I have decided the time has come for me to retire. I will not be taking on any more students, but, of course ALL IN-DATE GIFT VOUCHERS WILL BE HONOURED. Please contact me using the details on your voucher.

I am changing the emphasis of the PhotoActive website completely. For a start, you will see more of my pictures and words in the PhotoActive Blog, which will now cover both Sailing yarns and Photography articles.

I’ve kicked off the photography with a piece about the joys of using a Wildlife Trail Camera.

I’ve also launched with  a sailing story about rounding Cape Wrath.

I have spent a great deal of my life as a cruising sailor. Photography and sailing have been enduring passions. Now I’m an armchair sailor with lots of stories to tell and photographs to show.

I extend a heartfelt thank you to all the thousands of students who have been to me over so many years, many of whom have become lifelong friends. Thank you all – it’s been a joy.

Philip Dunn