Sam Jenkins is a passionate and creative photographer who has maintained his dedication throughout the 2 years of his GCSE course.

His tireless attention to technical detail means he spends a lot of time planning his photo shoots, and maintaining his camera equipment. However the results of this speak for themselves, and he is on track to achieve a very strong result this year.

Sam uses a Nikon D3300 SLR camera but says it’s really the range of lenses he uses that makes the difference. For example he’s just bought a Sigma 1.8 18-35mm lens that he’s already used to capture some close-up shots of his pets at home, and has managed to sell some of his images in order to fund the purchase.

Sam’s favourite type of photography so far has been his abstract work.

“I think my abstract photos have a clean look. And i also like that people don’t know how I achieved them or don’t understand what they are. No one else can take the photos exactly the way I do.”