I came here to learn. So if people want to assist me, by their comments, in terms of helping me towards producing something that has an impact, then that is fine with me. I just want to learn to SEE. If I could create some works with a painter's hand and a poet's eye, I would be satisfied.

I use Flickr like a sketch book; I put all sorts in here. So the juxtapositions are often strange and sometimes there is flow. Some ideas just appear once other times I pick and run with one and a series comes out.

I want to thank everyone who has commented on my images so far. They have all helped in terms of reflective practice. Any comment is better than none, but make it with some grace and dignity.

"But as for certain truth, no man has known it

Nor will he know it; neither of the gods,

Nor yet of all the things of which I speak.

And if by chance he were to utter

The final truth, he would himself not know it:

For all is but a woven web of guesses."

- Xenophanes

Most of the shots in my photo-stream are shot digitally, mainly on:-

Canon PowerShot G11

Sigma DP2

Or occasionally on:-

Nikon D50

Nikon D200

Minox Lecia

Then every so often I go back to film and shoot on any of the following:-

Adox Golf 63s

Arette 1B

Bencini Koroll (120)

Bencini Koroll II

Bencini Koroll 24

Bencini Koroll 24s

Bencini Comet S

Blackbird Fly

Canon AV1

Canon A35 F

Canon Canonet

Canon EOS 10s

Canon EOS 3000

Canon Ixus M-1

Canon TLb

Canon Sureshot 70 Zoom

Chinon CM-4s

Exa (original)

Exa 500

Exakta IIa

Fed 5b

Fujica ST750

Fujifilm GA645

Hasselblad CM500

Helina 35X

Kiev 60 TTL

Kiev 88 TTL

Kodak Brownie Reflex

Leica CL

Leica IIIa

Leica AF-C1

Lubitel 2

Mamiya 135

Mamiya RB67 Professional S

Mamiya 330f Professional

Mamiyaflex C2 Professional

Micro-Press 5x4

Minolta Hi-Matic 7s

Minox 35 GL

Miranda MS-1 Super

Nikon F3 (plus MD-4)

Nikon F-601

Nikon EM

Olympus Trip 35

Olympus XA2

Olympus OM10

Olympus Suprerzoom 110 multi AF

Pentacon Six TL

Pentax SF7

Pentax P30T

Pentax ME

Pentax MV

Pentax MX (x2)

Pentax Z10

Pentax Auto 110

Petri Racer (2.8)

Petri 7 (Green-o-Matic)

Praktika MTL3

Praktika L2

Praktika Super TL

Praktica BCA Electronic

Rioch 35 ZF

Ricoh 500 G

Ricoh 500 ZF

Ricoh KR-10

Ricoh KR-10M

Retinette 1B

Retina automatic II

Rollei D35

Rolleicord IId Model 5

Sigma SA300

Sprocket Rocket

Voigtlander Bessa

Voigtlander Vito CL

Voigtlander Vito B

Werra MK1 (Carl Zeiss Jena)

Werra 3

Yashica Electro 35 DSN

Yashica Electro 35 GT

Yashica FX-3 super 2000

Yashica Minister II

Yashica MF-1

Yashica 107 Multi-programme

Yashica T3

Yashica Lynx 14

Yashica 635

Yashica Elite 70 Zoom

Zenit-E

Zorki - 4

Zenza Bronica ETRS

Publications:-

"Benches - seats and sitting" by Mark W Russell

www.blurb.co.uk/bookstore/detail/3020629

52 by 52 (Various contributors):-

www.blurb.co.uk/bookstore/detail/3848388

26 by 26 (Various contributors):-

26by26.com/members-book/

Group Exhibitions:-

2016 – Nottingham Castle Open, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Place, Nottingham. NG1 6EL – 22 October 2016 – 8 January 2017. Showing three selected works.

2016 – Midlands Open 2016, Tarpey Gallery, 77 High St, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2PQ. 20th August – September 18th 2016.

2016 – “Ways of Seeing”, artsmithLIVE, 109C Monk Street, Derby DE22 3QE. Saturday 9th April to Friday 22nd April

2016 – “Open 27”, New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester. 12 March – 8th May. Showing three selected works.

2015 – “When death comes”, The Island Gallery, Bridewell Street, Bristol BS1 2LE.

2015 – Wirksworth Festival’s Art and Architecture Trail Weekend 12-13 September.

2015 – Midlands Open exhibition at Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington 11 July – 15 August.

Leicester and East Midlands “Open 26″ Art Exhibition - March – May 2015

International Postcard Show. Surface Gallery, Nottingham - 2015

Open 25, New Walk Museum, Leicester, Feb - April 2014

Open 13, SOCK Gallery, Loughborough. August - Sept 2013

"Llanelian Pathways" Church of St Elian, Llanelian-yn-Rhos, Wales. May 2013

Sandergram. Leicester People's Photographic Gallery, 18 March – 12 April 2013.

Open 24, New Walk Museum, Leicester, Feb - April 2013 ( Shortlisted for and Joint winner of the Richard Attenborough Prize)

Nottingham Castle Open Exhibition Sept - Oct. 2012

"Hidden Llanelian" Church of St Elian, Llanelian-yn-Rhos, Wales. May 2012