Based in Toronto, Canada
Phone: +1 416 910 0943
E-mail: ian@ianwillms.com
Ian Willms is an independent documentary photographer, a freelance photojournalist and a founding member of the Boreal Collective.
Ian's curious and socially conscious nature has driven him to travel extensively around North America, exploring the fringes of Western Society. A combination of art and journalism, Ian's work is deeply rooted in the discussion of consumption, classism, and social and political power struggles in the North American context. His goal as a photographer is to produce meaningful bodies of work that reveal the intimacy and devastation of the systemic social struggles that are perpetuated by the issues mentioned above.
In 2010, Ian's work was recognized by the Magnum Expression Photography Award, The National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism competition, Applied Arts Magazine and featured in a solo exhibition at Pikto Gallery in Toronto. In 2011, Ian's work will be shown in a featured exhibition at the Contact Photography Festival, with support from the Ontario Arts Council.
Website Design by Stuart Thursby
Photograph by Jesse Foster