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Please assist me to transform the world for the collective good by signing
The Declaration www.neo.org

twitter.com/liaonet
All my work is dedicated to The Hunger Project www.thp.org
see video -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=43h_rUpp1ng

Where you are :-)

Where I've been :-) (For a Geo Tagged Map of some of my photos click here!)

Get your map here

Welcome! :-)

As a photographic artist I have had photography as a passion for over 30 years since I caught the shutter bug off of dad who is Chinese and also a photographer by passion.

I am a philanthropist investing in both www.neo.org and www.thp.org and I am an investor in people. For business I am also the Co-Founder of an international business network www.xing.com

The Hunger Project
Has led me on several investor trips and you can see my photos from those trips here;
www.flickr.com/photos/transformation/
And read of my experiences liaonet.blogspot.com

Please find my favourite photos Here; www.flickr.com/photos/liao/sets/72057594093847603/

Capturing the "atmo" of a moment is my passion so available light is my friend thus I have a Leica M8 digital rangefinder and the following lenses. (I also have a Sony 24 meg Alpha 900 with some Zeiss Prime 150mm f1.4 and zoom 16-70mm f3.5 glass)

Description ::: Actual Lens

From Leica:
15mm ::: LEITZ ZEISS HOLOGON - M 1:8 / 1.5cm
21mm ::: LEITZ ELMARIT - M 1:2.8 / 21mm,
28mm ::: LEITZ ELMARIT - M 1:2.0 / 28mm,
35mm ::: SUMMILUX - M 1:1.4/35mm,
35 ::: LEITZ CANADA SUMMILUX - 1:1.4/35, X3
(I have 3 and they are my favorite lenses. Uncommented M8 photos are often attributable to this lens or its modern 35mm equivalent)
5cm ::: Ernst Leitz GmbH Wetzlar Summicron f=5cm 1:2
50mm ::: NOCTILUX - M 1:1/50mm,
75mm ::: LEITZ SUMMILUX - M 1:1.4/75mm,
85mm ::: LEITZ SUMMAREX 8.5cm 1:1.5
90mm ::: LEITZ CANADA SUMMICRON 1:2/90mm,
Macro ::: MACRO - ELEMAR - M 1:4/90mm,
135mm ::: LEITZ CANADA ELMARIT 1:2.8/135mm,
400mm ::: LEITZ WETZLAR TELYT 1:5/400mm.

From Zeiss;
15mm ::: Carl Zeiss Distagon 2,8/ 15 ZM T*

From Voigtlaender;
12mm ::: VOIGTLAENDER ULTRA WIDE - HELIAR F 5.6 12mm
40mm ::: VOIGTLAENDER - NOCTON F 1.4

Pinhole ::: Laser cut pin hole in my camera body cap.

I will sometimes put the lens used in the descriptions of my photos using the labels on the left above.

I have several favorites lenses among them my Leica Noctilux 50mm and my Older 35mm summilux which is really small and discrete yet offers f1.4 for lots of light and a narrow depth of field.

I upload full resolution photos to Flickr if you use them please provide correct attribution and please include the URL for the photo where possible.

You are welcome to print and hang any of my images with the intention of bringing a little lift to your life.

OR

Buy it! :-)

All proceeds donated to The Hunger Project www.thp.org

Bill Liao's flickr score 4000+ | All photos so far generating 500k+ views for Flickr :-). Please bring back Flickr Tools!

Email Me;

