Duncan Fawkes' photostream  

Dunno what got me into photography, I used to take the piss out of my dad for his mind numbing slideshows when I was a kid, and my grandfather was a keen photographer but I never picked up the bug as a child (or as an "adult" through my 20s).

Suffice to say I'm now the protagonist of said mind numbing slideshows, and take it far more seriously than either of they did or I would have ever predicted! In my "wasted" time (where most nights were spent down the pub or on the computer rather than actually doing anything vaguely creative) I'd take the odd shot of pretty sunsets and stuff, but never anything that really inspired me.

So I'm not actually sure how I ended up here or what my driver is; I'm missing the beautiful story that so many have. I know that a lot of other things changed in my life around then and maybe that was the "ephiphany" that made me mature in many different ways. Ultimately I've always enjoyed the beautiful world around me and had a keen interest in how things work, what makes the world tick and the grandness of our natural (and sometimes unnatural) surroundings and now just have a desire to capture something of that that is beautiful to myself and others.

I would like to think that my desire to capture the magic of light comes from my own personal desire to capture something I find remarkable and that would translate into a positive reaction from others, but who knows which way round it works?! =)

I now live in Hadfield, to the east of Manchester on the edge of the Peak District National Park. I live in a beautiful area with so much opportunity around me; the key is to make sure I make the best use of it.