The Photographer

I loaded my first roll of Fuji Velvia into my camera in the early 90's, and from that day on I got sucked into the world of photography. By 1998, and after some initial sales, I gave up the day job and went pro eventually switching to a full digital setup in 2004. Since the late 90's my work has been regularly published in magazines, books, calendars and cards, I also produced bespoke imagery for businesses and advertising agencies. My work is also represented by Alamy and Getty stock image agencies. In 2007 I started running my own photography workshops in the UK, later leading workshops for other companies in Slovakia, Norway, Iceland and Croatia. I have produced 7 photographic books over the years - and I reckon I still have a few left in me yet.

From 2016 life took a different turn and photography is no longer my main source of income. It was a hard choice, but in hindsight the fact that I am no longer tied to the constraints of producing work to meet others briefs has freed me up to produce work for myself, this has completely changed my approach to how, and why I now shoot.

My photography has come full circle, and I am now revelling in all things film again. I now shoot film exclusively with 8x10', 4x5', 6x17cm panoramic and 6x6cm formats using colour and black and white film. I develop my own film and digitise the negatives and transparencies with my Epson scanner. A full darkroom is also imminent. I also shoot infrared with a full spectrum converted Canon M50.

The anticipation of waiting for the results and the tangible nature of film have reignited my passion for photography.

 

You can follow my photographic adventures on Youtube and other social media platforms.

 

The Gear

Wisner 8x10 with 180mm & 250mm Fujinon lenses.

Shen Hao HZX4511A 4x5 large format with 90mm, 135mm & 180mm lenses. 

Chroma Six 17 Graflok 6x17cm panoramic film back.

Bronica SQA with 80mm & 50mm lenses.

Canon M50 Full Spectrum infrared camera.

Nikon ZFC with 16-50mm & 50-250mm.

Rode Go 2 wireless mic system.

F64 large format & Manfrotto rucksacks.

Benro & Manfrotto tripods and heads.

Neewer LT07 travel tripod - please use the affiliate link if you would like to purchase this tripod. https://neewer.com/?ref=Lee

I am a Kase UK Partner and use their 100mm Wolverine filter system with a K9 holder. You can purchase Kase products using the following link -

https://kasefilters.com/ref/LeePengelly/

Epson V850 pro scanner & Silverfast software.

 

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