Pete Jenkins

Experience

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  Pete Jenkins Photography - Specialist Conference and Event Photography

  Jan 1976 - now

  Helping Conference and Event Organisers Publicise Their Event With Attention Grabbing Images That Create Engagement.Photographic documentation of your conference, your event. High quality specialist photography to fullfil your business needs. More than thirty years experience at your disposal.Based in Nottingham, (capital of the East Midlands), previously London, servicing the photographic requirements of publishers and corporate clients in the UK and around the world. Time is also spent documenting the region for client use in media and business.A member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), British Press Photographers' Association (BPPA), Sports Journalists Association, and has been a Licentiate member of the British Professional Photographers Association, a member of the Professional Sport Photographers' Association (now defunct).Every client has different requirements; each commission is different from every other. I provide a high quality, 'one to one', bespoke service ensuring that only the best images are produced, and to the customer's and photographer's highest specifications.Some stock photography by Pete Jenkins is available via Alamy (a leading portal for both general images), most from the photographer direct. Show less As a fledgling freelance photographer, from the beginning I concentrated on sport especially Rugby Union. My first published contributions were to the Uxbridge Advertiser and Gazette and Rugby Post. Work expanded from there as I became more experienced,Clients included Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Time, Sunday Times, Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Guardian, Observer, The Sun, The News of The World, Mirror, Daily Mirror, The People, Sheffield Star, Hull Daily Mail, Nottingham Evening Post, Manchester Guardian, Birmingham Mail and Post, Bristol Evening News, Northern Echo, Show less

  • Conference and Event Photographer

    Jan 2001 - now

  • Specialist Rugby Union Photographer

    Jan 1976 - now
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  Freelance Sports (Rugby) Photographer servicing National, International and regional newspapers

  Jan 1978 - May 2001

  Specialist Rugby Union Photographer

  Specialist Rugby Union photographer servicing the Fleet Street (UK National Newspaper) market. One of the United Kingdoms most prolific rugby photographers during this period. From 1982-1994 closely associated with the Sunday Telegraph and was their regular rugby union specialist during this period, part of one the acknowledged best sports photographic teams in the UK at that time. Work from this period can be seen at the 'From the back of a motorbike' rugby union archive https://www.facebook.com/PeteJenkins.co.uk and https://www.fromthebackofamotorbikeco.uk Show less

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  From the Back of a Motorbike - the new (old) Rugby Union Photo Archive

  Jan 1978 - now

  Rugby Union Photographer and archivist

  For more than twenty-five years I photographed first class Rugby Union in England and Wales. For much of that time I was the lead Rugby Union photographer for the Sunday Telegraph Picture Desk, part of the highly regarded sports photography team that Nigel Skelsey and Malcolm Lang had carefully put together.After The Sunday Telegraph I owned and ran, with my business partner Tim Hewson the SportsNet UK (Later known as SpedeGrafix ) Sports Photo Agency based initially in Kings Langley and but soon moved to Park Royal NW10, within sight of Wembley Stadium.I ceased photographing sport as my main profession in 2003, however my archive is still here, hidden away in my office, and whilst I now concentrate on Conferences and Events, the Rugby Union Archive of Pete Jenkins lay dormant. Well no more. More than 700 hundred Rugby individual matches, and 50, 000+ frames to examine, edit and scan, it will be a long job, however it is already proving to be one of the most extensive privately owned and run Rugby Union archives of its kind.I am also photographjing rugby union againBringing the photographs of Rugby Union 'back in the day' - to the now Show less

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  PictureSport Associates Ltd

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1992

  Director and Senior Photographer

  PictureSport Associates was a sports photo-agency servicing newspapers, in the UK both national and regional, as well as commercial outlets needing that special touch.Based in North West London the agency and its photographers specialist in Rugby Union.During this time Pete Jenkins was the specialist Rugby Union photographer for the Sunday Telegraph Picture Desk

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  National Union of Journalists

  Jan 1984 - now

  Member

  The National Union of Journalists is now (probably) the foremost organisation representing Journalists in the United Kingdom.It assists members in difficulties, both employed and like myself, self-employed contractors.In addition the Union also has a large input into the industry, by supplying training and influence and lobbying parliament on issue of importance to Journalists.During my time with the NUJ I have served on the following committees and councils:London Freelance Branch Committee member (pre Wapping)Nottingham Branch Welfare Officer (2003-date)Freelance Industrial CouncilNational Executive CommitteePolicy CommitteePhotographers CouncilNUJ representative to (at various times): Copyright Council British Photographic Council (job share Nick McGowan-Lowe) Midlands TUCI have attended numerous Annual Delegate meetings and Delegate Meetings, and been involved in organising countless, seminars, exhibitions, conferences.I have represented the NUJ at many seminars and conferences around the countryNational Photography Symposium 2009 – Speaker Show less

