If asked I might variously describe myself as a writer, photographer, blogger and passionate environmentalist who has written 19 books (running to 47 editions in various languages) and numerous articles. There are also contributions to the books of others eg The Focal Encyclopaedia of Photography (flower photography)
However, in the past decade there has been a lot more...??In 2003, with partner Lois Ferguson I moved lock, stock, barrel and filing cabinets to Italy, we found an old farmhouse and that ‘ruin’ took over our lives. In moments of exhaustion we might consider that we bit off more than we could chew, but the results have been worthwhile. Ergo, the words carpenter, electrician, plumber and stonemason could be added to the list as needs demand. ??
My first ebook (Wide-angle Macro |The Essential Guide) was published in 2012 as a joint venture with Clay Bolt and many more are on the cards. In 2012, I spoke at WildPhotos 2012 (and had done so in 2008), I supply Nature Picture Library and Science Photo Library with images, write articles, run tours and workshops, work with pupils of junior school age in Italy and blog extensively. I am a member of the Meet Your Neighbours (MYN) project
I won the Portfolio award in The International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition 2013 with a Royal Photographic Society gold medal
By taking a leaf out of the book of fellow Italian ‘pros’ I also do other things in slack periods and it allows me ‘space’ to think of new projects. Woodworking started seriously at University with the making of electric guitars: it now involves anything from 4m dining tables to four-poster beds, renovating old doors, making new ones, cupboards…often I make the item and Lois, a skilled renovator, paints it.
