Graham Olley

Graham Olley Photography

Capturing Nature's Light

Photography has always played an important part in my life, from my first aquisition of a camera when only 10 years old to the present day I have always "made photographs". My photography was, in the beginning, just an extension to my interests such as walking, flying, climbing and sailing but gradually the photography "took over" - the climb was no longer about climbing but about capturing images, sailing wasn't about sailing but again capturing images. A desire locked away deep down in my subconcious had finaly surfaced, a desire to share my experiences, what I saw, what I felt, with others, through the visual language of my photography.

In the summer of 2005 I decided on a career change and decided to leave the world of aerospace engineering to embark on a new carrer as a professional photographer. Following a two year course of study in photography at Blackpool and the Fylde College I was awarded a National Diploma in Photography and accepted on a degree course at Blackpool. After a further 3 years of study I graduated from Blackpool and the Fylde College,in 2010, with a BA(Hons) degree in Wildlife Photography.

Being born and brought up in a rural...

Blackpool and the Fylde College, National Diploma Photography.(2005-2007)

Blackpool and the Fylde College, School of Art and Design, BA(hons) Wildlife Photography.

Exhibitions:-
Blackpool and the Fylde College, June 2007.
Solaris, Blackpool July 2007.
Blackpool Central Library, August-September 2007.,