I have been interested in photography for over thirty years, initially as a hobby, but then professionally when I became an art teacher. I decided to take things further and completed a post graduate diploma in photography and media studies. From there I went on to teach photography at 'A' Level for ten years - a career that gave me many rewards and a great sense of achievement.

Image making and the use of computers has fascinated me for years, but the price of those early systems was completely beyond my means. Then about six years ago I managed to buy a computer and the appropriate software, and it has changed the way I work completely.
After spending many frustrating months trying to get to grips with the computer and Photoshop, it gradually began to make sense. How that first computer survived I don't know - it nearly went out the window on several occasions! However, once I'd got to grips with Photoshop, it was remarkable how it allowed me to express my ideas more fully. I still use a film camera and scan the film into the computer to create digital files.

I'm not a methodical worker; images tend to evolve slowly, usually by going through hundreds of different digital files and combining one or many to produce a final image. I find the process almost magical as generally I do not have a preconceived idea about the look of a final image, it just evolves over time.

In the past few years I have had several solo exhibitions, my work has appeared in numerous magazines as well as on CD covers and in 2002 I was thrilled to win National Digital Photographer of the Year Award 2002, in the national competition sponsored by Dixon's and a digital photography magazine with the image "Brave New World".

My work is available to buy, as limited edition A3 prints, please email me for further details.

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Email: tony@dreamingaloud.com