Paul Williams

Paul Williams

A Passion for Photography
Active waterfall after Autumn rains, Waterfall Country, Ystradfellte
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Chasing an elusive concept

Hi there - and thank you for visiting this site.

I am a photographer living in Llandeilo, a scenic and ancient hillside town overlooking the Towey River in  West Wales.

I am driven by a passion to capture the beautiful landscapes of West Wales - the coasts, mountains, rivers and waterfalls - and to try and give meaning to that enigmatic Welsh concept hiraeth, a word that defies English translation or explanation.

The link below takes you to some of my favourite images from over the years - personal ephemera, memories inspired by images that I hope you will also like.

Click here to go to this selection of images or use the navigation buttons at the top of the page.

If you want to contact me with any questions or comments, then use the 'Contact Paul' button immediately below. I promise that I will respond.

Which Era - Film, Digital, or Phone?

So, the images below cover many decades and different technologies; the earliest was taken in 1972. Today's processing tools are so good that it is often difficult to identify the source technology.

In the case of images captured on film, the original negative was processed with a relatively inexpensive scanner that was simply an extension to a desk-top printer.

Various camera phones were used - the most recent being an iPhone 14.

All images were processed using Adobe Lightroom CC.

Can you guess when and how each image was captured?

On Sentinel Dome in Yosemite; possibly the same tree photographed by Ansel Adams - near Taft Point
One of a set of prom portraits for Rachel and her mum
Bluebells in Castle Woods, near Dinefwr, Llandeilo
Anne standing in Venice dawn light, wearing wedding dress by British Designer Suzannah, London
Dense fog in Dinefwr and the line of trees that guide into the distance
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Image of a woman staring at the camera
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A monochrome image of two hikers dwarfed by the size and majesty of the Grand Canyon
Hiraeth meaning: Rhossili beach during Winter with Worms Head in the background.
A dinefwr hayfield on a Summer's evening
Shadows surround a lone woman in pool of light in a in the Tate Gallery in London
On Westminster Bridge on a cold and rainy night, a monochrome image with red bus coloured
A monochrome shot taken in Dinefwr during Winter months
A blue dragonfly basks in the sun on a log in Dinefwr
Black and white portrait of Jane
Girl looking reflective at Carrig Cennen Castle
A red high performance Dodge Charger on the shore of Lake Powell
Monochrome portrait of young woman from 1979
Two young girls enter the Elizabethan spirit in Aberglasney
The sailing ship Discovery at sunset in 1973, moored alongside Victoria Embankment, London
A macro image of Baryte - barium sulphate
A girl hides behind a tree whist her friend looks for her
A group of Amish men and women taking a break whist hiking the Grand Canyon
The (almost) indigenous Llanelli Flamingos
A sense of forbidding in a dark woodland
Portrait of Grace as she stares at the camera with confidence. By Paul Williams Photography
Tennis champion carried on shoulders of two friends
Walker captured in distance in Dinefwr, Llandeilo - infrared image captured on a converted DSLR
A monochrome image of Monument Valley, taken in 1980 on film
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Pink Waxcap, Hygrocybe calyptriformis, in Dinefwr. Rare, endangered, aka as ballerina waxcap