Today, I’d like to introduce you to Jim Trollip – Photographer. About 25-30 years ago, someone learned that I was a photographer, and they ask me if I knew so-and-so. He’s a photographer, they said. 🙂 I thought, how/why would I know him — we don’t all workout of the same office. Remember, 30 years ago, there was no internet. Unless you drove past someone’s studio, you might not even be aware of them. Now, it’s very different. Photographers, both hobby and professional, run into each other in online forums and chat rooms, on a regular basis. Or, you simply discover someone’s work, online, and you begin to follow what they share.

That’s how it was with Jim Trollip. I noticed his work and began to follow it. One day, I realized that he was commenting when I would post a photo of my newest granddaughter, Olivia. “Boy she’s growing.” After a time, we began to talk and when I started my newest blog, I invited Jim to write a bio, and I would post some of his images. Well, today’s the day. Introducing my friend, and fellow photographer, Jim Trollip.

Please note that the copyright for all images is held by Jim. My copyright applies only to the blog post introduction and layout.

“My name is James (Jim) Trollip. I was born in South Africa a long time ago. For nearly fifteen years I have been living in Thailand. My real interest in photography started about six years ago. I found I liked taking photos. I don’t mean I liked photography, I liked the act of taking a photograph, only I did not realize it. So for 3 or 4 years I tried to copy the greats with less than pleasing results. Naturally I took the “If I had a better camera” path which made things worse. I visited South Africa and my brother in law gave me an almost new Pentax K1000. Since then I have adopted the KISS principle. Keep it simple. Recently my photos have moved from landscape and buildings to what I call “slices of life”. Candid photographs of people going about their daily lives or making their living. Not street photos, more like documentary photos. Most of my photographs are in black and white which suits my subject.

“I reserve colour special moments.

“I have a Facebook page where I am Jim Tulip and I also have a Flickr page under my real name.”

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