Although I am a recent convert to digital photography I have been interested in photography for years.
I left school and joined the Royal Navy and completed 23 years service and at the ripe old age of 40 was pensioned off, During my service I visited lots of interesting places and I just wish digital photography was around during those times. I am a veteran of the Falklands Conflict (was it really 26 years ago) and I was in Hong Kong for the handover, after leaving the Royal Navy I was a heavy goods chauffeur and toured UK and found some lovely places for photographs, I then went to work at Gatwick Airport. For our 25th Wedding anniversary my wife bought me a Canon EOS 300D and with the lenses that I had from our Canon film camera's I was like a kid with a new toy, we spent our anniversary in New Hampshire at the time of the fall and my wife loved the camera so much we purchased a Canon EOS 350D on return from the states, which because it has a small grip she finds ideal. After about 2 years I wanted to upgrade to the 20D and once the money was saved I could not find one so opted for the 30D which is a brilliant camera and I am over the moon with it, I like to take all types of photographs as I hope my Gallery shows, I particularly like taking adverse weather as it is a challenge not that any other part of photography isn't. I have recently started taking portraits and the ones on this site are taken only with the flash and an uplighter, I have recently purchased some studio lights so I can practice some more (anyone want to be a model!!)
The good looking one in the photograph is the chief card maker and assistant photographer.
All photographs displayed on here are Copyright © Eon Matthews 1982-2008