Alan P Tonge

I was born in 1952 outside Liverpool but was raised in the small Lancashire mill town of Padiham.At 9 years old I was given a Kodak Brownie 127 as a present and began trying to take the definitve photo of whatever was in front of the lens. I particularly enjoy close portrait and macro work. As a teacher of Design Technology I also ran an "imaging group" for pupils interested in photography. The group's website can be viewed at and following the link to Bosworth Imaging Group. Huge cuts to education have resulted in me and several other members of the teaching staff being offered redundancy which which could be, for me, a valuable kick in the right direction to delve more deeply into my photography.

Whilst in the army I gained engineering qualifications which helped me get to Exeter University as a mature student. With an Honours degree in Design Technology Education I became a teacher. Following a developing interest in serious photography I completed the excellent HNC Photography course offered by Leicester College.,