Bill Watson
Bill joined the Society in 1995, and from the outset he got actively involved in all the events organised by the Society. In 1997 he was voted to serve in the Committee, and did so for eight consecutive years until 2005. During his terms in the Committee he took charge of selecting judges for our competitions, and also for looking for models to sit during our studio photo-shoot sessions. He was always willing to help out whenever things had to be done at the club premises, be it cleaning, organising photos for display, fixing things, etc. Whatever he did, he did without getting flustered or worked up; he did everything with a smile, in his characteristically quiet and pleasant manner.
He loved his photography, and produced work of excellent quality, especially in monochrome. His photographs were always full of atmosphere and mood, and he used light in an exceptional way. Over the years, he won many trophies during the Society’s monthly competitions, and also at the Society’s Annual Exhibition. He held the position of Photographer of the Year in 1997, 1998 and 2001.
Even though the debilitating illness that afflicted him caused him to give up active photography during the last couple of years, he still continued to turn up at the club, and even made it a point of attending the AGM in July last year.
He died on Sunday 13th June 2010. We shall miss him.
You can view a few of Bill's photos on our gallery.
