"I do remember exposing and developing a B&W 126 film cartridge then enlarging and glazing the print's in the school darkroom back in 1972"

But I really started using photography as a creative outlet in 1984, when I bought my first 35mm camera a Zenit TTL, back in my home town of Romford in Essex. I then converted our garage into a darkroom, for processing my black & white film exposures, and printing the results with an LPL enlarger at that time. Then upgrading my kit in 1985 to the new Nikon F301 with a 70~200 f4 lens, then going on the the fully manual Bronica etrs medium format camera and 75mm f2.8 lens. In 1990 I found what I think was the best camera I have ever used the fully manual Nikon~NIKOMAT~FT with a 50mm F2 lens. Having gained an "A" level qualification in photography 1995 at Havering college of further and higher education.I started freelancing in the autumn of 1995, Having some local newspaper publications and Working full-time as a freelance photographer, using commercial lab's to develop and print my work. I was shooting wedding's/event's, newborn's/children also shooting university graduation ceremonies and graduation portraits, throughout the U.K's universities Using 35mm format and 120 roll film, with 35mm 6x4.5 6x6 and 6x7 medium format cameras, untill I stopped shooting in 2003, as film photography was swept away by the new digital format. Now shooting in digital and using it as a creative outlet, I am once again back in love with photography, shooting as a hobby on a T.F.P collaboration basis. Im now based in gloucester, GL2 area with a home studio. I'm also up for location shoot's.

Biography youtu.be/1bMgFWJ5r6E Andy has been a photographer for over 40 years, he talks about his love of the medium and how he fell out of photography for a while, when digital started. We go on location with him for a couple of -photo shoots. We wish to thank Andy, Max, Rose, Dye, Jonny and the animal handlers for taking part in this video also The Sercet Forest for being wonderful hosts. Music... Foverever by VYEN Fall of the Solar king by Twin Muiscom