Okay... here's the bit where I tell you all about myself...
I grew up in a little village in Devon, the eldest of three children.
I studied leisure, tourism & finance in college before going out into the big wide world. While I was at college, I took an extra-curricular dark-room course which ignited my passion for photography.
I spent my weekdays working & my weekends running through endless rolls of 35mm film on my dad's old Canon camera. After working several factory jobs with no qualifications to my name, I decided to apply to join the army... my big idea was to learn a trade while earning money. After completing the entry tests, the army told me that the field I wanted to train in (communications) wasn't taking any more recruits this year, so I had the choice of either waiting til next year & reapplying, or trying a different trade or another service.
I applied for the RAF &, thanks to my love of home economics at school, I got in as an unqualified chef. I did my basic training & my chef training at RAF Halton (or Hellton, as the recruits called it!) When we were nearing the completion of our trade training, we were informed that we could put in a choice of any 3 bases as our first posting... I applied for the 3 bases closest to home... & got posted to SCOTLAND!!!
I made the best of the move, furthering my love of surfing by joining the RAF Boardriders Association, which included partaking in trips to France & Ireland. However, after 5 years in the RAF, catering to a high standard, attaining promotion & taking part in national competitions, I'd decided I had had enough, & put in my PVR to leave the service. I moved from Peterhead to Inverness in 2000, had my son Luke in 2001 & remained there until the beginning of August 2013, when I moved myself & my son back to the South West & we have now settled back in my home town of Tiverton.
I worked as part of the media team for Dev-Con 1 at the Guildhall in Plymouth, & also freelance as a photographer for the Marine Conservation Society. Any questions, please feel free to email/tweet/FB message me.
I grew up in a little village in Devon, the eldest of three children.
I studied leisure, tourism & finance in college before going out into the big wide world. While I was at college, I took an extra-curricular dark-room course which ignited my passion for photography.
I spent my weekdays working & my weekends running through endless rolls of 35mm film on my dad's old Canon camera. After working several factory jobs with no qualifications to my name, I decided to apply to join the army... my big idea was to learn a trade while earning money. After completing the entry tests, the army told me that the field I wanted to train in (communications) wasn't taking any more recruits this year, so I had the choice of either waiting til next year & reapplying, or trying a different trade or another service.
I applied for the RAF &, thanks to my love of home economics at school, I got in as an unqualified chef. I did my basic training & my chef training at RAF Halton (or Hellton, as the recruits called it!) When we were nearing the completion of our trade training, we were informed that we could put in a choice of any 3 bases as our first posting... I applied for the 3 bases closest to home... & got posted to SCOTLAND!!!
I made the best of the move, furthering my love of surfing by joining the RAF Boardriders Association, which included partaking in trips to France & Ireland. However, after 5 years in the RAF, catering to a high standard, attaining promotion & taking part in national competitions, I'd decided I had had enough, & put in my PVR to leave the service. I moved from Peterhead to Inverness in 2000, had my son Luke in 2001 & remained there until the beginning of August 2013, when I moved myself & my son back to the South West & we have now settled back in my home town of Tiverton.
I worked as part of the media team for Dev-Con 1 at the Guildhall in Plymouth, & also freelance as a photographer for the Marine Conservation Society. Any questions, please feel free to email/tweet/FB message me.