Born in Warrington (England) I was brought up a true
northerner.
Always thinking I would end up as a steel worker like my
father, life in Warrington was never that bad. People who lived here loved it.
We had some strong home grown industries, everyone thought they had a job for
life but with the demise of the town’s big employers this was not to be. I
found myself taking a very different career path concentrating on my two
passions, music and photography.
Music was always a huge passion, working in Manchester
during the 90's as a freelance photographer meant working hard in the day and
at night I'd be watching bands or clubbing. My nights started to get as long as
my days, something had to give.
The Hacienda, now legendary Manchester night club, was my
second home. I started getting more involved in music and bands. Taking
photographs was taking second place, in the end I dropping the camera to concentrate
on being a music promoter and venue manager.
Fast forward several years and several thousand hangovers
later I’m running my own bar and live music venue but it’s now 2009 / 2010 and
the country is in recession. In the end the bills mount up it's not working out
so the doors on the bar and club close and I had a re-think.
At 40 I take stock of myself, I have time on my hands. After
spending nearly ten years in bars and nightclubs it was time to do something
that I'd always wanted to do.
Get fit, pick up my camera again, start enjoying life and
start getting out there and explore!
This blog is dedicated to all that I do now. I hope you
enjoy the blog and enjoy my view of this beautiful and amazing planet.
