Mary Argent-Katwala

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Portrait: Mary A-K

Autobiog:

I've always loved taking snaps. My first camera cost 50p from a jumble sale. It was big and clunky and the photos I got back from the chemist regularly had WARNING stickers stuck on them explaining why the photos were so bad. I didn't care and have carried on regardless ever since. I'm taking photos of things that make me happy and if they make you happy too then that's just a bonus.

I am not, nor will I ever be, a photographer and I have no time for discussion of light and lenses. However, if you really crave technical details, anything with a source labeled as Mary's Camera refers to my beautiful blue Sony Cybershot DSC-U30 which did solid service from September 2003 until July 2007 when it died.

While looking for a replacement, I used Mary's Phone, a Motorola KRZR (also blue!) but it was very unsatisfactory.

In March 2008 I bought Mary's Camera II: a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33. It is pink!

Personal home page: http://notcontrary.com

This person is a Gallery star - they make a substantial contribution to the site - helping people find pictures by describing them well and using good keywords. That means they now get to try new toys early.

Mary Argent-Katwala^[mary] - signed up on 18^th March 2001 and has contributed to gallery:

• 5490 pictures (and 54 pictures pending)
• 35 comments
• 127 bad short names, since fixed by the admins/stars
• 9 redundant galleries that needed merging by the administrators. 1 still to do.

This person has contributed pictures to 41 galleries:

• Weddings - 927 pictures (& created the gallery).
• England - 759 pictures (& created the gallery).
• Workplaces - 697 pictures (& created the gallery).
• United States of America - 337 pictures (& created the gallery).
• People - 295 pictures.
• Japan - 225 pictures (& created the gallery).
• Wildlife - 209 pictures.
• Turkey - 183 pictures.
• The Netherlands - 171 pictures (& created the gallery).
• Canada - 170 pictures.
• Parties - 153 pictures (& created the gallery).
• Portugal - 141 pictures (& created the gallery).
• Hungary - 133 pictures (& created the gallery).
• Plants & Gardens - 111 pictures.
• Australia - 93 pictures.
• Italy - 93 pictures.
• Scotland - 91 pictures.
• Snow - 89 pictures.
• Ireland - 88 pictures.
• Ongar Towers - 87 pictures.
• Northern Ireland - 76 pictures.
• Booze - 74 pictures.
• Scandinavia - 52 pictures.
• Sky - 49 pictures.
• Comedy - 42 pictures.
• Belgium - 28 pictures.
• Graduation - 17 pictures.
• China - 15 pictures (& created the gallery).
• Food - 13 pictures.
• Cars - 10 pictures.
• Aphrodite - 10 pictures.
• Spain - 10 pictures.
• Sunday Lunch - 10 pictures (& created the gallery).
• Germany - 7 pictures.
• MA Congregation 2002 - 7 pictures (& created the gallery).
• 2Parties - 6 pictures.
• Fuckwittage - 4 pictures.
• Celebrities - 3 pictures.
• James's Random Gallery - 3 pictures.
• Flying pics - 1 picture.
• Pets - 1 picture.