, Texas (November 3, 2010)
Landon Reeves Ward W. Vuillemot Garrison Reeves november 2010 trip
From Idalou, Texas
Matera, Italia (November 6, 2010)
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From Matera
Castel del Monte (November 2010)
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From Castel Del Monte
Can you find the man in the mirror?

Reggia de Caserta (November 2010)
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From Reggia de Caserta
Two clicks to the spring. Two clicks back from the spring. 35+ pounds on my back both ways thanks to VeloTransit. And this included a lovely thunderstorm and downpour for a portion of it. I think walking a 5K is worthy of marathon status under these conditions.
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From Reggia de Caserta
Pompeii, Italia (November 2010)
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From Pompeii
Firenze, Italia (November 2010)
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From Firenze
Firenze, Italia (November 2010)
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From Firenze
Michelangelo di Piazza in Firenze, Italia (November 2010)
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From Firenze
Duomo di Siena, Italia (November 2010)
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From Siena
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From Athens
Reflecting on the world (sorry, I cannot resist the caption).
ward w. vuillemot November 2010 trip dubai burj khalifa cafe solstice exhibit exhibit
From Dubai
Me with Burj Khalifa in the background.
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From Dubai
02 January 2011 mountains ward w. vuillemot seattle
From Piers
16 February 2011 san francisco Ward W. Vuillemot
From San Francisco Peninsula
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From California Highway 1
napali coast 22 November 2011 Ward W. Vuillemot captain andy's tour kaua'i November 2011 Trip
From Kauai, Hawaii
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From Kauai, Hawaii
18 November 2011 helicopter November 2011 Trip Ward W. Vuillemot kaua'i
From Kauai, Hawaii
Ward W. Vuillemot mauna kea hawai'i 21 November 2011 November 2011 Trip
From Hawaii, Hawaii
21 November 2011 mauna kea hawai'i Ward W. Vuillemot November 2011 Trip
From Hawaii, Hawaii
05 December 2011 ward w. vuillemot
From Ferries
30 December 2011 Sleeping Lady Ward W. Vuillemot
From Night Sky
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From Olympic Peninsula
Behind me to the left (my right) is the telescope carried across the country and used to survey sites by William Henry Pickering of Harvard who teamed up with Lowell Percival to help create Lowell Observatory.
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From Lowell Observatory (Flagstaff, AZ)
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From Lowell Observatory
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From Lowell Observatory
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From Hoover Dam
Me as flight director? I like the ring of that. Get it? Sigh.
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From Johnson Space Center
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From Johnson Space Center

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