PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER MAGAZINE

Pete has a great wit and dry sense of humour about himself, and like most Pro's doesn't take himself too seriously, plus his a great photographer. Pete's diary entry below from the 10th January:

"The phone rings at 9.15am. Stern, leading German news magazine and loyal client, books me for a job. The year is afoot! At 2.22pm, the phone rings. Leading german news magazine Stern cancels the booking. I am not disheartened, for today I am the "all expenses paid" guest judge and speaker at the Kentish Photography Club. We meet at the Blind Dog in Canterbury, an aptly named venue for a gathering of snappers. Earlier I had judged the club entries on landscape. After an initial round of fours and fives for the two pictures submitted by each member I showed them to my daughter. She liked them and commented that photography "isn't a real job, Daddy".

I scurried to put an extra pen mark over the scores. Back in the Blind Dog I survey the anticipated ensemble. First to be judged is the gloriously bouyant Agnes. I wiled her an eight out of ten, my second highest score, and search those Estonian blues for moist adulation. Agnes is unmoved. The score for her second image is six. Local hotshot, commercial photographer and club co-organiser Jason Dodd, whispers that the lowest mark he has ever given is a six. I continue to throw out the scores with the precision of Phil "The Power" Taylor. At one point I think some members might leave. At another I think perhaps I should. The evening is salvaged and I gave a quick presentation and hand out the gongs, a trophy to 2010 overall winner Paul Spree and a signed "Dench" to the most improved, Steve Baker.

For the rest of Peter's diary and a great read buy this months edition of Pro for £3.99.