Ian Willms

Willms is a Toronto-based independent photographer. His latest bodies of photographic work investigate Ian's observations of "The American Dream, the unattainability of that dream and the nightmare that consumes those who pursue it." Ian's curious and emotionally-conscious nature has driven him to travel extensively throughout North America, exploring and documenting dead cities and sites of booming industry, consumerism, and socio-political inequality in Western Society.

Ian has been the honorary recipient of numerous photojournalism awards, having most recently received 2nd place in the National Press Photographers Association 'Best of Photojournalism 2010 Competition' for his photo essay titled "Detroit". The same body of work was shown in a solo exhibition at Toronto's Pikto Gallery in September, 2010.