About

It all started when…

I decided to take up photography as a hobby after a bout of ill health, thinking that it would channel my creativity while I recuperated and had some time off from my job as an animator. Photography is always something that I've enjoyed, but in a very casual - point and shoot - way. I decided to try and apply myself properly, so in August 2018 I bought a nice camera and began exploring Richmond Park with new eyes, my new toy and a new objective - don't use auto mode and try and take some good photographs. I didn't know what I was looking for, or what a good photograph would look like to me, but I was instantly hooked. The Park is popular with photographers, and taking something unique is quite hard, so I try to look for compositions that I haven't seen taken by anyone else before, which is a tricky but fun exercise. Often I'll just come home with a classic sunrise at the Pen Ponds. However, I nearly always come home muddy, and always with a big smile on my face.