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Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« on: February 07, 2013, 09:52:48 AM »
He hasn't updated his flickr in over a year, and his blog is down. Does anybody know what's happened with him? Somebody asked on a flickr group, and I figured I'd ask here because I know some of us interacted with him in the old days.
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2013, 12:18:37 PM »
Is that Wally Billingham? He is on facebook...
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2013, 12:44:47 PM »
He hasn't been around for ages... I always looked forward to his posts... will check FB

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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2013, 01:05:33 PM »
Used to chat with him while in the good old days of toycamera.com...
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2013, 08:47:13 PM »
Im friends with him on FB but it does'nt look like he does too much photography any more? https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/wallace.billingham?fref=ts
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2013, 12:38:47 AM »
Just realized... it's kind of  "Where is Wally?" :P
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2013, 01:48:05 AM »
He did some seriously beautiful landscape work with IR.
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2013, 03:29:38 PM »
hey guys it's me, thanks for the concern, it really does mean a lot.

In late 2010 I moved back to Washington DC area due to some personal issues in my life. Life got really busy and then I had an auto accident that left me with a back and a brain injury.

As such I have not really had the time or the health to be able to do the types of photography I enjoy doing, as it is hard to slosh around in streams when a fall could mean major health issues, and living in the DC area as opposed to living in the mountains also means that I have to drive a lot further to reach those areas.

I do however appreciate the kind words and thoughts :)
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2013, 03:48:20 PM »
yikes! that sounds though wally.
still, glad to know you're still out there :) how are you recovering?
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2013, 07:18:22 PM »
All the best to you Wally... ;)
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2013, 07:20:47 PM »
Really sorry to hear that Wally. Hope things are as good as they can be, and that they remain that way. I hope you are able to still enjoy your passion for the pics in some way or another :o)
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2013, 10:50:47 PM »
Yikes! That's really not good...

But on the other hand, you still have most of your pieces working. Hope you do get well and get a chance take pictures some more.
Maybe it's time for you to embrace the city in your images? There are no streams in the watery sense of things but plenty of fluidity related things are present.
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Re: Where in the world is Eye of Wally?
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2013, 05:59:40 PM »
Wally,

All the best - I hope you make or have made a full recovery.  I alway enjoyed your holga IR shots and would love to see more.

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