
Born into photography, Phils father ran a successful GP studio in North Wales for over 40 years.
Phil studied photography on the Wirral and after working for a while in the photographic retail sector, joined in the family business in 1984. Upon his fathers retirement Phil ran his own studio specializing in social photography for 12 years.
During the 1990s Phil was a Regional Chairman of the Master Photographers Association and served on numerous committees.
In August 1999 Phil took over the running of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers upon the retirement of Derek Avery FSWPP, and in January 2000 Phil took over the running of the British Professional Photographers Assoc.
The SWPP 2008 Convention was an outstanding success,
we have 173 days to get ready for the 2009 convention - which starts on January 14, 2009
Photo Quote: If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough. - Robert Capa