1988	Captivated by a friend's black and white photographs.  Bought Canon EOS outfit
1989	Set up first darkroom.  Joined Sittingbourne Photographic Society
1991	Joined The Royal Photographic Society and awarded Licentiateship (LRPS)
1994	Started lecturing and judging in Kent
1995	Awarded Associateship of The Royal Photographic Society (ARPS).  Started entering national exhibitions.
1996	Started entering international exhibitions.
1998	Awarded Distinction of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (DPAGB)
1999	Awarded London Salon Medal.  Appointed Premier Judge for the Kent County Photographers Association.  Awarded first overseas exhibition medal, in Canada.
2001	Awarded Fellowship of The Royal Photographic Society (FRPS).  Awarded second London Salon Medal.  Nominated as a member of The Royal Photographic Society Licentiateship Panel.  Founder member of 'Ag Mono', a Kent based discussion group.  Joined Ashford Quest Camera Club
2002	Awarded Artiste de la Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique (AFIAP).  Awarded Master distinction of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (MPAGB)
2004	Appointed judge for the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain
2005	First one-man exhibition at 'Half a Sixpence', entitled 'As I See It'
2006	Awarded Excellence de la Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique (EFIAP).  One man exhibition at 'Half a Sixpence' entitled 'Souviens-toi - Remember'

Although I have dabbled in most aspects of pictorial photography in both colour and monochrome, it's the latter which captivates me most of all.  There is something about a finely crafted black and white print which enchants.   For me, the monochrome image seems to have a more artistic quality, being as it is, a step beyond reality.  I get a tremendous satisfaction from the tactile feel and depth that can be achieved with fibre based paper. I regard my self as a pictorialist, a description which covers a multitude of sins! My work is frequently minimalistic in content.  I am always searching for the beauty of line, form and texture revealed by light in close up on man's constructions, both old and new. I was born in 1950 and grew up surrounded by black and white photographs.  Colour was still relatively expensive for the family photographer and, of course, newspapers and the pictorial journals of the day were still monochrome.  When I took up photography as a serious hobby rather than a family orientated activity, monochrome seemed a perfectly natural medium to exploit.  Now, of course, with the new millennium, we are seeing a huge shift towards digital photography.  Indeed, without the related technology, this website could not have been created.  I have no problem with digitally produced images.  For me it's the pictorial content of a photograph that's important.  How that is achieved matters not one jot.  However, I choose the traditional way for the vast majority of my photography and exclusively for monochrome.  For my small output of colour images, I have now 'gone digital'.  Computer generated and enhanced imagery is here to stay.  Most would say it's the way forward.  I wouldn't disagree with that sentiment. However, let's not forget it's not the only way. Finally, over the years, as I've learnt my photography, I have received a massive amount of help from a lot of people.  I thank you all.  You know who you are!  However, there are a few who have actually influenced the way I work.  I extend special thanks to the following: Graham Miles LRPS - whose images inspired me in the first place.   Chris Shore FRPS AFIAP MPAGB BPE3* - who encouraged me in the early days and nagged me into moving forward.   and especially...........   Bill Wisden Hon. Hon. FRPS - who took me under his wing back in 1994 and, against all odds, has kept me there ever since.  Most importantly, Bill has taught me to believe in what I do.