Advanced Member - Andy Davies MInstLM LRPS
(CRCC Chairman)
My father first introduced me to the art of photography at the age of 7. Since then I have been a keen amateur photographer on and off for about 30 years taking photographs on a wide selection of subjects.
I have now got back into photography from a 2 year break and now specialise in lifestyle portraiture, landscapes & nature digital photography. My interest in wildlife and nature started when I was 7 years old when my father joined me in the Young Ornithologists Club of Great Britain.
I now support several societies/charities that support wildlife and nature, namely the Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT), Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). All of my photographs are true representations of what I see. My images are not digitally manipulated apart from the use of levels, curves, saturation and some dodging and burning, unless otherwise stated.
I use Nikon DSLRs with various lenses, flashes and filters etc.
In February 2010 I was honoured to be selected to judge the Charles Hosken Competition for the Cornwall Photographic Alliance (CPA) which highlights the excellent images of the cream of Cornish club photographers.
I have recently achieved an 'A' grade in my A-Level Photography course which I have found immensley useful and inspiring and am also a member of the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM - Level 5).
In January 2011 I was award the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) LRPS distinction and in December 2011 I was unanimously voted to become the Chairman of the Camborne & Redruth Camera Club.
I also run photographic trips for the camera club taking members to such scenic places as Elan Valley (mid Wales), Snowdonia, Dartmoor and Exmoor etc.
My ambition is to become a semi-professional photographer. I hope you enjoy the photos that follow.
Achievements:
- 64th Bristol International Salon of Photography 2010 - Acceptance in the 'Nature' category
- January 2011 awarded the LRPS Distinction with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
- 65th Bristol International Salon of Photography 2011 - Acceptance in the 'Nature' category
- 2011 California Pacific International Exhibition of Photography - 2 acceptances
- 2011 Photographic Society of America (PSA) Nature Division Projected Image Exhibition - 2 acceptances
- 2011 PSA EID General Division - 1 acceptance
- 2011 PSA CIPD - Bronze Medal - 2 acceptances
See a slideshow of Andy's images here