I’ve taken photographs for years, but the start of the improvement journey was a trip to John Gravett in the Lake District for a birthday present. Along with my wife Sharon, we had a great week, and learnt so much.

This gave us the skills to faithfully document our Australia holiday in 2013, but joining a camera club in 2015 was the real catalyst for improvement. Looking at good photographs week in, week out definitely improves your eye and gives a taste for what is possible.

Dianne Owen‘s work opened my eyes to more possibilities beyond straight photography, and gave me permission to really learn photoshop and to create art from my photographs. As John Gravett often says – “your camera captures data” – and what you do with it once you have it is up to you.

Thanks for visiting.

Tim.

Timeline

  • Sep 2015 – Joined Ilkley Camera Club
  • Oct 2016 – First FIAP salon, first accepted image
  • Dec 2016 – Second FIAP salon, first awarded image
  • Apr 2017 – Gold medal, GB Small Prints Carlisle with “Into The Mist”
  • May 2017 – Best Open PDI (“Into The Mist”) & Best Open Colour Print (“The Watcher in the Waves”), YPU Annual Exhibition 2017
  • Jul 2017 – Gold Award, Triptych category, SRGB Print Celebration with “Orbs”
  • Apr 2018 – Awarded CPAGB
  • May 2018 – Awarded AFIAP
  • Jul 2018 – “The Watcher” accepted into Edinburgh International Exhibition of Photography 2018
  • Mar 2019 – Symmetree Article published in RPS DIGIT Magazine
  • May 2019 – Awarded EFIAP
  • Nov 2019 – Awarded ARPS
  • May 2020 – Awarded EFIAP/Bronze
  • Jul 2020 – Gold Medal RPS Digital Imaging Group PDI Competition 2020 with “Through The Arch”
  • Jun 2021 – Gold Medal, Varna Salon with “Contented Owl”
  • Jul 2021 – “The Red Hut” print part of FIAP World Cup 2021 winning GB entry of Minimalist Landscapes, 29th FIAP Colour Biennial, France.
  • Sep 2021 – Photo A Day Article published in RPS Digit Magazine
  • Oct 2021 – Chairman’s Choice Medal, Lanterna Magica 2021, Denmark with “The Opening”
  • Jun 2022 – Awarded EFIAP/Silver
  • Feb 2023 – YPU Club Competition, Best Print (“Desolate Tree”)
  • May 2023 – Best Creative Image (“Dark Moon”) at the YPU Annual Exhibition 2023
  • June 2023 – Awarded EFIAP/Gold
  • Feb 2024 – YPU Club Competition, Best Print (“Flock”)