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Images of Melbourn

Local photographer, Clive Porter has added his own local village to his Image range of greeting cards. Fourteen vibrant views, along with his own researched history and modern appraisal of the present day community tell the proud story from the Neolithic and Bronze Age chapters.

Clive, who originally hails from North Essex, has been involved in photography since he was proudly presented with a Kodak Box camera on his 14th birthday. He submitted his first press photograph to a local newspaper in his home town of Colchester just four years later. newspaper in his home town of Colchester just four years later. He took most of his early photos on the frequent trips he made with his parents to stately homes, country gardens, and attractive landscapes.

More recently, Clive, together with his partner, Janet, operated a photography and publishing business near Cambridge, becoming for a number of years, the largest independent producer of postcards in East Anglia. He has published work for Sandringham House, Kings College Chapel, and numerous other important tourist attractions, as well as major retail names such as W.H. Smith, and Clinton Cards.

Since his retirement he has re-kindled his love affair for steam engines, and i s currently helping with the latest preservation emergence, the Epping and Ongar line, situated in his native county.

He still maintains his freelance photography work for the local press, and is also a member of the local photographic group.

In October Clive launched a selection of stunning Christmas scenes to complement the range, which can be purchased from either the Melbourn Hub, or Fieldgate Nurseries.

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