As a child of the late seventies, I grew up in the era of film cameras where photography was far less accessible and affordable than now! Whilst being presented with my first camera at the age of 12, a Kodak Disc camera, and promptly firing off the two enclosed 15 shot films in a blur of headless, poorly focused excitement, the camera and photography were just as promptly consigned to the cupboard
for eternity. It wasn’t until 2009 and honeymooning in Japan with a shiny new toy, a Panasonic Lumix compact, that my love for both photography and travel developed – the two seemed to fit seamlessly. As a relative late comer to photography, I didn’t actually start taking landscape photography until late 2011 after purchasing my first DSLR, a trusty Nikon D3100, but have been fortunate enough to live within touching distance of the stunning Yorkshire Dales and its many waterfalls and am now back living on beautifully rugged coastline of Dorset. As you will likely notice, my real passion is waterscapes with the majority of my shots taken, knee deep, in the lakes, rivers, streams and more recently, the coastal waters of the UK. In documenting the stunning landscapes of the UK, my approach is to simply convey the atmosphere that the vivid, vibrant light and colours of sunrise and sunset offer and hope that in viewing my work, you take even a small percentage of the enjoyment I get from taking the shots.
