Wildlife Photographers Mark and Jacky Bloomfield


	Personal Details
	First name:	Mark
	Last name:	Bloomfield
	Occupation:	Wildlife photographer
	Nationality:	British
	Age:	Old enough to know better

Photography has been my abiding passion for more years than I care to remember. It all started for me in my parents loft with buckets of smelly chemicals and the magic of watching images appear on sheets of blank paper.

Mark setting up tripod Came time to find a method of earning money I had only one job in mind, a photographer. This was a shock to my parents. Who after putting up with photographic chemicals littering the house and the bath always full of washing prints thought that I would at least get a proper job. It was with their support and help that allowed me to attend Art College.

Mark finishing work for the day After leaving College my first job was with the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. My job? Well apart from producing thousand upon thousands of black and white prints. I got to photograph research being carried out on pests found in food production and storage

After the Ministry, I moved to Glaxo Research later to become Glaxo Smith-Kline. GSK gave me the opportunity to try many different aspects of photography and design. I was lucky to be able to use and implement some of the first digital cameras and fully digital delivery solutions. Everything comes to an end and my time with GSK ended with redundancy.

This was the opportunity I needed to take my great love of the natural world and especially photography to the next step. So here I am today a wildlife photographer.


	Personal Details
	First name:	Jacky
	Last name:	Bloomfield
	Occupation:	Wildlife photographer
	Nationality:	British
	Age:	Over 21

From an early age my interest in animals focused on horses. Riding and looking after them. My passion for horses exists to this day and I am out carriage driving whenever time permits.

Jacky at work Horses are one of my passions, photography has been the other. With both my father and grandfather being photographers, you could say it’s in the blood. Photographic paraphernalia surrounded me from an early age, but I never thought of it as a full time career that came later.

Jacky waiting for the light The country side and the natural world fascinates me. As children we were encouraged to explore the world around us. Later on, trips to Egypt and Kenya photographing the environment and wildlife helped shape the photographer I am today. Abstract art also influences my work with its focus on shape and form. Being self taught, helps me, approach photography from a different perspective.

After various careers ranging from veterinary nurse to senior personal assistant, my life has taken another turn. I have taken the biggest gamble of all and become a wildlife photographer. What happens next remains to be unveiled. All I can say is that I have seen many wonderful sights, had many wonderful experiences photographing the natural world. Perhaps now more than ever I want to see and experience more of what nature has to offer.