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I was brought up in Wyke Regis, midway between Weymouth/Melcombe Regis and Portland. By secondary school age I was living in Upwey with my parents and brother and was taking the bus to Dorchester each day. I did not do well academically and left school at age 15 to be an apprentice compositor at a D Read more...
I was brought up in Wyke Regis, midway between Weymouth/Melcombe Regis and Portland. By secondary school age I was living in Upwey with my parents and brother and was taking the bus to Dorchester each day. I did not do well academically and left school at age 15 to be an apprentice compositor at a Dorchester printing company. The work was tough at first but I found the journeymen (yes, they were all men who had completed an apprenticeship of six years) kind and in the main willing to pass on their knowledge. I had 'day release' each week to attend Bournemouth School of Art which entailing being given money to pay for the train fare and lunch. I found that the design aspect stimulating and got 'City and Guilds' distinctions in 'Compositors Work'
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Most of my photos are taken using my Fuji X100V and Fuji X-5 cameras
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Dec 14th, 2022 PRE CHRISTMAS ROBIN
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Dec 10th, 2022 Christmas Tree now up
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Dec 4th, 2022 LOTS OF DANCING TODAY
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Dec 2nd, 2022 ANOTHER AMAZING SIGN
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Nov 30th, 2022 HAVE YOU?
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Nov 28th, 2022 EDITING A PICTURE OF A BOILED EGG
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Nov 24th, 2022 CHRISTMAS IS COMING
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Nov 22nd, 2022 Taking a picture of breakfast
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