The Photographer

I loaded my first roll of Fuji Velvia into my camera in the early 90's, and from that day on I got sucked into the world of photography. By 1998, and after some initial sales, I gave up the day job and went pro. Since the late 90's my work has been regularly published in magazines, books, calendars and cards, I also produced bespoke imagery for businesses and advertising agencies. My work is also represented by Alamy and Getty stock image agencies. In 2007 I started running my own photography workshops in the UK, later leading workshops for other companies in Slovakia, Norway, Iceland and Croatia. I have produced 7 photographic books over the years - and I reckon I still have a few left in me yet.

From 2016 life took a different turn and photography is no longer my main source of income. It was a hard choice, but in hindsight the fact that I am no longer tied to the constraints of producing work to meet others briefs has freed me up to produce work for myself, this has completely changed my approach to how, and why I now shoot.

My photography has come full circle, and I am now revelling in all things film again. Using 6x17cm panoramic and 6x6cm film cameras along with colour and black and white film. I develop my own film, digitise the negatives and transparencies with my Epson scanner. I still shoot digital alongside my film gear, but for me I appreciate the slow approach of film photography more and more.

The anticipation of waiting for the results and the tangible nature of film have reignited my passion for photography.

You can follow my photographic adventures on Youtube and other social media platforms.

 

The Gear

Chroma Six 17 panoramic 6x17cm film camera with 90mm & 135mm lenses.

Bronica SQA with 80mm & 50mm lenses.

Canon R6.

Canon 16-35mm F4 L, 24-70mm F4 L, 70-300mm F4 L series lenses.

Manfrotto bags.

Benro tripods and heads.

DJI Osmo Pocket 3.

I am a Kase UK Partner and use their 100mm Wolverine filter system with a K9 holder. You can purchase Kase products using the following link -

https://kasefilters.com/ref/LeePengelly/

Epson V850 pro scanner & Silverfast software.

 

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