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I photograph life as it happens around me, and am always looking to photograph life.

I use an old Nikon F3 with a 35mm, 24mm and 14mm.
All of my work is black and white and all of it is uncropped, I shoot on Ilford HP5+ most of the time but will use FP4 when it's not available. I never use flash and I love studying and photographing life and the people around me.

I've been learning photography for about 18 years and I work as a photographer at Aardman Animations in Bristol, UK.

Please try not to use my images without permission.

I now have a book on Blurb. It's a retrospective of my work so far.

www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/599720

You can also buy selected images here

ljesmith.imagekind.com/

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Bert Hardy Lives! 267 photos, 17 members
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Testimonials (9)

pikture [OFF] says:

"He glanced over the reasons for humanity.
In a fair way to pay attention.
Thank you Master."

31st January, 2008
El Inglés says:

"Luke is not only one of my favourite photographers but his gallery about Cornish life will one day provide a rich vein of resource for social historians. And all this peerlessly captured in the digital age with a Nikon F3 and HP5."

20th January, 2008
Ben Grader says:

"How nice to see a photographer who still works using monochrome.
I still have my set-up but just can't find time or space for it."

16th September, 2007
Christophe Negrel says:

"it s real pleasure to see yours photos !!!!"

14th August, 2007
StormCab says:

"Yes fantastic photos. I am amazed that they are film, you must have a fantastic scanner. You make me want to get off my backside and take more pictures; that's it, no more excuses. Keep it up."

1st August, 2007
Roby1kenobi says:

"Stunning use of wideangle for life portraits! A shooting artist."

31st July, 2007
j-wokaaa says:

"Amazing pictures, no cropping or jiggery pokery, taking good pictures is bloody hard work, this dude make it look easy .I am sure it wasn’t
thanks for sharing your work"

26th July, 2007
Cri_Leto says:

"Your photo are fantastic!
Tones, light, composition...
I like a lot.
Compliments."

20th July, 2007
NoNo Joe says:

"I do not believe you have a single testimonial!

You're one of my new favorite photographers, making such skill and ability with black and white photographs look easy! I look forward to every photo you grace the flickr crowd with!

keep them coming!"

5th December, 2006