A few notes on my life in photography.​

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I started taking photos in 1975. I was given a Halina camera, and as my father worked for GAF, I had access to slide film.



I had no idea what I was doing, so I set all the controls to the middle of their dials and I was off. Through sheer luck I got some reasonable results – and I was hooked.

When I was doing my A levels I had the opportunity to study photography in a more formal way and soon worked my way up to a Zenit E with a number of cheap lenses. By the end of the 6th form, (now with a Minolta XG2) I’d learnt a lot, picked up a qualification and even had my own darkroom at home. (Well, everyone else called it the bathroom.)

After two years working as a civil servant in the Prison Department, I had a choice; be promoted or go to university.

After choosing the university route, I soon found myself president of the photographic society and teaching photography to an assorted collection of undergraduates, postgraduates, and lecturing staff.

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By the time I left university I’d joined the RPS and was convinced that teaching was for me.

The next few years saw an accumulation of paperwork. Two City and Guilds in Photography, a HNC, and of course, my Post Graduate Certificate in Education. I taught A level photography in the local Adult Education centre while working in industry and Higher Education as a trainer, and eventually moved into Further Education as a lecturer.

I’ve taught GCSE photography, A level photography, as well as Btec National and City and Guilds in the subject.

On other fronts, I’ve taught Sociology, Business Studies and Economics to A level. I’ve taught GCSE Maths, Psychology and Engineering. As a specialist Lecturer in Learning Support, I’ve guided many students with Specific Learning Difficulties through a large number of courses.

And of course, I’ve taken on quite a few photographic jobs. I regularly photograph weddings, portraits, and corporate assignments.

Although much of what I do is digital, I have a huge amount of experience with film cameras, from sub-miniature, through 35mm and medium format, to large format 5x4 and 10x8 cameras.

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