About Bill
I was supposed to be an engineer.
I was supposed to take over the family business selling machine tools in a now rusty small town in Michigan. Fortunately, I was saved by a camera, given to me in my teens by my father. I immediately fell in love. I stopped cleaning those machine tools and began photographing them for summer work. In time, my father, with a hand-written letter, ‘released’ me to follow my creative calling, and I raced off to California to study photography at Art Center.
The love affair has continued as a photographer and director, which has been shaped by my values of optimism, compassion and collaboration. With every assignment, every production big or small, I strive to reveal something real - a real emotion, a real story — an image that stops you with a kind of truth.
I live in Woodstock NY, in the Catskill Mountains near New York City and above my desk hangs that letter from Dad — a reminder to keep creating.
Clients & Agencies
American Airlines / American Express / Apple / Bayer / BMW / Books Brothers / bon appétit / Citi Bank / Dove / Estēe Lauder / Fidelity / Forbes / Honda / IBM / Lexus / JPMorgan / Merck / Pfizer / Random House / Reebok / Sam Adams / Samsung / St. Martins Press / Spalding Sports / Town & Country /
Arnold / BBDO / DDB / Hill Holliday / Leo Burnett / McCann / Ogilvy /Saatchi & Saatchi / TBWA / Team One
"Bill Miles is a creative visionary. He has a gift for capturing and conveying the soul of a mission-driven brand. I recommend him in the highest regard and continue to place the visual heart of my business in his loving, smart hands."
— Kris Carr, Founder of Crazy Sexy Wellness and NY Times best-selling author
"Bill's calm and caring personality produced such great natural reactions from our talent — to the client’s delight! I’m looking forward to collaborating again very soon."
— Lesley Scott, Art Buyer, Ogilvy & Mather/UK
"It was critical to build the brand and strategy with people I knew to be talented, professional, and aligned with a fight for equality. Bill proved to be the perfect member of our start-up team."
— Chris Arnold, Founder and CEO of World Merit
"We did a television shoot with still photography that included 59 set-ups in 6 days, 70 principle cast members and 40 extras. Here’s what we saw, felt and received from Bill:
• Confident, and had a voice at the table with great suggestions
• Picks talented crew that are just as professional and qualified
• Quality composition, lighting and uniqueness in every shot, with literally little to no time
• Delivery, expectations exceeded
On top of all that, Bill is fun to be around and it was a true pleasure to watch him perform his craft with unparalleled artistry."
— Mark Rusinack, Executive Creative Director, GuideWell Connect
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