At nine years old, my dad gave me his 1940s ‘Box Brownie’ camera to use. I used the camera to take a variety of black and white photos on 120 roll film.
A friend of mine explained how I could develop my own photos. So, at 13 years old, I developed my first film in our coal cellar in a small flat in Streatham, South London.
To see the images appear in the developing tray under a red ‘safe light’ was so exciting that I became passionate about photography and have since taken photos throughout my life.
I have had an incredibly varied and interesting life—‘incredibly rich’ indeed. The book tells of the many adventures I have experienced, including winning a National Ilford Photography competition, appearing in various films and dramas, and appearing with Russell Grant in a musical. I worked in a gold mine with a motley group of Cornish tin miners in Wales, where we obtained Lady Diana’s gold for her wedding ring. I discovered the first portable Ice Age art and many other unique situations, all accompanied by some great photos in the book.
Incredibly Rich: Memoirs of an Ace Photographer
As the title suggests, this book is essentially a ‘photo-biography’. Born in the middle of an air raid in London during the Blitz, on May 17th, 1943, my life has since been filled with many exciting episodes and adventures, many captured in photographs.I have illustrated several books in my home...
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