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Artist statement:

“There is a thin line which separates black from white, life from death, love from hate, beauty from ugliness, compassion from contempt, life will present both sides if my mind is open enough to see them. If I can stand in the middle of this thin shifting line with a camera, the moments I capture will reveal truth and beauty. My photographs document tiny moments in time and the complex relationships between people and their environment. Whether they are at work, at home, or at play, the people I photograph are all being educated by the process of life. I will always search for stories of beauty, wonder, courage, determination, love and compassion. If given the opportunity, the photographs I create will help people to better understand themselves and the environment in which they live.”

Artist Work:

A.T. Willett Local Tucson Photographer uses beautiful light and color to create dramatic images of earth, wind, fire, water, and interesting people. Commercial clients range from the Guardian Newspaper in London to IBM, archive images sold through agents Imagebank / Getty Images and Alamy.com. In addition to private collectors, his fine art photographs are in the University of Arizona Special Collection, the Alliance Bank Collection and in 2007 six of his photographs were added to the City of Tucson Public Art Collection. His interest in photographing severe weather was motivated by the “Lightning at Dusk” image he shot from the Catalina Mountains while working for the Tucson Citizen Newspaper in 1983. In 2000 The Royal Mail Society, (United Kingdom) created the first known postage stamp of Lightning, using an image captured near Marana Arizona. In 2004 the “Lightning at Dusk” image was used for the cover of the Weather Channel Calendar. Willett’s severe weather images have been used for publication in more than 25 countries around the globe, for book covers, posters, advertisements, and nonprofit educational publications. Recent publications In spring of 2008 Willett photographed key players of the Chicago White Sox Baseball Team for BBD&O Chicago which were used in the White Sox Print Campaign for 2008, including Billboards, Busses, the L-train and a double page in Sports Illustrated. Also in 2008 assignments with Focus Magazine in Germany, an NPR immigration story and in the fall of 2008 the cover of another Weather Book by Andrews McMeel Publishing. Locally he photographs for the Tucson Guide, a Tucson Visitor magazine.