About Me

I'm based near Edinburgh. I've been a keen amateur since the age of 12. My Maw and Paw got me a Kodak Instamatic for Xmas that year.

In 2000 I got my first digital camera and this sparked off a new passion for photography. I didn't trust digital at first and used slide film alongside it, but now I'm 100% digital. I won't bore you with the equipment I use - if you want to find out it's not difficult.

For years I took nothing but landscapes. From 1981-1989 I was climbing the Scottish 'Munros' and took about 3000 slides on my travels. I'm Munroist no 695 and still pretty active in the hills at here and abroad.

My lovely wife is from the equally lovely Isle of Lewis which has become my second home. From there I have many landscapes and some crofting photos which have a bit of historical value as, sadly, a lot of the people are now no longer with us.

Nowadays I'm keen to get more people in my photos and regularly visit the Edinburgh Fringe. I'm a keen supporter of Inverness Caledonian Thistle and I have supplied photos to the match programme and to several of the players. In 2007 I joined flickr.com and you can see my flickr page HERE!

I'm a member of Midlothian Camera Club which is in Lasswade. The club has a studio where I can do model sessions, so if you're an aspiring model, please get in touch.

Influences:
I'm not conscious of being influenced by anybody - even if I see somebody's work which I love, I tend to forget their name straight away. However I'm going to try to start listing some people whose work I admire, in an effort to sort out the mess in my own mind.

Portraits - Gus Wylie and his portraits of ordinary people in the Hebrides.

Landscapes - David Noton and Joe Cornish get the nod from me over Charlie Waite and David Ward.

Wildlife - Laurie Campbell. Like most others producing inspiring images, this man's dedication to his work is, er, intimidating.

But above all - The guys I meet every week at Midlothian Camera Club: Andy, Big John, Pat, Davie, Jeanette, Bruce, Tony, Murdo and all the others. Keep churning them out folks. Youse are great.