About

I cannot remember a time when I have not taken photographs.

From those early days, even before becoming a teenager, owning and using a camera has always been a big part of my life. Beginning with a Kodak Brownie 127 and later, a Kodak Instamatic I progressed to a Japanese single lens reflex Komaflex S. From that humble start and on the 30th March 1974, I purchased my first Leica, a well-used IIIc manufactured in Germany in 1947. This was eventually traded in for a more up to date M3, still made by Leica which was later exchanged for an M6. At the same time and throwing caution to the wind I traded in a 50mm close-focusing Summicron and a 135mm Elmarit and purchased two new lenses. After reading Theo Kisselbach’s “Das Leica-Buch” I chose a 35mm Summicron and a 90mm Elmarit since in his opinion, a lightweight outfit comprising a camera and these two focal lengths would cover every pictorial opportunity on a round the world trip. With the digital age firmly established the M6 was joined by an M8 which was subsequently traded in for an M9P. In May 2017 the M9P was exchanged for an M10. Being part of the Leica system, both lenses bought for the M6 can still be used with the M10 however at the same time as purchasing the M10 the 35mm Summicron was exchanged for the latest aspheric version. Interestingly the M10 is still manufactured in the town of Wetzlar as
was my first Leica, the IIIc. In May 2020 a Leica Q2 was purchased to supplement the M10. I use Capture One and Adobe Photoshop CC to process the images in my digital darkroom. On the 25th of November 2021 I became an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society. I've always lived in Derbyshire hence "the county of Derbyshire" and since it is literally on my doorstep, "an English garden" is also a gallery item.

So, please enjoy the county of Derbyshire, an English garden throughout the seasons and the other galleries as they are added.



Featured Galleries & Collections

Autumn 2018 in the Lake District

Autumn 2018 in the Lake District

An English garden

An English garden

On working towards a Royal Photographic Society associate distinction.

On working towards a Royal Photographic Society associate distinction.

The county of Derbyshire

The county of Derbyshire

Our Golden Wedding Anniversary

Our Golden Wedding Anniversary

America from coast to coast by Amtrak, September 2008

America from coast to coast by Amtrak, September 2008

Japan 2010, a journey in pictures

Japan 2010, a journey in pictures

Eight European cities and Auschwitz by train

Eight European cities and Auschwitz by train

New England in the Fall, September/October 2013

New England in the Fall, September/October 2013

Dereliction, April 2015 and an update, November 2021

Dereliction, April 2015 and an update, November 2021

The Severn Valley Railway, June 2009

The Severn Valley Railway, June 2009

Nine glorious days in Scotland and one in Northumberland, May 2008

Nine glorious days in Scotland and one in Northumberland, May 2008

Thirteen more days in Scotland, June 2013

Thirteen more days in Scotland, June 2013

Chatsworth

Chatsworth

The counties of Warwickshire and Gloucestershire

The counties of Warwickshire and Gloucestershire

The counties of Suffolk and Essex, June 2008

The counties of Suffolk and Essex, June 2008

The county of Surrey, July 2008 & April 2011

The county of Surrey, July 2008 & April 2011

The county of Dorset, June 2009

The county of Dorset, June 2009

Two days in Paris, September 2009

Two days in Paris, September 2009

The Bernese Oberland, Montreux, Zermatt and Zurich, September 2007

The Bernese Oberland, Montreux, Zermatt and Zurich, September 2007

Seven days in Devon and Cornwall, June 2007

Seven days in Devon and Cornwall, June 2007

Biddulph Grange, Staffordshire, May 2009

Biddulph Grange, Staffordshire, May 2009

On being a member of Matlock Camera Club

On being a member of Matlock Camera Club

Photographs by my good friend, Eric

Photographs by my good friend, Eric

Harriet's eighth birthday.

Harriet's eighth birthday.

Our girls, Christmas 2023

Our girls, Christmas 2023

On the 29th of August 2014 we set off on a rail journey that would take us across France and visit the Italian cities of Torino, Firenze, Roma, Napoli, Lecce and Venezia returning by Switzerland

On the 29th of August 2014 we set off on a rail journey that would take us across France and visit the Italian cities of Torino, Firenze, Roma, Napoli, Lecce and Venezia returning by Switzerland

Turin

Turin

Florence

Florence

Rome

Rome

Naples

Naples

Lecce

Lecce

Venice

Venice

Switzerland

Switzerland