Robert was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England on the 5th July 1973. He first picked up an SLR when he was 12, the results turned out better than his Dad's! Since then he has never looked back and wanted to become a photographer. After finishing his GCSEs at school Rob went to Norton College in Sheffield for a National Diploma in Photography. One of his tutors told him not to apply to go to Blackpool & the Fylde College to study for a Higher National Diploma because it is one of the top college's in the country for photography and the competition would be too fierce. Rob chose to ignore the advise, the college was impressed with his portfolio and achieved a successful HND in the next two years.

Since college Rob has tried to achieve his ambition of being a successful photographer with many ups and downs. It is one thing to take a good picture but another one to make it sell well. With stubborn determination Robert is still working hard at his aim, one big ambition is to have a book published of his Derbyshire landscapes.

Robert's two favorite subjects are steam trains and landscapes and has now a collection of over 15,000 transparencies. The Peak District features heavily in the collection as Rob has lived only 2 miles from the eastern boarder of the Peak District for most of his life. He has also traveled to places like China, Cuba, South Africa and Utah, Arizona in the USA, with a trip to Nepal planned in October 2005! Robert has won a number of photographic competitions including £1000 and a hot-air balloon ride! Rob also has a keen interest in history, which also features in his work of historic aircraft and battle re enactments.

Robert's main cameras over the years have been a sturdy Canon A1 and a Bronica ETRS. There are plans to upgrade in the future and has just bought an Xpan panoramic camera. Robert would be happy to hear from anyone interesting on buying his work, from framed pictures to publishing in brochures etc.

Robert was living on the Isle of Mull in the summer of 2005, working on the Mull Railway but a great opportunity for his photography, even getting up at 4am to photograph the sunrise!

Hello my name is David Rowley and my interest in photography started in school but was put on the back burner for many years due to family and work commitments. I was finally able to pick up the camera seriously about eight years ago and then specialized in black and white. I studied for City and Guilds courses in Ffotogallery in Cardiff and several of my pictures were chosen for Ffotogallery's annual exhibitions. I was delighted when one was purchased for the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth.

Six years ago a friend of mine invited me to see a new programme he had just bought called Photoshop 4 - that was it! I was well and truly hooked and didn't even have a computer at that time. This was a real turning point for me and I purchased a computer almost immediately. After a very steep learning curve (that included the computer!) I finally began to produce some images and two years ago I was fortunate enough to be invited to join IDIG (Internet Digital Imaging Group). Being a member of a group of like minded people has given me a tremendous boost and continues to do so. Within a short period of time I launched my own web site where most of my work is now exhibited. 5 years ago I took a big step and became totally digital selling all my 35mm equipment and never looked back.

I have been contributing tutorials for leading UK magazine Digital Photo for the last 4 years and specialize in video tutorials for their cover CD. I also give talks to photographic clubs and societies around the UK as well as individual tuition. My tutorials have also been used by digital imaging sites world wide. I now concentrate solely on digital imaging, writing tutorials and articles for magazines and giving talks on a subject that never ceases to amaze me.

I am a former, newspaper photographer that specialised in news, sport and features, for the London national newspapers. I spent about 15 years in the industry, starting off in a news and picture agency in Bristol for a couple of years, before heading off to the big smoke for a life in photojournalism. I worked full time, and was the first female photographer on Today (the first colour newspaper - now defunct) before  going on to the Daily Mirror, Sunday Express and in the twilight of my journalism career, ending up as assistant to the picture editor of the Times, national newspaper.

As I got older and for a variety of reasons, I decided on a complete career change. I took myself off to a full time 3 year university course and went into countryside management. Throughout my new career I have continued to take photographs over the years and now enjoy my  photography in a very different way. I now do my own successful photographic courses as well as touring the country giving entertaining talks about my life as a former female photojournalist.