Who am I?? mmmmm so much I can say....

Today I write I write a monthly column in Rail Express magazine about London Underground in a column called, appropriately, 'LU World'. I also write occasional 'feature articles' about LU and mainline stock for both Rail Express and The Railway Magazine. I have also contributed articles to Underground News and have had images published on the BBC News, London Transport Museum websites and even as a front cover to a London Assembly report (Vegetation Management on London’s Railway Embankments) in January 2012.

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I captured my first photograph at Plymouth 'Navy Days' in August 1980 of the forth HMS Ark Royal whilst berthed near Devonport Dockyard. She was towed away to be scrapped up in Scotland the following month. Yet my real passion for photography didn't start until I become interested in railways (initially becoming the almost archetypal trainspotter). Today instead of taking down the numbers (being an almost reformed character), I take photos - so much more credibility that being a trainspotter, or so I claim to those who ask.

I upgraded from the Canon EOS D400 to the 7D in December 2010, quite a step, both financially and from a performance perspective. I typically use and carry around two lenses:

Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 - my favourite and is often my first option as it allows me to capture a subject close up.

Canon 24-105mm L f/4.0

Canon 50mm f/1.8

Canon 85mm f/1.8

Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM - the most recent and expensive 'airshow' lens investment in photography so far.

I also now have an iPhone 15 Pro Max, adding to my options...