About the studio owner

 

John Margetts ARPS

 

 

Keeping todays memories alive for tomorrow.

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For me, Photography has been a lifelong passion, this started when at school one of our teachers, who was a keen amateur photographer suggested that we start a photography group. Following this we went into his 'Darkroom' to experience my first print being developed, watching that print slowly appearing was a truly magical experience, and one which has stayed with me ever since.

 

My enthusiasm and love of photograpy never waned, and I went on to study photography at what is now West London University, and having been successful in passing all my examinations, I became a full time Professional Photographer and eventually opened my own studio in West Drayton, Middlesex.

 

I am a member of The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) and following doing several years of volunteer work for them at National, Regional and Local level, and I was greatly honoured by being recommended to receive their Annual Members Award and together with this award I was also granted an Honorary Life Membership.

 

During thsi period I achieved the first level of their distinctions which is the Licentiateship (LRPS) . Having gained this distinction, I then started work on the next level the Associateship (ARPS) and once again I was successful in being awarded this, and I am allowed to use the post nominals ARPS after my name.

 

Having moved to Chatteris I decided that I would try and regain some of the pleasure and satisfaction I had when in my West Drayton Studio. As a result, I have built my new Rainbow Studio here in Green Park, and from this new studio I am able to do some creative photography and provide discerning people with family images that they can enjoy and treasure forever.