Here are some of my better photographs by subject


This Gallery contains a small sample of the many pictures I have taken over a lifetime in Vehicle and Aircraft Recovery, along with a few of my photographic hobby shots.

Yes I know today everyone is a brilliant Photographer, but most of these were taken when cameras did not do the work for you. It was necessary to ‘adjust setting yourself’ and early on, wait a week to get them developed to see if they even came out!

 

How to get the best out of the Photo Gallery :

Just click on any image to see that image in a larger size. Then once you are displaying the ‘larger size’ screen you can easily scroll through the images with the left and right arrows at each side. When finished click ‘X’ (top right) to close the screen.

Photos of LAND (scapes)

ABOUT - I love looking at other people’s landscape images, but rarely seem to have the success with them that others do. Here however, are a few from around the world I have taken that, I am pleased with.



Photos of SEA (craft)

ABOUT – I have always had a love of the sea and for many years I was lucky enough to own a succession of boats. During that time I was able to get up close to some classic vessels and capture them for all time with my camera. The main interest has been our magnificent navy especially those that took part in the Falklands War. There are also a couple of American 'Legends' I visited (and even got to sit in the Captain’s seat of the USS Enterprise)



Photos of AIR (planes)

ABOUT – In the seventies I started to learn how to fly at Biggin Hill, but the money run out before I got my PPL. The in 1988 when I was running National Rescue, I accomplished my first aircraft recovery, when we rescued the Brooklands Vickers Varsity leading to many more in the following years. This has meant I have had may opportunities to photograph interesting aircraft and so here are a few of them.



GLAMOUR (photography)

ABOUT - Back at school in the sixties, my love of photography (inherited from Dad) meant I was one of the few people with a camera. I quickly realised I had an eye for strong portraits, and, over time, that grew into me adding a passion for glamour work, to my already established interest in photography (perhaps with some help from the Sun newspaper). When I met my future wife in the early eighties, I knew instantly she was a natural glamour model and a perfect subject to work with. Below is a small sample of my work with her, plus a couple of the other models I have worked with.



Photos off BROOKLANDS (museum)

ABOUT – My company National Rescue opened a new depot at Brooklands in February 1984 and soon after that I was approached by the still being formed Brooklands Museum to see if we could recover the ‘odd thing’ for them. Over the last forty plus years those odd things ranged from a few bombs to some fifty plus complete or partial aircraft. In fact, there are very few major exhibits at Brookland I have not be involved with in some way as a volunteer.



Photo of RECOVERY vehicles and planes

ABOUT – I did my first vehicle Recovery with Forge Garage, Poynings in 1965 and became hooked on the industry. This resulted in me spending my entire life associated with it. In the start I formed National Rescue (still run today by my nephew Martin). They were the golden years in which myself and many others developed the recovery technics and equipment in use today. I then with the help of some very clever people developed and sold software and hardware to make the job easier and more efficient. After retiring in 2007 I have in recent years, been fighting to make it a safer place to work. Here are just a few highlights and special jobs from it.



MISCELLANEOUS (Save the best to last)

ABOUT – When I decided to share some of my favourite images on this website, most were easy to group by subject. These are the ones that didn’t fit anywhere else—some rare, some very unique and cannot be repeated. Most with a fascinating story behind them.