Committee Members

NEWS Committee Members

Welcome to the new and many thanks to those who have been on the committee for some time.

In the absence of an AGM we have added to the committee Mike Glyde, Roger Lewis, Shaun Parkes and Colin Murrell. We are in the process of saying goodbye to Rodney Thring. He has been a group stalwart for many years and most recently has taken on the task of distributing the Heritage Photography Journal. We shall miss him, but he does deserve a rest.

As a committee we are just organising respective duties and exploring (hopefully) new ideas that fresh faces will bring.

Shaun Parkes

Aged 57, married with one adult daughter, doting granddad of two beautiful granddaughters. General photographer, love architecture, heritage, aviation, wildlife, landscape photography. Retired in 2018 as a Squadron Leader in the RAF Air Cadets (ATC) after 34 years’ service. England Rugby and Chelsea FC fan. Former Chartered Manager and Chartered Fellow of the CMI. Disabled through arthritis but currently working from home sending emergency shipments of DHSC PPE around the UK through the night!

Roger Lewis ARPS

I live in Wales the land of waterfalls, castles , impressive landscapes and more opportunities for Heritage photography than you could ever wish for. I am a retired headteacher and my main interest is in ecclesiastical photography although I also photograph the plethora of industrial sites in Wales as well as its nature and landscapes. I have been married for 48 years and have three children and four grandchildren. My other interest is fly fishing and I have represented Wales at international level. I started with traditional methods using 35 mm, medium format and large format cameras but now have taken the digital route. I obtained my ARPS with a print submission of the indigenous people of China and Tibet.

Mike Glyde

Hello I’m Mike, your new group secretary. I am a professional heritage consultant and have been working in this field for 25 years. I combine this with my lifelong passion for photography, whether landscape, natural history, portraiture, macro or aviation. I see in my work wonderful record photos of heritage, but I try and take more emotive photos that focus on composition and light to portray a story. I also have carried out a lot of aerial photography of archaeology, and recently trained as a licensed drone pilot. I live in rural Worcestershire with my family.

Colin Murrell

My interests in photography are landscape and old buildings such as churches. When I was in my twenties I took both colour and black and white and did my own print developing. My heroes are Ansel Adams and James Wedge. Having had a long break I’m now getting back into photography and digital imaging.

Current committee members

Gwil Owen, Chair of the Group heritagechair@rps.org George Backshall who has moved from Secretary to Treasurer heritagetreasurer@rps.org. David Bryson, Heritage Photography Editor and Web Editor heritage.editor@rps.org R. Keith Evans FRPS DPAGB