Paul pushes himself to see the world of Tahoe through a fresh set of eyes and a well-worn viewfinder. He’s spent 25 years as a graphic designer, art director and creative director with major ad agencies. Perhaps most significantly, however, is that Paul is a Tahoe / Truckee Local, has been for 20 years. That gives him the advantage of knowing how shadows swing from one week to the next, how this morning’s clouds will influence this evening’s sunset and where those rarely seen patches of all-natural perfection can be found.
“My formal trainings and experience as a designer have tremendously influenced my photography and film making skills, but my landscape images develop far more from the heart than any books or software,” said Hamill, whose captures are primarily for his own pleasure. “I’m that guy in the Jeep rubbernecking rivers and meadows from the slow lanes of Lake Tahoe. My apologies.” As many owners of Paul’s works would agree, those apologies are easily overseen.