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www.petervanallen.com

Hello, I am a graphic designer from the lovely Isle of Portland in Dorset.
I was born here but travelled a little along the the south coast settling for a while here and there but eventually returning to my home where I now live with my wife and daughter.
I have been working for the local authority since 1989 producing different forms of artwork and publicity/information material, for tourism, publicity and corporate, including the design and production of the local Weymouth and Portland tourism guide.
I have been interested in photography for many years, having various cameras from a Kodak Instamatic to my latest camera a Nikon D80.
My interests are quite varied and lie mainly in the arts, film and music.
My favourite artists are Van Gogh, Matisse and Dufy, and whenever we are up in the smoke or Paris we always make time to visit the art galleries.
Still a little obsessed with Flickr, still spending far too much time looking at other users images, managing my own images and generally tinkering with photos.

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Hometown: Portland, Dorset
Occupation: Graphic Designer
Interests: in no particular order: Movies, Music, Art, Photography, Sport - mainly Soccer and Rugby, Walking, did I mention Photography?
Favorite Books & Authors: again in no particular order: J.R.R. Tolkien, Arthur C. Clarke, Tove Jansson, Frank Herbert, Robert Heinlein, etc
Favorite Movies, Stars & Directors: lots of favourites: Peter Jackson's treatment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a standout, Akira Kurosawa's samurai flicks, Ridley Scott - especially his SciFi and fantasy films, Quentin Tarrantino, Alfred Hitchcock, 'This Happy Breed', Jacques Tati especially 'Monsieur Hulot's Holiday', and many, many more. The best film recently was probably David Fincher's 'Zodiac' and I am watching '300' tonight!
Favorite Music & Artists: Too too many to name in full, however: Beatles, U2, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jethro Tull, Spooky Tooth, King Crimson, Fiery Furnaces, Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads, Caravan, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, White Stripes, Sufjan Stevens, Kings of Leon, The Shins, Sigur Ros, Steely Dan, My Chemical Romance, etc, etc, etc.