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PHILIP STEVENS

Aviation buff Philip has been photographing military aircraft for the past 45 years. Keen to get airside access, he started writing articles and providing photographs for aviation publications back in the 1980s. As well as selling images through stock libraries, Philip has written a book, Thunder Through the Valleys, about low-level aviation photography, https://bit.ly/47xJkac

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STEVE WHITTAKER

Steve, 53, lives in North Wales, and is a regular visitor to nearby Snowdonia, where he shoots planes flying in the ‘Mach Loop’ low-level training area for military aircraft. He uses a Canon EOS 5D Mk III with a selection of top-end Sigma and Canon L-series lenses, and wants some professional help to improve his aviation shots.

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STEVE SAYS…

This hardstanding area was where the Hawks were checked and serviced, ready

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