About me :
Hello my name is Jackson Williams. I’m a 21 year old wildlife photographer that specializes in birds. I grew up in Virginia and was always outdoors whether it be through fishing, exploring creeks and woods, building random huts, or whatever else outdoorsy kids did.
That was until COVID hit and I became sort of chronically online like everyone else. Unfortunately for me it took me a while to break out of that streak. That was until I rekindled a flame with a long time friend who had recently picked up birding with his girlfriend. Low and behold I got instantly hooked. From binoculars to spotting scope. From my sisters old DSLR camera to my mirrorless set up now. I took as many leaps towards my ideal lifestyle as possible and built my portfolio carefully.
Now I’ve branched out to more styles.
Landscape, macro, mammals, you
name it. In doing so I’ve learned so much
and with my new goal now being to
help educated and inspire others, I’m
very glad I did.
With that being said, it’s time to hopefully make some of that back. I hope you all can enjoy my work as much as I do! If you are in a slump and are seeking something new, please just take a step towards that. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t be in the position I am today. If you would like it support me check out my prints or contact me for some form or work. Thanks!
Jackson
Only photo I have of myself. Taken on my birthday while in Maine photographing seaducks
Gear I use :
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Sony 200-600 f/6.3
Sony 1.4x Teleconverter
Heavy duty tripod (I use induro)
Gimbal or Video Head (I’d recommend a bigger on for telephotos. Smallrig has some good budget ones)
Vortex Viper 10×42
Sigma 100-400 f/6.3 (occasionally)
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Laowa 58mm 2:1x Macro Dreamer
Laowa 25mm 2.5:5x Ultramacro
Laowa 24mm f/14 Probe lens (I’d recommend twinflashes, a ring flash, or studio lighting as a normal flash will cast a shadow from the lens)
Godox V850III flash
AK Diffuser
Smallrig RM120 Compact Light
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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
Sony 14mm f/1.8 GM
DJI mini 3 4k Drone
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Sony A1 II (MAIN)
Sony A7C (SECOND)
F-Stop TILOPA 50L Camera Bag
Sennheiser MKE 600 Shotgun Microphone
Sennheiser E614 Comp. Microphone
Zoom H5 4-Track Field Recorder + 2 Cheap XLR clippys
DJI Osmo Action Camera + DJI 360 Camera
DXO Pureraw 5
Adobe Lightroom + Photoshop
Asus Z13 Laptop