I have been a member of the Society since 2007, after taking early retirement from my job as a lecturer in Graphic Design.

I have served on the committee for several years as PDI Competitions Coordinator, Vice President, President and currently External Competitions Coordinator. 

I enjoy all aspects of photography, but specialise in none. 

I currently use Olympus micro four thirds camera and lenses.

“I have been doing photography for six years now. This is my second season with Stafford PS.

My main enjoyment is landscape photography, although I also do some sports photography

I currently use a Nikon Z6ii full frame mirrorless camera and Z S line lenses.”

Photography has been a lifelong interest and proved to be a perfect counter-balance to a demanding working life as a Senior NHS Healthcare Executive.

I started to take my photography more seriously around 2002, initially joining Stafford Camera Club as a ‘beginner’. Over successive seasons, I progressed into the Advanced section and gained the Credit Award of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain in 2009.

I transferred to Stafford Photographic Society in 2018 to advance my photography and in April 2022, I gained a Distinction Award, from the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain

Whilst I am known for my portraiture, I equally enjoy sports and landscape photography

I am a keen advocate of supporting anyone who want to develop their photography skills

I am currently using the mirrorless Canon EOS R6 body with a range of Canon lenses (10-22, 24-105, 70-300 and 50 mm)

I started taking photographs as a teenager and joined SPS in 1990. I’ve been on the committee for much of that time, sometimes as Secretary or President, but mostly ‘dogsbody’. Though I enjoy most genres of photography, I have concentrated in the past 15 years on Audio Visual (AV). Through this interest, Carole and I have made many AV friends, and travelled, around the world, sometimes lecturing, sometimes judging international AV competitions. I am a PAGB AV judge and have been on distinction assessment panels for the PAGB and RPS. I was honoured to recently be awarded a Fellowship of the Irish Photographic Federation for my AV work. I’ve accumulated far too much photographic kit, but mainly use my iPhone and Olympus MFT systems.

I joined Stafford Photographic Society in 2007 having taken voluntary redundancy from my job as Customer Service Manager at the Co-operative bank, looking for new challenge. I soon got hooked and started entering competitions, both internal and external, and took on the role of External Competitions Co-ordinator on behalf of the society. I have learnt so much from the society and it’s members, helping me to obtain an ARPS – Associate member of the Royal Photographic Society. A DPAG distinction award from the Photographic Alliance of great Britain and an Associate of the British Photographic Exhibitions – APBE I particularly enjoy coastal scenery, urban landscape, street and candid photography along with garden and plant photography – basically I enjoy being outside so not keen on shooting in a studios, I also enjoy my sleep too much to catch the early morning landscapes. I currently us an Olympus micro four thirds camera and lenses

Like many others of a certain age, I became interested in photography in my early teens.

Not much pocket money ,so film developing and contact printing was my starting point. A home made enlarger was a huge step forward for me. The tales I could tell, but not here.

Now much older, I am a committed Sony user, Sony A7c Body.

With Sony FE 20mm G, Sony 50mm f 1.8, Sony FE 24-105 G f4 and Sony FE f5.6 – 6.3 200-600 G lenses.

I have no formal qualifications and am entirely self taught using pc, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CC . For printing I use a Canon 9000 Pro A3+ plus printer.

My subject range is general, with no specialist genre.

 A member of SPS for a good number of years and still enjoying photography.

Past president 3 years.

I was one of  ‘the young ones’  when I joined SPS back in 2005, that’s 17 years ago!!

I’ve seen a lot of changes over the years and a lot of people come and go. 

The society has helped my photography come alive and lift my aspirations to a whole new level.
If you are as lucky as I was it could well turn your interest into a passion, and valued friendships will naturally follow.

Main interests include landscape, creative, mono and portrait.

I have taken photographs since the age of 11 and joined Stafford Photographic Society following my retirement in 2018.  I enjoy all aspects of the Society and find it to be a friendly, inclusive and enjoyable outlet For my photography.  I am a member of the Society’s Committee and undertake the role of PDI coordinator.

I enjoy the majority of photography genre’s and currently shoot with a Canon DSLR and a Leica compact camera.

Below is a gallery containing a selection of my images.

“I sort of became hooked on nature photography when a giraffe I was pointing my camera at turned around and looked at me and I took the picture and felt a connection.  

Holidays with my children focused around nature and together we took many pictures of different birds, mammals and insects, learning and observing their characteristics and the environment in which they lived. 

We joined the society many years ago and started entering competitions, readily accepting advice and guidance and we progressed after listening to many a talk and judges comments. 

More recently I have been drawn to the sea and learnt more about long exposure minimalistic seascape photography using filters.