I made my first darkroom print at age 10 and there was no turning back.
I studied journalism and fine art at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois before earning a Master’s degree from the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. I began my career in publishing in Los Angeles before returning home to flyover country to work as an assignment photographer.
I pride myself on professionalism and playfulness—an essential combination for effective image making. Editors, agencies and in-house marketers hire me to tell their stories and humanize their brands.
I also moonlight as a writer and educator. A longtime editor at Outdoor Photographer and Digital Photo Pro magazines, I spent a decade in the studio classroom at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
I run the photography department at Barlow Productions, where my client list includes brands such as AB InBev, American Family, Anders, Armanino, Bunge, Centene, Commerce Bank, Enterprise Bank, Express Scripts, Husch Blackwell, Intuitive Surgical, Mallinckrodt, Mastercard, McCarthy, Polsinelli, Riot Games, Stifel, Thompson Coburn, Unigroup, US Bank, Vanguard and more.
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bill@sawalich.com