I consider myself very fortunate to have lived in the Hope Valley all my life, combining a love for walking and photography I try to capture some of the beauty the Peak District has to offer.

 I have photographed at Spurs and Arsenal, National Hockey finals, AAA athletics, swimming, diving, powerboat racing, karate, gymnastics and boxing to name a few.

I have always been pasionate about the natural world and the wildlife living witin it. Working as a wildlife photography is challenging but extremely rewarding and I aspire to use my images and stories to promote conservation and to educate the public on the struggles wildlife faces and what we do as individualsto help protect species currently unde threat from human activity.

I began photography as a 10 year old, with my first camera that 
came with what was called an adventure kit, probably children of the 1970s would 
know what these are! Then because of showing an interest my father bought me an 
Omo Cosmic symbol camera for Christmas. During the early 1950s my father was a 
photographer/ Radiographer in the RAF at Headley Court, which I believe was a 
rehabilitation centre for pilots and air crew from the Second World War.  He continued his interest in photography 
when he came out of the RAF and had his own darkroom at home. As a boy I would 
watch him develop his own photographs and this is where my interest 
began.

George has a passion for photography, having picked up his first camera at the age of six!

Learning his craft in the darkroom of his school in the age of 35mm film, and having converted his bedroom into a make shift darkroom as well. Now he uses high end digital SLR cameras and shoots a wide range of topics.

His first love is sport ranging from local club sports all the way up to the national side in cricket, going with them on overseas tours to India and the Caribbean.

As a member of a couple of camera clubs George also lectures all over the North West of England bringing his relaxed and easy to understand style to beginners and advanced photographers alike.

Whether be it using my first 35mm camera many years ago, or processing digital images in my studio today, I have always had a love of the still image.

Having rediscovered photography in recent years, I quickly immersed myself in a world of cutting-edge technology, while applying the knowledge and experience I developed in the analog era.

From portraiture, to landscapes, to street-style snapshots; if there is a story to be told from a picture, I relish the challenge of capturing and retelling it.

I am a photographer with a passion for landscapes and seascapes being based in the North West I am close to the Lake District, Peak District, Snowdonia and local coastal regions of the UK.
Arriving before dawn and at dusk to use the golden light in these rugged picturesque areas of the UK. I really enjoy visiting different places and capturing the setting and mood of the area that art lovers will enjoy and will look beautiful and a talking piece on their living room wall for many years.

I first became interested in photography after buying a Fuji S7000 Bridge camera whilst on a family trip to London in 2006.
I was impressed by the quality of the images compared to our previous point and click style cameras.
I quickly moved on to my first DSLR, a Nikon D70, and joined a local Photographic Society (Wigan PS) in an attempt to become more proficient with the equipment.
Joining Wigan PS drew me into the concept of competition photography, and after twelve months perfecting the craft, started to have some minor successes at Club Level.
This quickly led onto national competitions, and I entered my first national competition, Southport Open Exhibition in 2008. I also joined Chorley Photographic Society in 2012 and subsequently left Wigan to pursue my ambitions in club competitions helping Chorley PS to come 2nd in the FIAP World cup in 2014 and reaching the finals of both the PAGB inter-club championships in recent years.

An associate of the Royal Photographic Society, Stephen has been photographing the landscape of Britain for over 30 years. Closely associated with the Snowdonia National Park in particular, his knowledge and understanding of the area hva allowed him to produce images unrivalled in their portrayal ofthe ephemeral light and wild atmoshpere of that special part of the world.

These give members chance to try out their images  and gain really useful constructive criticism.

Alternatively, you can just come along to spectate and benefit from advice given to others and view an interesting selection of images.