William Templeton (b.1985) is a Devon based photographer and artist whose work investigates connection, the environment and our place within it. His documentary style is considered, soft and often sombre. Using muted blacks and rich colours, Will creates works pared down to their raw fundamentals, that carry a positive message.
The environment is a recurrent theme in Templeton’s personal work, as he seeks to use his arts practice as a force for Good: "My mission is to undo the negative human impact on the environment by creating positive works that help us realise that we are all a part of this beautiful ecosystem and not divorced from it.”
Templeton supports the International Rescue Committee, the Rivers Trust and donates 1% of annual sales to environmental organisations via the 1% for the Planet initiative.
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Projects
- Winter SolsticeFor a long time I have felt the calling of stones, rocks, mountains. From collecting choice, loud, palm sized beings on walks, to feeling drawn to tors and peaks. Something has always been apparent but largely ignored. I travelled to Lundy Island last year and was moved by the power of the rocks that I found there. I placed my hands on sister outcrops jutting from the earth and felt a stream of energy passing through me. Closing my eyes I noticed I was now both under and over ground and low ton
- Winner: Hahnemühle Inspirational Excellence Award 2024Dreamy... Super proud to have won the Hahnemühle Inspirational Excellence Award 2024. I contacted them for help whilst working on my 'Ways and Means: River Pollution in England' exhibition last year, to better understand the environmental credentials of the materials I use. I was really pleased to discover their Natural Line papers which strive to leave the lightest environmental footprint possible, without compromising on quality. I loved their hemp paper so much, I printed the whole exhibi
- Another RealmShot in the ocean waters surrounding the Canary Islands, in late 2022, the series explores humans’ connection to nature through the lens of free diving. Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman taught us that framing a belief or ‘truth’ can undermine or enforce its validity. On land, the scenery frames our existence, our sense of self, who we are and what we can achieve. Our truth. Below water, the framing changes, our mental and physical vulnerabilities are tested. The experience, if endured for long
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Skills
- Photography
- Photoshop
- Capture One
- Visual Arts
- Art Direction
- Editorial Photography
- Documentary Photography
- 120 Film
- 35mm Film Photography
- Digital Photography