 After working for 15 years in Local Government, latterly as the manager of Greenwich Film Unit, I made the decision to leave and follow my passion for photography. I have now completed a degree in Wildlife Photography at Blackpool and the Fylde College for which I received First Class with honours. Then in September 2009 I completed a Master of Arts in Wildlife Documentary Production. I have since gained a PTTL's teaching qualification and a dedicated following of fans. I am now offering tailor-made courses and one-to-one tutorials to share my knowledge and skills. Based at the prestigious Ravensbourne College of Design and Communications in North Greenwich, I am developing a business which seeks to offer the best in courses, fine art wildlife imagery and exhibitions as well as developing my filming career.
I have instinctively developed a feel for creative photography and the natural world, as well as a concern for the issues that face us today. As such, my work is multi-functional, as a celebration of animal life and the physical world around us, it also looks at various subjects often overlooked, misunderstood or simply begging to be questioned.
There is a belief in the traditional wildlife photography world that wildlife cannot be fine-art and this holds true for artists too that see wildlife as a topic for the making of pretty pictures of wildlife. I can't see why I can't do both and indeed, my work is a reflection of both ways of working.
I am essentially concerned with conservation and the future of our world and as such carry out my work with this in mind and within the scope of an Environmental Policy.
Click on "Gallery" at the top of this page to take you to a selection of Portfolios which provide a range of wildlife images and fine art projects. Click on "Films" at the top of this page to find links to two short films I have made.
I hope you enjoy the site.
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MY CVExhibitions and Awards:
• Wildlife Photography & Film solo exhibition – Mere Sands Woods, Lancashire – 21st July to 16th August 2010.
• Debut screening of short film ‘Chasing Pavements’ at Cornerhouse Arts Cinema, Manchester October 2009.
• Graduation Exhibition – June 2008 Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London.
• FINALIST - Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2007.
• ‘Coast to Coast’ Exhibition - single image entry as part of Blackpool and the Fylde College display of photographic images, Umbrella Arts, New York – 31st March 2007 to 1st April 2007.
• Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Silver Medal WINNER – four images as part of Blackpool & the Fylde College submission, RHS Halls, London - June 2006.
• ‘Shoot London’ Competition and Exhibition of winning images – WINNER of River Thames category, display at City Hall, London - June 2006.
• ‘Rachel Wegh Photographe’ Solo Exhibition (photography and short film) - 28th August to 4th September 2004 Vallauris, South of France. | | |
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