Began photography in 1948 - two cameras from grandfather!
Began computing in 1958
Became Computer Systems Analyst in 1964
Responsible for Systems Audit Team in 1966
European Leader of IT Rescue based in Geneva in 1967
Began Using email on uucp protocol in 1978 (you had to define the route for your email machine#1!machine#2!machine#3!account_name)
Began Using DeskTop Computer (Sirius S1) with two 5.25in disk drives and a 10.6 M hard disk in 1982 using MS-DOS, CPM -installed an AT&T version of unix on it the following year!
Developed software for Amiga - still have an amiga 3000 (rarely fired up now)
Began using digital image making software in mid 80's
Began managing networks in mid 80's
Became Chief Exec of an ISP in early 90's
Started using early digital cameras in mid 90'
Full Independent Consultant Mid 90's until 2003
Career change to full time Photographic Artist on retirement from day job
Holds full Amateur Radio Licence
Qualified Navigator and skipper
Started exhibiting in 2005
Awarded Distinction for Photography in Visual arts by Royal Photographic Society in 2008
Teaches digital Photography
Appointed to Photographic Judge list in 2008
Maintains a permanent Installation of my photography on display in Bristol UK
Manages own Freebsd 7.0 server system, a win 64k XP Pro, 2x XP pro 32 bit and 1 laptop, I tablet. systems support 5T of images in a raid database, digital photographic processing & printing
Currently building new studio using recycled materials
Currently writing illustrated book on Tunisia
Public Speaker on Photography and photographic subjects
Cameras: Canon 5D, Pentax 6x7cm (Early '70's still used regularly), 5"x4" sheet film, 1960's mamiyaflex, various 35mm film cameras
Subjects: Landscape, Portraiture, Creative Digital, Contemporary, Macro
Wonderful partner, 8 Grandchildren
Its a great life