Andy has been working as a professional photographer since completing his City & Guilds 744 in 1978, working for local and regional press, then as a studio photographer involved with everything from vehicles to glassware, portraits and weddings.

After getting 'roped in' to a one-off job as camera assist for Match of The Day on a very drafty and cold gantry at Aston Villa football ground he went on to complete a couple of courses in Audio and Video recording at the School of Film & Television in Beconsfield.

He has worked for corporate and broadcast clients from all over the world and in most fields from ENG news to studio-based programming.

In latter years Andy and his wife Jan have built a modest little business supplying stills and video stock footage together with website design and server management services.

Andy has always had a passion for wildlife and natural history and has developed a thorough understanding of fieldcraft, derived from far too much time spent in the company of gamekeepers, not to mention the odd 'rum character' he encountered when he was a boy !

Nowadays Andy is fortunate enough to be able to dedicate all his efforts toward wildlife photography
and helping others to achieve great images with whatever equipment they have.

"The medium may have changed beyond belief in the last few years, but the fundamental principles of photography have always been the same, and will always be so", says Andy.
"Back in the days of wet photography very few people ever produced images without some form of understanding of basic camera principles and practices, but that big letter 'A' on everyones digital
'box-of-tricks' has lulled an entire generation of photographers into a false sense of security".

You can view some of Andy's Photography @ http://www.wildlifeinpixels.com

Andy is holding one day workshops in conjunction with Bob Rigby Photographic, the aim of each course is to enable Andy to pass on his many years of experience in wildlife photography in a relaxed and informal way. This he does by discussing tricks of the trade and showing many of his images with details of how to achieve similar results. You are encouraged to bring along your own images if you need help with any problems and you are able to ask questions at any time throughout the day as this is a big part of the learning curve. The workshops are currently being held at a photographic studio in Bollington and are priced at £80 inc. vat with a light lunch and refreshments throughout the day. This is great value for money for a course of this type and places are limited to enable Andy to give an opportunity for everyone to be involved and to ask questions, so please book early !

You can book online or via telephone if you prefer. If you wish to be added to our mailing list please email info@bobrigby.com make your subject title WORKSHOPS and the message your FULL NAME and DAYTIME CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER.

N.B. Your information will be kept confidential and will never intentionally be shared with any third parties.