Q:
Have you any other interests?
A: Travelling, Eating and Drinking.
Q:
Have you any photographic awards?
A: Last year I achieved a Credit from the Photographic Alliance
of
Great Britain (CPAGB) and this year I was awarded a Licentiateship
from
the Royal Photographic Society (LRPS). Before joining OPS
I would not
even have contemplated trying for such awards never mind
actually
achieving them.
Q:
Here is a blank cheque, what piece of equipment would you
buy?
A: A 4WD fully equipped for camping in Southern Africa which
I would
then use to visit as many National Parks in Namibia, Botswana
and South
Africa as time and money would allow. I would happily use
my current
photographic kit.
Q:
What is your best picture?
A: It is that perfect one on the film I have shot but not
yet got
developed...it may even be one of those in the box brownie
lost in
Italy!
Q:
What is your most successful picture?
A: A picture of a fisherman cycling along the beach in Zanzibar
- it
won the OPS Digital Trophy in 2004 and also received a Highly
Commended
in the Thames Valley 2004 Regional RPS exhibition.
Q:
What was the worst picture you ever took?
A: It is usually on the last film I shot...I should know
better by now!
Q:
What is your favourite film?
A: Casablanca .... or any great Humphrey Bogart classic.
Q:
What are your favourite subjects?
A: African wildlife in its natural habitat.
Q:
If you could take a picture again which one would it be?
A: One of a Silverback Mountain Gorilla in Rwanda...not
to get a better
picture but just to re-live a truly unforgettable "David
Attenborough"
moment.
Q:
Who are your favourite photographers?
A: Jane Bown, Bill Brandt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray.
