Photographs from a compact film camera on holidays still knock around at home but photography only really showed it's potential as a true pastime at the age of 18 with the purchase of the first SLR, a Nikon. Depth of Field was fascinating and a few rolls during the summer months were interesting, but difficult with a camera that was not understood. The purchase of the "replacement for still cameras", or a video camera, put pay to a short lived hobby but it never really went away. Many years of competitive cycling and marriage with the resulting 3 sons all took more time and resources until late 2006 when a second hand Minolta x-500 came on the market and the bug bit. This was shortly followed by a DSLR, a SonyA100 with the accompanying range of lenses. An upgrade to a Sony A700 in October 2007 and the obsession that you can view the results of was born. Alan currently works as a company buyer in Wexford town and lives with his wife Cathy, sons Dean, Eoin & Stuart. The next step is film and home development so watch this space...
"Achievements can be measured as anything from the first step, to walking on the moon. Mine lie somewhere in between"
December 2009 ~ Voted Club Person of the Year for Wexford Camera Club. September 2009 ~ An image was selected to represent the Irish Photographic Federation in the Celtic Challenge 2009 held in Wales. August 2009 ~ Winner of the www.trustedreviews.com August photographic competition entitled "Power of Nature" with this image. July 2009 ~ Winner if the inaugural Photographic Challenge in Wexford Camera Club for the period 2008-2009 July 2009 ~ Second place in the Wexford Camera Club exhibition as part of the Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival April 2009 ~ Winner of round 5 of Photography Irelands "Photographer of the Year" competition 2008 ~ Spring runner up image appeared in the March page of the 2009 RTE calendar which was distributed nationwide. Winter 2008 ~ Finalist in the RTE Weather photographic competition - Winter section. November 2008 ~ Certificate for 2nd place in B&W projected images in the SACC Printed and Projected Images finals. Autumn 2008 ~ Finalist in the RTE Weather photographic competition - Autumn Section including publication over the Christmas and New Year period almost constantly. July 2008 ~ Winner of the June Photo of the Month competition on Photography Ireland May 2008 ~ Selection of image to the 2009 ISPCA calendar March 2008 ~ 2nd runner up in the RTE Weather photographic competition. The image was periodically shown as a backdrop to the RTE national television weather forecast for Spring.
September 2007 ~ Publication in the "Hotshots" section of the Digital Camera Magazine July 2007 ~ 1st B&W image and 2nd Colour image in the "Castlebridge Show" photographic competition. July 2007 ~ 2nd place in the annual Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival/ Wexford Camera Club exhibition.
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Alan Rossiter was born in 1969 and lived in around Wexford, Ireland all of his life. Photography was never really an interest until a school teacher, Mr Griffin gave us in turn, a loan of a twin lens reflex camera to take a photograph of our home area. This first image was so good I didn't recognise it when it was first printed!
January 2008 ~ 1st place in the projected image section of the annual 
