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Ken Taylor - Photography Originally from Consett in County Durham, Ken moved to Spain almost 13 years ago.


As well as working in finance, he was a semi-pro photographer, which was his great passion, and he made the decision that it was 'now or never' to move to Spain and do his photography full time. His house sold very


quickly and in no time at all he was on his way here. He started to build up his business by setting up a website and through advertising, but it wasn't long before word of mouth got him a lot of business. Approximately 80% of his work now is through recommendations. Because of his work, Ken gets to meet a wide range of people from areas as far away as Barcelona and right down to the Costa Del Sol. But one area of his work that he travels even further afield for, is when he does portfolios and concerts for singers, artists and rock bands. A few very well known names came into our conversation at this point, namely Peter Andre, you can all swoon ladies as Ken tells me he is as nice in real life as he is on the TV, Joe Longthorne who Ken has got to know really well - he once rang Ken and told him to come to one of his concerts and to come up on the stage with him! Ken was a bit nervous about this but he did it, and as he did Joe and his piano player were both leaning on the piano and Ken got a great photo of them. Also the Drifters, Alexander O´Neill, UB40 and in November he will be working with the Stylistics! In fact Ken will travel all over Spain and Gibraltar to make someone's day memorable. People often book a wedding venue miles away from where they live because they love the scenery or a local church, so often Ken has a long journey, which he doesn't mind at all as weddings are his favourite part of his work. He actually said that even if he were to win the lottery he would still do weddings as he loves them so much. Apart from weddings, Ken photographs just about anything you could possibly want - your pets, grandchildren, houses, boats, beaches - you name it and he has probably taken a photo of it! He uses his two studios in Los Montesinos and Villamartin for family portraits, but he often works outside in gardens, parks, by the pool and anywhere else you would like your photo taken. As we said goodbye, I was off home to write this up ready for next month’s edition, and where was Ken going? He was off to take some photos for a family playing at the beach. I think I know where I would rather be! Ed's note: We often use Ken's photos for our front covers - see his advert on page 4 for contact details.


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