S c o r p's photostream

I grew up in the southern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. My first camera was a Hanimex 126 cartridge film camera which I took everywhere including on those flights. I was only 12 but I loved recording all the things I experiened.

When I left school and was old enough I bought my first SLR (an Olympus OM10). From their I quickly had a series of compact 35mm's and OM camera's until I finally had an OM4.

In the late 80's an accident where my camera equipment was destroyed saw me without any gear at all. After a few years in limbo and having a family along the way I finally saved enough to start again. This time I switched to Nikon since Olympus was getting out of the 35mm range. Who knew they would make a comeback in the late 90's.

Its always nice to be able to combine the things you enjoy in life together. In my case my job feels more like a paid hobby.

Slowly I have been restoring and digitising it so I can pass it on to my children and neices/nephews. These days I enjoy many aspects of photography but still intent of recording many of the things I experience.

I have an ecclectic taste in music from Mozart to Linkin Park and almost anything in between. Other interests include Classic Cars, Guitar, Ballroom Dancing, Sci Fi as well as working with childrens charities.

Photo's marked 'Archive Image' do not belong to me and I post them for historical reference & interest.