Meet Steve

Hi, I was born 1st April 1963, yes April fool's day; friends would say that explains a lot!

From a very early age I carried a camera, trying to capture on film the wonderful colours and comical habits of British wildlife, especially those that visited our garden. Learning the fundamentals of camera handling and picture taking as I went along. Lots of mistakes were made and lessons learnt both in the field taking the pictures and back in the darkroom.

Throughout my working life I have been greatly involved in photography in many ways: working in a professional photographers and labs, managing photographic retail outlets and mini labs.

Now, as a semi-professional wildlife photographer with better quality equipment and a deeper knowledge of both my subjects and equipment, those early efforts seem quite feeble and mistakes almost laughable. But the lessons I learnt in those early days have stood me in good stead for the high standard of images needed for today's competitive market.

There are many people still making the same mistakes that I did, but now I enjoy helping and advising people from different walks of life how best to avoid the pitfalls into which I stumbled offering talks and courses.

The major part of my sales and slide library are of British wildlife, to which I have a special magnetism; I find it a challenge and a great thrill to photograph. Getting close to our birds and mammals is a challenge which I enjoy. In recent years, I have photographed some of our rarest breeding birds; being awarded Schedule 1 Licenses by the appropriate governing bodies has been an immense privilege for me. I travel widely throughout the United Kingdom, continually adding to, improving and enhancing my image library.

Enjoy the galleries and please contact me with any comments you may have.



Steve