liaonet@boxbe.com

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F64 Challenge: G44...Start Date: Mon, 28-May. 3,792 photos, 908 members
The Phoenix's Nest 335 photos, 43 members
WeForest.com 394 photos, 227 members
Camera Toss 7,584 photos, 8,838 members
Leica M9 62,920 photos, 3,582 members
Leica M9 Rangefinder 38,877 photos, 943 members
Leica 304,832 photos, 9,195 members
TILT-SHIFT (It's all nicey nicey in Toytown) 7,416 photos, 3,051 members
Tilt-Shift 1-2 Miniatures (Post 1, Comment on 2) 12,917 photos, 3,562 members
Tilt-shift Miniature Fakes 63,066 photos, 18,825 members
Super Hero Challenges- It is a BLUE mission! come PLAY 29,403 photos, 1,277 members
**Platinum Heart Awards** (Only with 8+Heart Awards Invitation!) 173,827 photos, 14,233 members
**Heart Awards** (P.1 Award 5) 917,144 photos, 33,460 members
MTV Cherry Girl 23 photos, 48 members
Foto Competition ~ Where Playing Never Stops!! 28,283 photos, 4,717 members
Parlour Fifty-One 1,739 photos, 416 members
Secrets Of Explore 971 photos, 2,334 members
LOL CATS -INVITED PHOTOS ONLY! 20,508 photos, 8,048 members
Explorer number one 0 photos, 1 member
Airplanes and Airports 276,345 photos, 8,552 members
FCATS - Post 1 & Award 2 26,385 photos, 2,945 members
Gold Star Award - Level 1 (p1/a5) 448,012 photos, 43,980 members
! B&W - The Art of Photography (P1 C1 If You Wish To) NO SEPIA 182,346 photos, 10,004 members
Blue Ribbon PHOTOGRAPHY (INVITE ONLY) 305,189 photos, 44,118 members
Best of Cats (Invited Photos only) 63,163 photos, 19,769 members
*Hair-Tastic Cats and Dogs* 36,934 photos, 3,496 members
Kitty Crown (Post 1, Award 2) 38,711 photos, 4,780 members
THE KING OF MY HOME = EL REY DE MI CASA 43,051 photos, 2,700 members
"Flickrs Awesome Blossoms" Post 1 Award 3 FLOWER PHOTOS Only 239,111 photos, 12,995 members
"PHOTOGRAPHERS" GONE WILD - P1/A2 (MANDATORY) 713,569 photos, 38,946 members
^^Platinum Photography Group^^ ~ High Quality Only 241,820 photos, 31,656 members
sun,sun,sun(post 1 award 5) 13,034 photos, 3,640 members
Sunshine~Lucky Star 35,593 photos, 3,417 members
5 elements Exhibition in Barcelona 1,162 photos, 489 members
PRETTY NATURE PHOTOS 121,875 photos, 6,238 members
*Music To My Eyes* ~~ 7 Levels ~~ Active Sweeper ! ~~ P1 A5 ~~~ 672,962 photos, 25,603 members
"Check Out My New Pics!" (Post 10-Award 3) 228,850 photos, 4,834 members
The Celebration of Life ☆ Fun People Portraits (P1 / A2) 8,636 photos, 1,178 members
! ♡Golden Photo♡ No Rules:) Feel Free to invite your Friends 104,517 photos, 4,882 members
World Portrait Days 1,009 photos, 1,211 members
CreativePortraiture 38,696 photos, 2,137 members
Cheetah Photos 897 photos, 155 members
The Zoo! 100,377 photos, 8,353 members
Adorable Critters (Invite Only) ... Contest Open... 26,297 photos, 5,179 members
Leica M9 Lovers 967 photos, 66 members
* Aloha Group * 10,524 photos, 802 members
Flickr Turns 4 2,596 photos, 5,178 members
flickr contacts 12,021 photos, 2,713 members
Environmental Issues caused by Humans (READ RULES) 605 photos, 209 members
Flickr's Legend - Invite ONLY! *~Quality Only! *~NO Video! 3,879 photos, 2,274 members

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Testimonials (6)

JiXiang says:

"Bill is my son. According to Chinese traditional way you never admire your own son but I have to break this rule to say he is a great son,talent photographer and excellent in many aspects his job,family and passion to his friend and charities also welling to help any one he met."

11th November, 2007
VinaPix says:

"Bill's photostream is one of the reasons that Flickr is such an addictive pastime.... the images here are a perfect combination of really beautiful subject matter and great techincal photographic skill all created by one with the soul (and eye) of a true artist.
Thank you for sharing your work with us on Flickr!

I urge you to take a careful look through this photostream... these is so much to see here, both to delight you and indeed to challenge you to greater efforts in your own works... but be warned... these picture are addictive!"

9th November, 2007
Interactive Pioneers says:

"Bill is an awesome entrepreneur, visionary and father. My deepest respect for his way of life between family and sucessfull job."

3rd October, 2007
khasan says:

"On one hand, as photographer, you can see truly wonders in his stream, his excellent sense of beauty makes him taking breathtaking images...but you will amaze if you read his profile!

On the other one, is a friend, a very kind friend whose great work in and out of flickr makes him an interesting contact who can teach you a lot

Thank you very much, Bill"

6th June, 2007
CharlieBrown8989 says:

"Bill

I am not aware that he is a member of our common group Open BC or Xing social networking, until I browse his profile here.

Bill is a man with the charity heart, he not only sharing his work with us here, he also contribute his great work to the help of those less fortunate people.

That is a kind of great attitude we all can learn from.

On his exhibits here, I must say that he have his own style & unique feature!!

You are great Bill.

I appreciate your everything......"

31st May, 2007
leaders says:

"Visit Bill Liao's flickr page to see "The World Through Bill's Eyes and Leica Lens." You will find interesting scenes from around the world and wonderful scenes from the country side around Bill's home in Appenzell, Switzerland. A look through the his sets "Best Work :-)", "Worth a browse", and "Your Favorites" reveals that Bill is an excellent photographer with a keen eye for spotting a good photo opportunity. It is an honor and privilege to know Bill because he is a concerned and involved citizen of the world who takes action to help those less fortunate than himself."

13th January, 2007