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  Sportsnet (UK) Ltd

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1995

  Director and Senior Photographer

  Sportsnet (UK) was a sportsphoto agency, and one of the first to use the new 'Digital' technology.Clients were able to obtain digital imagery as it happened from sporting events around the World, either direct or by dialling into the SpedeGrafix fileserver (phone or ISDN).During this period Pete Jenkins was also the specialist Rugby Union Photographer for the Sunday Telegraph Newspaper

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  Spedegrafix partnership

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1999

  Partner and Senior Photographer

  The Spedegrafix partnership was a sports photo agency based in North West London. Always at the forefront of digital imagery, the agency specialised in providing high quality digital images of some of the worlds top sports, and sporting events, to clients based in Fleet Street, the UK and the rest of the world.The agency and most of the photographers specialised in Rugby Union

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  Detail Photography - Photograph Restoration

  Jan 2001 - now

  Detail Photography - Photograph scanning and renovation

  Scanning of older photographs to create new digital files which then can be integrated into today's modern digital archives, or printed to make new hard copy photographs.Those scanned digital files can be repaired and in many cases made to look as good as new, sometimes even better.Collections of photographs can be revitalised, key-worded and repaired.

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  Detail Photography – Analogue Photo-collections scanned, Renovated, Key-Worded and Archived

  Jan 2001 - now

  All sizes of Photograph Collections scanned, restored, captioned and sized

  Many organisations have collections of analogue photographs that are an important part of its history, however as they are still in an analogue form they cannot be accessed for use in today’s digital publishing systemsOften the hard copy media will be in storageThese assets cannot be accessed via any IT systemThese valuable visual assets, in addition to their strategic and commercial value are a valuable historical record and need to be preserved.These important historical visual assets will be deteriorating, and valuable historical records will be lost foreverThe longer this situation continues the unstable nature of the film and prints, rate of decay will increase on a daily basis until the situation is rectified.Detail Photography offers an answer. Your collection can be examined, edited, large collections of duplicates and similars reduced to the best most relevant images, each of which is deep-level scanned, assessed, repaired, corrected, key-worded, labelled, re-sized ready to be put into your digital asset management system.Salvage, secure and maintain these key assets for the future. Show less

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  Various

  Mar 2001 - now

  Seminar Lead

  I have been a speaker at seminars since moving to Nottingham in 1999. As a result of writing for numerous professional photographic magazines, and representing photographers at the National Union of Journalists I have been asked to speak on a variety of subjects based on the business of professional photography. Prominent subjects have included, copyright, business of photography, stock photography, switch from PAYE to Self Employed staus. Clients have included Calumet, National Photographic Symposium, Nottingham University, Nottingham Trent University, National Union of Journalists, amongst many others. Show less

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  The Corby Road Chronicles - two cats, humorous captions, great photography

  Apr 2001 - now

  Compiler of the Corby Road Chronicles Collection

  A library of words and pictures describing and illustrating the various ‘biker cats’ of Corby Road in Nottingham (Matchless, Suzuki, Guzzi, Honda and most recently Vincent and Ariel. Intended to be entertaining, amusing, and illustrated with high quality photography (copyright Pete Jenkins). One new photo and caption per post - one to several posts per week (when posting).Available for promotion and publishing projects

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  Citizens Advice Bureau

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Member Board Of Trustees

  As a member of the Board of Trustees I was involved in regular decision making and assisting in the ongoing survival of the local branch of the organisation

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  Nottingham Trent University

  Sept 2010 - May 2011

  Lecturer (on contract)

  The first module of the Professional Certificate in Photography (NTAD078). It is designed so that students can explore the full potential of digital photography and rehearse ways in which they can commercially exploit their images within the context of on-line stock libraries.

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  Dance GRiST Magazine

  Jul 2018 - now

  Consulting Director of Photography

  Providing support and guidance to contributing photographers, and overseeing the visual quality of the publication

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  Pull Up A Chair - Marketing help for Photographers

  Sept 2018 - now

  Seminar Presenter

  Helping photographers and other solo-preneurs get to grips with the various aspects of marketing their business.'Pull Chair' is a collaboration between Pete Jenkins of 'Detail Photography and Cath Preston of 'Business By Referral'

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  TaffSnap

  Jan 2023 - now

  Photo Specialist for the tabletop wargaming Industry

  Pete Jenkins has been a professional photographer for 40+ years. Based in Nottingham, considered by many to be the centre of the tabletop wargaming industry in the UK.I have a fully mobile studio, lights, backgrounds, stands. Every thing that is needed to photograph tabletop wargaming figures, figurines, tools, equipment and can even supply figures and scenery where appropriate.I am also set up to take staff portraits and photographs, 'game in progress' photographs, as well as exhibitions tradestands, trade fairs, conferences and meetings. Indeed, the complete photographic solution for your business needs Show less