This is turning out to be a great month for me - I have just heard that I have been accepted for membership in the Association of Photographers, an organisation which represents over 2,000 professional photographers engaged in the fields of advertising, editorial and fashion.

Membership of the AOP is highly regarded by Art Directors, Editors, Design Studios and can only be gained by being proposed and seconded by two existing AOP members together with a submission of a portfolio of images which have been commissioned and published.

Thanks go to Pippa Calvert and Matt Cant for proposing and seconding me for membership.