"In life, changes can be subtle and only in retrospect do you realize that you have followed a path at least ninety degrees divergent from your original direction---without having been conscious of the change." -Bill Coleman

     Bill Coleman attended Penn State, studying English, until he was drafted in WWII as an infantry soldier. Captured, he spent the rest of the war as a POW until liberated by United States soldiers. Soon after he came back from the war Mr. Coleman graduated from Penn State and received his degree in English.
    
Now that he had his degree he realized his interests were held within photography. Mr. Coleman then enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology. After graduating there, he came back to State College and opened a portrait studio; Bill Coleman Studio.

About 34 years ago Bill's interests in photographing the Amish grew. He closed down the portrait studio and has been passionately following his interests of documenting the Amish community. "As I drove past Amish farms, I would take a few snaps here and there, never dreaming that I would be hooked for life and spend at least thirty three years attempting to photograph this tiny valley, trying to record a gem that few tourists have ever found." - Bill Coleman

Mr. Coleman has encountered many people whom critique his work with the Amish. In response to this, he replies, "I do enjoy a banter or two with those of serious convictions and a logical point of view.   For the record, a goodly share of the profits will help ease medical bills for some Amish children.   I hope my critics will see these images as a love affair, albeit one-sided, between the Amish and this photographer."