Like many amateur photographers I became interested in taking pictures during my teenage years and bought my first SLR camera, a Russian made Zenith, with manual controls and a basic built in light meter. Later I managed to purchase a much lighter Nikon EM SLR and gradually acquired peripherals such as a telephoto and a prime 28mm wide angle lens. I set up a black and white darkroom at home and spent many fulfilling hours developing images using both 35mm and medium format negatives. In 2003 I moved onto digital photography and recently acquired a full frame Nikon DSLR with a 50mm prime lens and 28 -300mm telephoto lens. Post editing is performed using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.