My approach to photography is that of a dedicated hobbyist. I enjoy it immensely as a recreation and creative outlet, and for that reason have never been able to view it frightfully seriously! This is not to say I do not always do the best I can, but perhaps an excuse for the sometimes flippant images I produce.

I took my first 'snap' in the thirties with a wooden pinhole camera I made myself, loaded with a glass plate I coated myself, subsequently developed in the cellar in a pie dish with baths I made up myself from chemicals purchased from the local chemist. Printed on the garden lawn on POP (printing out paper) and in the fulness of time put through a home-made enlarger constructed from biscuit tins, opal glass and an old folding bellows camera.

Since those early days I think I have used almost every format from whole-plate down to half-frame 35mm in a variety of cameras, and have experimented with most photographic processes and techniques over the past sixty years or so. My photographic interests embrace most subjects as they come within reach, but I especially enjoy 'creative' work and the macro and micro photography of small creatures. I also enjoy sharing my images with the wider non-photographic public through the medium of lectures and audio-visual slide shows.

Although the images I produce are primarily for my own satisfaction, I have for many years submitted to many Salons and Exhibitions both in the UK and several European countries, also the USA and have a modest record of acceptances and awards - the most satisfying of which are the three London Salon Medals gained. I was elected a Member of the London Salon in 1999. I am an Associate Member of the Royal Photographic Society, achieving my ARPS in 1986. In 1991 I gained Star Exhibitor status in the Photographic Society of America. I have three Crowns for 100 acceptances in the British Photographic Exhibitions circuit. I am also a member of the Brighton and Hove Camera Club.

The advent of Digital Imaging has given my photography a new fillip, and I now work exclusively in this medium apart from obtaining original images in 35mm stock, a state of affairs which is likely to persist until really good digital cameras come within my means.

I hope you enjoy my site and find my pics worthy of your attention. They are a mixture of digital and traditional and do, I hope, reflect my interest in most of the art and craft of imaging.