About

When I was about 10 years old a neighbour who was a chemist showed me how to make contact prints from negs taken with the family Box Brownie. He started a fascination that day with image capturing which has endured for many years. I quickly progressed to developing, printing and enlarging in a permanently set up home darkroom in a kitchen adjacent to the coal cellar. By the time I was in my early teens I was doing paid wedding and other photography and this trend continued all my life with me doing part time professional work in addition to my regular job.

When I retired from my full time employment about 11 years ago, I did take up paid photography pretty well full time for some years until I really couldn't face another wedding, preferring to utilise my time doing the sort of photography which I really prefer... basically pleasing just myself.

I'm interested in all genres of photography but as you'll see looking around these pages, by far the biggest part of my time is spent pursuing wildlife shots. My wife Jan has begun to show an interest in wildlife photography , a fact which doesn't displease me, and now looks forward to actually participating in our photographic excursions. She captures an excellent shot now and again and when she does she gets full credit here for the image.