David was a keen photographer both at school and at Leeds University, where he contributed to the weekly student newspaper. After graduating and subsequently getting his PhD in combustion science, he worked in industry and local government before joining the Open University as an academic. For the next few years, photography was neglected until he was given a Nikon D70 for his birthday in 2006. The love of making images was rekindled and he concentrated his spare time in developing his photographic work. He is now a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) specialising in Visual Art and he holds an EFIAP (Excellence, International Federation of Photographic Art). He was a Trustee and member of the Council of the RPS as well as Chair of its Education Committee. He Chaired the RPS Digital Imaging Group and has been editor of three of the RPS special interest Group magazines. David’s images have won over thirty awards in international salons and exhibitions and have been accepted in over thirty countries