As with many photographers of a certain age, my introduction to photography started as a teenager when I was given a 35mm rangefinder camera and a roll of Ilford black and white film. This was the starting point. The journey had begun.
As time went on there were a number of changes of equipment. My final 35mm camera being a highly acclaimed Nikon, which I still own today, although it now serves as an ornament.
In order to be able to achieve larger high quality prints, the next move was to medium format cameras. Yashica to start with, then Mamiya and finally the Bronicas.
When I returned to photography after a break of a few years, everything had changed. At the time I was unsure if it was for the better, but as time went by it was clear that my initial fears were unfounded.
Digital imaging had replaced my trusty roll of film. No longer was I to spend time in the darkroom as the computer with Photoshop and an inkjet printer had replaced that process.
And so the journey continued. I must commend my colleagues at Saltburn Photographic Society for information and inspiration that has helped along the way.
Having won a number of awards within the Society, I have also achieved success within the North Yorkshire and South Durham Photographic Association and the Northern Counties Photographic Federation.
In 2014 the Royal Photographic Society awarded me a Licentiate. They have exhibited and published a number of my images in recent years.
In 2021, following an assessment of panel of prints, I gained a CPAGB with the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.
I am immensely proud of these achievements.
