This evening's presentation was given by one of our members, Andrew Stringer. The talk was about the life of a fire fighter and photography. He explained how he got interested in photography.
Having attended an all boys school he was keen to learn about the opposite sex. He managed to blag his way into doing a fashion shoot. Without the knowledge of photography or a camera he consulted his uncle who gave him a crash course. He went out and bought himself a basic camera. He got the photos but not the girl.
He always wanted to be a fire fighter and after watching the film Towering Inferno he knew that he had to apply. But he had to wait until he was eighteen years. Still no girls but armed with his camera the first fire fighter photographer was launched.
Fire, smoke and water together helps to produce dramatic story telling images. He took his camera to every callout to capture the after effects. Safety was always at the forefront and these images would be used in training.
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