Darren Buckley MPA has been a photographer for 20 years, during which time he has gained experience in many different subjects from Cars to books.
He's got an eye for detail and flair for producing something from nothing, He's at his best when the pressures on. He started straight from school and learnt on the job for several years at a catalogue studio in Manchester where he worked for many big names Liberty, Next and many other blue chip companies.

When he left there he worked for Ilford in Cheshire where he did mostly packing shots and some mood setting shots. Since leaving Ilford He's been Freelance doing both studio and location work all over the UK, some of the companies in his client list are TWR, Arrows F1, Volvo and Volvo touring cars, Nissan, Oxford University Press and many other companies.
Leanne Buckley-Ratcliff (Darren's sister-in-law) never used a camera until the age of 16 leanne only realised her photographic potential during an audio visual design course in Manchester.
After her first ever photography project took her straight to the top of the class the graphic design took a back seat. After that course she went on to do a HND in photography at Dewsbury College of art and design.

Since leaving college Leanne has built up a unique portfolio full of different striking images, from rusting cars to drag queens. She has had solo exhibitions and work published in newspapers, magazines and on album covers.

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