For all his professional life John was a Studio, Theatrical and Wedding Photographer who also specialised in Animal photography. He got his love of photography from his grandfather and started photography at school – Streatham Grammar School. He began his professional life as a photographer in the Air Ministry – actually based in Churchill’s war room’s bunker. He was then in the Royal Air Force for a week before being transferred to the British Army for 4 years as an official photographer serving in India, Palestine and Cyprus. He then worked in London at Bata shoes and Regal Photographic Studios For many years, from 1961, John worked with his wife Rowena from his studio in The Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea. He was the official photographer for the Cliffs Pavilion and Palace Theatre in Westcliff-on-Sea, and worked in many theatres in London and around the country. They photographed many great names in the entertainment world over the years. Some of his prestigious commissions took him to such places as Buckingham Palace to photograph the Duke of Edinburgh. They only retired in 1999 when both were into their seventies but still as energetic and professional as when they started. In July 2004 the British Institute of Professional Photographers presented him with an award ‘in recognition of 61 years membership and throughout this remarkable achievement he has consistently upheld the aims and standards of the Institute’. He was also an Associate member of the Master Photographers Association and a member of their qualifications panel. His other interests included the cinema, particularly old black & white movies. The theatre; he was a founder member of the Southend Shakespeare Society, he and Rowena met in St Margaret’s Social Club production of Pride and Prejudice – playing Darcy and Elizabeth. And he was a member of the Southend Drama Society. Cricket was a lifelong passion for him; he was a member of the Hadleigh and Thundersley Cricket Club. He had a lifelong interest in all music; particularly early music and was a fan of the harpsichordist George Malcolm. In the Army John played Saxophone which he carried around with him in India, Palestine & Cyprus. He spent his ‘demob’ money on buying a Clavichord, much to his father’s annoyance, and he took lessons with Wanda Landowska.