My gallery in this website is a personal selection of images taken over several years – a personal walk down memory lane. It includes images of clients, friends and even my own children and grandchildren, also memories of special times, events and places. Some of these images are little more than favourite snapshots, but others were taken more formally, using controlled lighting. I make no distinction, and always use my skills to capture the personality of the subject.
I have been interested in photography for most of my life, but started to take it seriously around 30 years ago. Some of my early karting photos won awards, and I started selling prints. My interest developed further when I studied photography at City & Guilds, learning dark room and studio techniques. I switched from film to digital around 20 years ago, and I have fully embraced the freedom of this medium. Having trained with some of the best portrait photographers in the country, including Annabel Williams, John Denton and Mark Cleghorn, I turned semi-professional, specialising in portrait photography and weddings. However, my particular interest was in photographing children, which I found rewarding taking candid photographs whilst allowing them freedom to play.
If you need a photographer who will listen to you, is sympathetic to your requirements and will go the extra yard to achieve the effect you are looking for – then please contact me via the contacts page on this website I am passionate about photographing people – children, young people, people in love, friends, relatives, people at play, people competing in sporting events, people working, anyone and anywhere. I love using the medium of the camera to capture the moment - to share with friends, to keep with you at home or in the office, to look back on over the years or just for selfish personal reasons.
I stopped undertaking professional assignments around 6 years ago, when personal commitments had to take priority over my career. Between 2015 and 2020 I was a full time carer, which brought a completely different set of challenges and rewards. However, I now feel ready to restart my semi-professional photography and I am very much looking forward to this second stage of my career.
I am based in rural Lincolnshire, but will happily travel to my native Yorkshire or other local counties.
I am based in rural Lincolnshire, but will happily travel to my native Yorkshire or other local counties.
