Who would have thought it

Around the millennium period I was probably at the peak of my photographic prowess. Back then I would supply images for calendars, postcards, magazines, and competitions and much more and I am proud to say with much success.

I had no interest in digital photography that started to invade us around that time so gradually I gave up. Soon I was married and had a family, the equipment once prized going dusty at the back of the cupboard was sold, I was moving on.

Thinking of something that would interest us as a family first we took up camping, more out of curiosity, tents are cheap but nobody warns you about the cost of all the ancillaries you need, but for us it seemed great for getting away from the pressures of the home environment. We loved it but missed our creature comforts; it was cold in a tent so our thoughts turned to caravans. Me, tow a caravan, I don’t think so! So we looked at Motorhomes as an option. Very expensive, a caravan you get all that kit plus the use of the car, so that was it I had a caravan. An interesting experience towing a caravan for the first time, soon I changed to a ‘proper’ tow car and now even towing can be fun, funny how family life changes your perspective on life, trying things you never before considered.

It is a much longer story how all this evolved but the net result is I now have a nice car, a modern caravan, a renewed interest in digital photography and I get to travel to some wonderful new locations to practice my never forgotten art in photography, and why does it work for us, simple, we can travel as a family staying overnight with our own creature comforts and pets all at a realistic price, a little home from home.

Photography in many ways is like caravanning, it is a reason to go somewhere, a pleasure to be part of a like minded group of people, and something to spend your money on that gives you something back. And they say you can’t buy happiness.....