Africa Print

Architectural Assistant, draughtsman, on Greater London Re-Development plan. Freelance photographer and B/W darkroom printer. Photographic examination qualifications. Formerly Fellowship of the British Institute of Professional Photographers. Committee member of the Association for Historical and Fine Art Photography. Senior Army Public Relations Photographer managing a photographic detachment in a conflict zone . Judge for the Ilford Photographer of the Year. Written two books. Many written articles published, UK, USA, Germany, Australia, et al. Book reviewer by invitation. Radio interviews, and for press media. Published poetry. Chief Photographer for Her Majesty's Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, recording the history of architecture from its earliest phase. Many thousands of photographs in National Archive. Processing negative film to the highest archival standard. Project initiation, photographing high profile contemporary artist's studios as working environment for historical academic record. Photography of buildings from vernacular to stately homes using half/plate large format camera. Photographer on archaeological excavation beneath York Minster and general views and details for the Minster publication.Judge for local secondary schools photographic competition. Mentor for students on specific local photographic project that I initiated, in collaboration with Council Arts Officer. Management training at Sunningdale College. Photojournalism at London College of Printing. Studied film making at college, wrote and directed the group film. Close collaboration with photographic material suppliers, Ilford, Kodak. Managed department of 25 colleagues including 15 photographers. One man photographic and art exhibitions. Initiated and curated exhibitions at the Banqueting House in Whitehall and at Frederick Lord Leighton's house gallery. Street photography with a Leica, mainly in Paris since the 1950s. Photography of actors for their portfolio composites. Printmaking at City of Bath College and Porthmeor printmaking studio in Cornwall, tutors were Naomi Frears and Rachael Kantaris. Initially introduced to printmaking by Michael Rothenstein.