A Photographer’s Blog

Pete Jenkins presented with Life membership of the NUJ by Nottingham Branch chair Benedict Cooper Photo by Mick DuckworthLast week, I was presented with life membership of the 'National Union of Journalists' (NUJ).  people said lots of nice things about me, and it brought back lots of memories of my time as a professional photographer. Sometimes it is hard to believe that I have been doing this since the early 1980’s, went full-time professional in 1983, and joined the union in 1985. Whilst it...

One of the hangers at Old Warden Aerodrome home of the Shuttleworth Collection. Photo ©Pete Jenkins I have been interested and occasionally obsessed with aeroplanes for as long as I can remember. Whilst I was at primary school, I must have read every ‘Biggles’ book by Captain W E Johns that I could get my hands on – nearly 100. In time I realised that some of the planes our hero flew were made up ones that never existed, but over the years I have been able to tick a number of the real ones off...