Photographer... writer... artist... francophile... vegetarian... fixie cyclist... husband... father... lover... carer... minimalist... easy going...
I studied Interior design at art college in the 1960s, working in the TV and film industry for a decade, before turning to photography full-time. I published and edited specialist photographic magazines on darkroom techniques for several years and now supply work to several stock photo agencies.
Now, half a century after leaving art college my artistic output is returning as I rediscover ways of working with paper, pencil and paint... a reaction perhaps to current digital photography being too technically processed rather than being a more satisfyingly hands-on operation!
Work: Stock Photographer & Writer: 1970 – Present
Publishing Editor ~ Foto Format Publications: 1993 – 2000
Senior Designer ~ Granada TV: 1967 – 1974
Education: Manchester College of Art & Design: NDD, DA (Manc): 1963 – 1966
Location: Preuilly-sur-Claise, Indre-et-Loire, France.
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