About My Photography by Nigel Wallace-Iles
I love history; all subjects of history, from the ancient Greeks to WWII. However, my main interest for photographic purposes is the medieval era. The noise and sounds, the smells, the feel, the music, the food and ale....and the people! And the ale. (Yes, I know I said it twice!)
It is my passion for this very colourful, and brutal, era in our history that allows me to capture the very essence of the medieval period, be it simply cooking or standing around, to the clash and clang of steel in the heat of battle.
I'm not just any old photographer who happens to like medieval events. This is what I do full time. During festival season, from early spring to late autumn, you can find me at any one of the numerous medieval events throughout the country (and Europe) getting stuck into the action and meeting with the re-enactors afterwards for an ale or two!
My images are used by many different groups, organisations, societies and by the re-enactors themselves. They are also used for commercial purposes where appropriate copyright releases are required.
"I love being able to capture images of these events and people and to be a part of it. I have had an enormous desire to be involved with medieval events and history for as long as I can remember. Visiting castles was all I wanted to do as a child, and that desire hasn't stopped. Being in a castle and touching the very same walls that a king or a knight, or an armourer or a squire had, several hundred years ago, is like being able to touch the very history itself and connect with it."
Photography is what I do now though I havn't always been a photographer. I was born into the Army and served as a soldier for many years, then after an 'accident' where I almost lost my leg and was told I wouldn't walk properly again, I retrained and became a geologist. I know, go figure!!
I was excellent at both of those careers.
So far, I'm not bad at being a photographer!
I live near Reigate in Surrey and I'm married to my beautiful wife, Helen. I have three fantastic stepsons, and my little sweetheart Isabelle.
It is my passion for this very colourful, and brutal, era in our history that allows me to capture the very essence of the medieval period, be it simply cooking or standing around, to the clash and clang of steel in the heat of battle.
I'm not just any old photographer who happens to like medieval events. This is what I do full time. During festival season, from early spring to late autumn, you can find me at any one of the numerous medieval events throughout the country (and Europe) getting stuck into the action and meeting with the re-enactors afterwards for an ale or two!
My images are used by many different groups, organisations, societies and by the re-enactors themselves. They are also used for commercial purposes where appropriate copyright releases are required.
"I love being able to capture images of these events and people and to be a part of it. I have had an enormous desire to be involved with medieval events and history for as long as I can remember. Visiting castles was all I wanted to do as a child, and that desire hasn't stopped. Being in a castle and touching the very same walls that a king or a knight, or an armourer or a squire had, several hundred years ago, is like being able to touch the very history itself and connect with it."
Photography is what I do now though I havn't always been a photographer. I was born into the Army and served as a soldier for many years, then after an 'accident' where I almost lost my leg and was told I wouldn't walk properly again, I retrained and became a geologist. I know, go figure!!
I was excellent at both of those careers.
So far, I'm not bad at being a photographer!
I live near Reigate in Surrey and I'm married to my beautiful wife, Helen. I have three fantastic stepsons, and my little sweetheart Isabelle.