Bill Davis is a photographer, writer, and editor. His photographs have been published in Long Beach newspapers and on various websites. He is particularly enthralled with nature photography. Birds and whales of many varieties comprise a large part of his portfolio. His travels in North America, Asia, Africa and western Europe have inspired many compelling human images as well.His taste in reading is wide-from crime novels to David Foster Wallace. His favorites include Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels and Hilary Mantell's Wolf Hall.Bill is the only partner in Lagoon House Press who was born in Southern California. He grew up in the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gabriel Valley. He graduated from California State University, Los Angeles, and has lived in Long Beach for 35 years.