I recently traded zines with Bill Thoo. If you’re a film shooter and don’t know Bill Thoo, it’s time to get acquainted. Before we traded zines, I followed him on Instagram and in several of the photography groups we share, and I always found myself stopping on his images. I would scroll, stop at a great image, see that it was Bill’s, and then scroll a little more, and here’s another one I love, and it’s another of Bill’s. I quickly became a fan. He’s known for incredible night shots on film, including stunning star trails, beautiful landscapes, and amazing travel photography.
Bill’s zine is entitled NSW West. NSW is New South Wales, a region of Australia. The zine indicates that the images came largely from the towns of Dubbo and Parkes, a five-hour drive from Bill’s home in Sydney.
The zine includes both color and black & white images, and gives us the details on the locations shot, the cameras and lens used, and the film stocks upon which the image was captured.
He also devotes a page to describing how he shoots start trails on film, including how he exposes the image, the timing used, and how he processes the images.
Pick up your copy of this inspiring zine at MagCloud.
Check out more of Bill’s work on Instagram:
Film: @BillThoo
Film & Digital: @Bill.Thoo
Astro: @BillThoo_Astro
Digital: @ThooBill
Or give a listen to Episode #313 of the Negative Positives Podcast where Bill talks a bit more about himself and fields questions from the Negative Positives Facebook Group.
Thanks, Bill, for the awesome zine!