smedleyphotos' photostream

For me, photography is a form of expression, both creatively and artistically.

www.smedleyphotos.com

My inspiration and passion for photography started in Austria, where I met my beautiful wife. The stunning mountains and snow covered pine trees with the glare of the sun bouncing off the snow captured my imagination. Since then I have been photographing landscapes in other parts of Europe, including France and Belgium as well as here in the UK.



Mountain biking is amongst one of the sports I enjoy. I remember thinking, wouldn't it be great if I could combine my love of photography with mountain biking…..so that's what I did! And I've recently started going to events to capture other high speed action such as rollerblading and skateboarding too!



My images have appeared in local press, national magazines and won competitions in the UK and Europe.



I enjoy being around people so the next step for me was portrait photography. The more pictures I took of people, the more enjoyable it became. Photographing people's children is challenging when they don't keep still but I like to capture them in their natural environment doing what kids do best, having fun!