About
Originally from North Somerset, Gary has worked as a graphic designer for over 20 years having been employed as a designer at two UK National Park Authorities, including the Peak District and the Brecon Beacons. This work also involved undertaking photography, managing extensive image libraries and commissioning photographers. He is now a landscape and nature photographer himself based in Somerset again:
"I have always had a keen interest in photography as well as art, wildlife and conservation, having trained in illustration and design in Dorset. At the Peak District National Park I was fortunate to have worked alongside Ray Manley, a superb landscape photographer from whom I learnt a great deal. There are also some very talented photographers who have influenced me as I have developed my own style. Numerous artists and illustrators have also inspired me throughout my life, especially Charles Tunnicliffe, Eric Ennion, Kyffin Williams, Neil Pinkett, Kurt Jackson and J.M.W Turner.
I purchased my first Minolta SLR film camera in the late 1980's and have been using professional Canon digital cameras since 2011. This developed into a more intensive occupation and career move in 2014 and I am adding images to my web site and social media sites regularly. I undertake most of my image post processing work in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, and I have been an Adobe Certified Associate.
My images portray a wide variety of landscapes, from rugged mountains to magical woodlands, moody wetlands and marshes as well as dramatic coastlines. The ever changing light also creates a wonderful spectacle and subject matter for the landscape and nature photographer.
I enjoy creative photography and the challenge of portraying the beauty of the natural world in all weathers is very rewarding as no two days are the same. Waiting for that fleeting moment on a high windswept mountain top after a two hour walk and trying to second-guess the light and prevailing conditions requires patience and perseverance - but the elation of capturing that unique image is hard to beat".
"I have always had a keen interest in photography as well as art, wildlife and conservation, having trained in illustration and design in Dorset. At the Peak District National Park I was fortunate to have worked alongside Ray Manley, a superb landscape photographer from whom I learnt a great deal. There are also some very talented photographers who have influenced me as I have developed my own style. Numerous artists and illustrators have also inspired me throughout my life, especially Charles Tunnicliffe, Eric Ennion, Kyffin Williams, Neil Pinkett, Kurt Jackson and J.M.W Turner.
I purchased my first Minolta SLR film camera in the late 1980's and have been using professional Canon digital cameras since 2011. This developed into a more intensive occupation and career move in 2014 and I am adding images to my web site and social media sites regularly. I undertake most of my image post processing work in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, and I have been an Adobe Certified Associate.
My images portray a wide variety of landscapes, from rugged mountains to magical woodlands, moody wetlands and marshes as well as dramatic coastlines. The ever changing light also creates a wonderful spectacle and subject matter for the landscape and nature photographer.
I enjoy creative photography and the challenge of portraying the beauty of the natural world in all weathers is very rewarding as no two days are the same. Waiting for that fleeting moment on a high windswept mountain top after a two hour walk and trying to second-guess the light and prevailing conditions requires patience and perseverance - but the elation of capturing that unique image is hard to beat".
