brian swales photography

Welcome to my photographs

I have been interested in photography since I was in my teens. My first SLR camera was a Russian built Zenith I bought with money I was given for my 21st birthday in 1966. This was a fully manual camera, basic & heavy but it had a good lens.

Over the years I progressed through Praktica, Pentax, Minolta and as cameras became more sophisticated I used them in automatic mode. When the digital era arrived this reawakend my interest in using a camera to its full potential rather than relying on the camera to make all the decisions. I now use a Nikon 300s digital SLR camera with several lenses.

I enjoy taking all manner of photographs and I try, if possible, to look for a different angle to an image.

"The best pictures are uninvited, they're suddenly there in front of you . . . . easy to see but difficult to catch." Jane Bown, Photographer.

I hope you enjoy looking at my images.


All photographs © Brian Swales. All rights reserved.