About
My Name is Andrew Jones, I'm an aviation photographer and enthusiast from the Isle of Anglesey. My interest in aviation began early on, living near RAF Valley I was brought up around aircraft such as the Hawk and Sea King, but it was only when I joined the Air Training Corps aged 14 that I developed a strong passion for aviation. During my 5 years in the ATC I completed a Gliding Scholarship at the Royal Air Force Central Gliding School at RAF Syerston attaining my 'wings', completed a non-commissioned aircrew course at RAF Cranwell, Waddington and Cosford, as well as being lucky enough to be offered the opportunity to fly in a number of military aircraft amassing over 100 hours. Since leaving the ATC I have completed a BSc degree in Geography and currently work for a local charity, although I continue to fly aircraft as much as possible, as well as being an active member of a number of airshow and aviation groups.
I began photographing aircraft in 2008, after attending my first major airshow in 2007, the Royal International Air Tattoo, and getting unfavorable results with a small point and shoot camera, I upgraded afterwards to a Fuji bridge camera, which was quickly replaced just a few months later for my first DSLR. Since then I have been photographing aircraft at airshows and airbases across the country using Canon DSLR's and Sigma telephoto lenses. I like to spend as much time as possible at my local airbase RAF Valley as well as flying GA aircraft whenever I can. If you would like to keep up to date with my activities you can follow me on twitter and instagram at @andrewj653.
I began photographing aircraft in 2008, after attending my first major airshow in 2007, the Royal International Air Tattoo, and getting unfavorable results with a small point and shoot camera, I upgraded afterwards to a Fuji bridge camera, which was quickly replaced just a few months later for my first DSLR. Since then I have been photographing aircraft at airshows and airbases across the country using Canon DSLR's and Sigma telephoto lenses. I like to spend as much time as possible at my local airbase RAF Valley as well as flying GA aircraft whenever I can. If you would like to keep up to date with my activities you can follow me on twitter and instagram at @andrewj653.
Equipment
All photographs featured on this website were taken with the following photographic equipment:
Canon 70D
Canon EOS 550D
Canon EOS 450D
Fujifilm Finepix S5700
Panasonic HDC-SD60 HD Camcorder
Sigma 150-500 f5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM
Sigma 70-300 APO Macro DG
Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Tamron 55-200 LD Macro
Canon 50mm f/1.8
Canon 18-55 IS
Canon Speedlite 430EX II
Cokin P Series Filters and a range of other filters and accessories...
