CV

Robert was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England in 1973.

Robert first picked up an SLR when he was 12, the results turned out better than his Dad's! Since then he has never looked back and wanted to become a photographer. After finishing his GCSEs at school Rob went to Norton College in Sheffield for a National Dipolma in Photography. One of his tutors told him not to apply to go to Blackpool & the Fylde College to study for a Higher National Diploma because it is one of the top college's in the country for photography and the competition would be too fearce. Rob chose to ignore the advise, the college was impressed with his portfolio and achieved a successful HND in the next two years.

Since college Rob has tried to achieve his ambition of being a succesful photographer with many ups and downs. It is one thing to take a good picture but another one to make it sell well. With stubborn determination Robert is still working hard at his aim, one big ambition is to have a book published of his Derbyshire landscapes.

Robert's two favourite subjects are steam trains and landscapes and has now a collection of over 20,000 transparencies.

The Peak District features heavily in the collection as Rob has lived only 2 miles from the eastern boarder of the Peak District for most of his life. He has also travelled to places like China, Cuba, South Africa and Utah, Arizona in the USA, reaching Everest Base Camp in October 2005 and two trips to the USA in 2007.

Robert has won a number of photographic competitions including £1000 and a hot-air balloon ride!

Rob also has a keen interest in history, which also features in his work of historic aircraft and battle re enactments.

Robert's main cameras over the years have been a sturdy Canon A1 a Bronica ETRS and a Hassleblad X Pan. Recently Robert has been taking photos with a Nikon D100.

Robert would be happy to hear from anyone interesting on buying his work, from framed pictures to publishing in brochures etc.

Robert was living on the Isle of Mull in the summer of 2005, working on the Mull Railway but a great opportunity for his photography, even getting up at 4am to photograph the sunrise!

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