William Hunton

I am a native of Atlanta, Georgia, a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), a technology consultant, professional photographer, artist, and writer.

I learned music and photography both very early in my life. I remember the boxy Ansco camera our family had. It had a tiny, blurry reflex viewfinder. It used roll film, and we took the film to our corner pharmacy to be processed. It took about a week to get the photographs returned. They were about three inches square. That little camera recorded birthdays, holidays, friends, and relatives. I remember my Mom showing me how to load and use it.

I had a number of inexpensive cameras in high school. They used small cans and cassettes of film. I had a small Agfa camera, made in Germany. It was cheap, but I enjoyed it. I eventually wore it out. Since then I have owned many brands of cameras. I have worn out only one other camera in my photography career; it was a Nikon F100. I loved its cover off.

While a student at Georgia Tech, I was in the Cooperative Program, I was employed by NASA in Huntsville, Alabama. I assisted scientists in a physics lab. I won a NASA award for a scientific paper I wrote at age 19, regarding remote electromagnetic scanning and analysis of rocks we expected to find on the Moon's surface. I was one of their youngest published writers at the age of 19. So, yes, I am a nerd.

I also worked with solar astronomy. We were responsible for recording and collecting sunspot activity. We used Nikon F cameras for the work, and I learned darkroom skills at the photo lab at Marshall Space Flight Center. That is where I acquired a passion for photography.

Over the years I have done all sorts of professional photography. Now, I write books on the subject. Authoring is another multi-discipline art. Content is the easy part. Format, layout, typeface, color, and other details all must fit together cohesively. It can be a difficult and tedious process. However, a book is more than a story or information. A physical copy should present a keepsake quality. An e-book should be more graphic and colorful. These are areas of growth that I enjoy.