"I have always had a keen and passionate interest in the outdoors, looking for any opportunity or excuse to 'get out there'. However since becoming ill with ME in 2004 my dreams of walking, climbing and conquering peaks have stayed a wistful reverie. I have switched to photography as my way of getting back into the outdoors and being around the things i love. It doesn't come naturally to me and I'm learning all the time, but it gives me an enjoyment i had begun to forget."