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things, which I could never have planned for, made the shot.” That begs the question: is he often disappointed? “I’ve left the house at four in the morning to get a shot and there was too much cloud cover, or a particularly pretty house was covered in scaffolding, or the fog was too thick,” he says. “There’s nothing you can do in that instance – you just pack up and go home. But when it works and you get a great shot it was worth all the planning, the early mornings and even the failures – it’s just a great feeling.” Nick found his passion for


photography when he was just 16. Now 55, he focuses on landscapes, expressing his love of the South Devon coast and the high moorland.


“I walk a lot and do enjoy being


on my own, and I wanted a way of keeping that special feeling of being the only person to see a beautiful landscape, and share it,” he smiles. “I enjoy being in these breathtakingly beautiful places and just soaking up the view. We are incredibly lucky to live where we do and I feel privileged to be able to document it in my photographs.” Nick’s wife and two children fully support the work that he does, but point out that he doesn’t display much of his work at his home in Strete. “I don’t have a great many pictures on my own walls, it’s true,” he says. “The greatest buzz I can possibly get is for other people to see my work, to have it on the front of a magazine, or


hanging in someone’s home, that is the most wonderful feeling. That someone has chosen my image to be something they love to look at each day, it’s a feeling that cannot be beaten. “This is not my business – it’s


my passion. I wouldn’t do it unless I loved it, and I do.”


Nick’s Photos can be viewed at his new website: www. southdevonphotos.co.uk. This features galleries with over 1500 photos. It is primarily aimed at businesses that need to promote the area as well as anybody who simply wants to enjoy the beauty of the South Hams. You can contact him to ask about prints and commissions on 01803 770659.• Interview by Phil Scoble.


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