Published May 14. 2025 10:50AM
Having been at the same location for 30 years, commercial photographer and fine artist Hub Willson is closing his studio, located behind Tin Toy Works at 1321 N. 15th St., South Whitehall Township.
“I’m going to do location shoots and painting, plein air, every day,” Willson said. “I’m still writing and recording music.”
He has several original songs on Spotify and Amazon Music.
“I’ll do all three of those things until I fall over,” the 75-year-old West Allentown resident remarked.
Among those attending the weekend reception and sale were Luiz and Trixie Oliveira. Luiz Oliveira, of ArtVideo Productions in Easton, formerly assisted Willson with his photography work and is also an area musician.
Willson, a 1971 graduate of Kutztown University, began his successful 54-year career as a commercial and portrait photographer after graduation. He traveled to Papua New Guinea as a photographer and illustrator for the Summer Institute of Linguistics.
“They still had practicing headhunters at that point,” Willson recalled. “It was a pretty exciting place.”
For more information, visit hubwillsonfineart.com.
PRESS PHOTO BY ED COURRIERFlanked by Trixie and Luiz Oliveira, Hub Willson holds “Misty River” during a recent weekend closing reception for his art and photography gallery in South Whitehall Township.