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Home > Photographer The Photographer Born in Solihull in 1984, Andy's passion for aviation began at a very early age. With a ex-fleet air arm grandfather and a house a few hundred metres from the runway at Birmingham International Airport the constant movements and war stories fascinated him and as soon as Andy could read, he was reading about aircraft and visiting museums. Andy's first airshow was the soon to be no-more Finningly displays of the early 1990's closely followed by the ill-fated IAT 1993 which saw the crash of the Mig-29 duo. In the mid-1990's Andy and his parents began taking camping holidays in Lincolnshire; a location very 'hot' in military aircraft. Here, Andy's primary love of military and warbird aviation sprouted, the camp being two miles from RAF Coningsby; the current home of the RAF fighter fraternity and the BBMF. Soon, Andy began to branch out as he got older attending the NOMAD and other exercises at RAF Waddington where he began to make acquaintances of major players in the hobby. In 2004; Andy purchased his first DSLR and began concentrating mainly on photography in the hobby; armed with a recently acquired driving licence he began travelling the country with his camera. In 2005; Andy became involved with the major enthusiasts website Fighter Control as a forum moderator; eventually becoming the News Editor in 2006. Whilst no longer on the team, Andy still helps out whenever he can and is a very active member of the community. With 2005 being Andy's first full photography airshow season; he travelled for the first time to Europe to an airshow and later that year, had his first photo published in the Danish Dakota Society's members magazine. Since graduating in 2006; Andy has continued to try and improve his photographic technique while at the same time training for a career. Andy now works in local government and tries to spend as much spare time as possible at airfields. Recently, this has decreased with the increase in fuel costs and the fact that Andy is now studying a part time Masters-degree in Real Estate Management that takes up much of his time. Andy is a aviation photographer here to stay always happy to help out at events and/or give tips to people in the hobby; his photos are always available for use in publications. Andy uses exclusively Nikon Digital SLR's combined with Sigma and Nikkor lenses in his hobby. His current kit consists of:-
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