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I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and spent most of my youth on a golf course (16 years), in a small town called Motherwell. I moved to Canada in 1996 and live in Calgary, Alberta about a one hour drive from the Canadian Rockies. I have always enjoyed outdoor pursuits and my wife and I have hiked and camped in Canada, US and Scotland. With the Rockies on my doorstep it was not difficult to fall in love with the scenery and establish a new hobby, photography.

My first passion was golf, achieving a high standard at amateur status. For over thirty five years my focus was on fitness and martial arts, particularly the traditional art of Muay Thai. I achieved the level of Assistant Master in my sport and was the national representative for both Scotland and Canada. Over the past five or six years I have concentrated on photography (my wife says my most recent obsession) as my hobby of choice, striving to improve my skills and techniques. Irrespective of the pursuit that is my focus, I give 100% to the task.

The type of photography that I enjoy, is Landscape and Wildlife. I attempt to capture the views, as I see them, at that moment in time. I go to the mountains as much as I can, in all weather conditions to enjoy the scenery and hopefully catch the wildlife. I find that photography has a great way of slowing you down, to appreciate what nature has put around you.

I hope you enjoy looking at my photographs as much as I have enjoyed shooting them.

Thank You


People have asked me what equipment I use to shoot with and with what lenses:

Cameras (all Canon):
40d for Wildlife
5d for Landscape

Lenses (all Canon):
500 F 4
300 F 2.8
100-400 F 4.5 / 5.6
70-200 F 2.8
24-70 F 2.8
17-40 F 4
24 mm Tilt/ Shift
100 mm Macro F 2.8
2x Converter
1.4 Converter
A variety of Singh-Ray Filters

Tripods:
Induro and Manfroto

Many people have requested that I join their group or add to their group. Firstly, I would like to thank you for the invitation; it is flattering to be acknowledged. However, my computer skills are developing and time commitments are limited.