I was fortunate to have spent much of my up-bringing in East Africa and naturally developed a love for the wildlife that was so abundant at that time.
On leaving school I obtained a degree in Zoology from Manchester University but it was only later that my passion for the natural world was re-kindled, largely by linking it to my other love - photography.
I started taking an interest in photography at the age of 13 with my first real camera, a Zenith E. I recall spending hours stalking lizards with this and my next camera, an Olympus OM-10, in our garden in the southern Sudan during my school holidays.
I was then side-tracked by pursuing another career and was only really drawn back to photography when I bought my first digital camera.
My wife, Lisa, and I recently spent a number of years in the southern part of Greece where I compiled a sizeable portfolio of images of life and landscapes in the area. The region where we were based is relatively un-spoilt and is blessed with some wonderful mountain scenery and deep gorges. This in combination with the changes that occur through the seasons and the wonderful light quality provided an excellent opportunity for landscape photography. Each year I am now offering Landscape Photography Workshop-holidays to take advantage of this dramatic scenery. I put together a 6-day itinerary involving a 1/2 day workshop each day, thus enabling time for relaxation too. A daily tutorial covers effective usage of the principles of lighting and composition and various technical tips and guidance. We also head out to apply this theory on either coastal or mountain/gorge photoshoots. Please see the Workshops page on my main website for further details: www.richardgarveywilliams.com.
Kardamili
Old Town and Taygetos Mountains beyond
Images from the region can be seen in my 10 x 8 inch coffee-table book, Light on the Mani. Copies can be previewed and ordered from the bookstore at www.blurb.com. Clicking on the photo below will take you to the appropriate category in the bookstore. Simply type Richard Garvey-Williams in the Search option and it will take you to the book.
Early in 2011, we moved back to the UK and are now based in Devon on the edge of Dartmoor. Again, I am fortunate to have some wonderful moorland and coastal scenery on my doorstep together with an abundance of wildlife. Naturally, much of my current work is focused on building a portfolio of images of this wonderful area.
At work on Dartmoor
My stand at a local Art Fair
Exhibition at the Rainbow's End Art Gallery in Kardamili
A range of my landscape images from Greece were exhibited through much of the summer of 2009 in this excellent gallery run by Ioannis Antoniadis. They drew a lot of interest from both tourists and local people.
