Originally from Manchester in the north of England, I now live just outside Toronto in Canada. My first SLR was a Petri, bought from the Dixons electronics chain many years ago, before I really knew anything about cameras. I only taking photography seriously when the Nikon D70 came out around 2004 and have had several Nikon DSLRs since then. A couple of years ago I restarted shooting film, and since then I've shot 35mm, 120, and recently, the much-derided - but fun - APS. Although an amateur I do shoot assignments at the Toronto Wolfpack rugby league matches on behalf of Touchline Pics in the UK and have been lucky enough to see my pictures on the front page of the League newspaper as well as in local papers - but that's all digital!