Tony Velterop

I have been taking pictures for nearly 7 decades, starting in 1957. My first pictures were from school outings to zoos and family events. In the mid-seventies I bought my first SLR camera, a Practica.

I have been visiting the UK since 1968, sometimes 4 or 5 times a year. In the early eighties we moved to the UK and settled in Sussex for 20 years. Since then I’ve owned many cameras and at the moment I have a Canon 1300D and a 70 to 300 zoom lens.

In 2002 we moved back to Holland for 10 years (our only son stayed in the UK) and I worked as a taxi driver driving to various countries in Europe including many trips to the UK. In Holland I was a member of a photography club AFVP in Etten Leur.

In 2011 our granddaughter was born and it was a no-brainer to move back to England. They live in Budleigh Salterton and we ended up in Sidmouth. Obviously at the same time I retired and that was the best thing I’ve ever done.

I stayed in contact with my old club and they are now part of our international 3 Way Exchange together with Kouvola in Finland.

I photograph everything and also use my mobile a lot for photography, it has a very good camera.