Welcome

Welcome to my website. My name is Andrew Compton and I have been a professional press photographer covering Herefordshire, Mid Wales and South Shropshire since 1985. I love photography and have been lucky enough, not only to make a full time living from it, but to also win numerous awards including a runners-up spot in the Martini Royal Press Photography of the Year competition and three Fuji Film 'Merit Awards'. I have also been featured in photography magazines and have regularly had pictures featured in the press trade magazine 'UK Press Gazette's' prestigous 'Showcase'. I am a staff photographer on the Hereford, Leominster, Ross on Wye and South Shropshire Journals but also contribute to the Mid Wales Journal. I returned to work on the weeklies after a 11 year stint on the Shropshire Star. I have also had photographs published in many national newspapers including the Sun, the Daily Mirror and the People. I enjoy meeting people and the challenge of creating interesting pictures from all sorts of assignments. I live in the small market town of Kington in Herefordshire. I hope you enjoy looking at my pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them. Once again thank you for visiting my website.