About the Author

I'm Bruce Wenham, a British writer, photographer and digital creator, born in West Germany in 1969.

I spent a wandering childhood living at British military bases in West Germany and Cyprus, as well as various places throughout England and Scotland. Perhaps as a result, I've always felt a little as though I'm from nowhere, without a true hometown or anywhere I can entirely call home.

In 1988, I began studying Engineering Physics at Sheffield City Polytechnic, graduating with a 2:1 degree in 1992. As part of my studies, I completed an industrial placement at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford, working on charge neutralisation methods in scanning electron microscopy. I turned down an opportunity to pursue a PhD in solar cell technology.

A family holiday to the Tatra Mountains in Poland in August 1990 unexpectedly changed the course of my life. My connection to Poland and Ukraine is also deeply personal, rooted in my Polish grandfather, who was badly wounded but survived the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Second World War.

In spring 1994, I moved to Opole in Poland, where I lived for three years. Working as an English teacher and translator, I gradually learnt to speak Polish, becoming fluent after around two years.

In 1997, I discovered a deep interest in photography, documenting the rapidly changing streets, architecture and landscapes of Poland as the country transformed following the collapse of communism.

Following the death of Pope John Paul II and Poland's accession to the European Union, two significant events that coincided with a period of personal change, I returned to the UK in 2005. I eventually settled in York, where I live today.

My interests extend far beyond photography and history. I'm fascinated by the passing of time, the fragility of places and the idea that nothing lasts forever. Through photography and writing, I try to capture fragments of a world that may soon disappear. I have a particular fondness for the weird, the strange, the unexplained, science fiction and the possibilities of the approaching technological singularity.

I'm currently engaged in freelance content creation, including blogging, visual storytelling, infographic design and digital art. However, my creative focus is increasingly shifting towards physical art, particularly drawing and painting. I want to develop this side of my creativity much further.

I also have ambitions to independently publish a number of books, bringing together my interests in history, photography, storytelling and the stranger corners of human experience.