About me

My interest in photography started rather late in life, after an argument with a friend who was unhappy with a photo of I took of them using an iPhone in Sintra, Portugal.

Struggling with a combination of bright sunlight, a huge queue of people waiting impatiently to take a similar shot of their friends at the same spot, my height which meant I had to crouch done in an uncomfortable position, and unfamiliarity with the phone, he ended up with a poorly composed shot.

Irritated with my incompetence, I decided to blame my tools and set about looking for a camera with a “fully articulating screen”. I settled on a second hand Canon G1X Mark iii and everything mushroomed from there. It was not long until I had embraced the world of full frame and associated lenses, acquired a new laptop, bought terabytes of disks and cloud storage, camera bags galore – you know the way it goes…

If you are interested, I am currently using a Canon R6 mark iii.

I continue my photography journey pretty much daily, and enjoy the exercise, both physically and and in the more careful observation of the world that it requires.

I hope you enjoy my photos and stories!

Richard Ellis

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