John Bultitude

For someone who is embedded so deeply in the offshore industry, Celia Anderson was initially destined for a quite different career path.

For someone who is embedded so deeply in the offshore industry, Celia Anderson was initially destined for a quite different career path.

“There is nothing better than having the chance to do a job you enjoy.” So says Alan O’Neill, who has braved the elements, nature, and logistical challenges of capturing the ever-changing offshore industry for four decades. When he started, Twitter was something birds did and streaming happened to your eyes in chilly weather, and now the digital world has transformed his working life. Whether it is braving tough weather to get shots of a gas platform, or sitting on the edge of a helicopter in snowy conditions to capture an overhead shot of an oilrig, Alan and his team at CHPV have done whatever it takes to get that all-important image. It is all a far cry from his initial move to Lowestoft after leaving the Army. Alan spotted an advertisement in the British Journal of Photography for a wedding photographer, complete with accommodation which was perfect for a demobbed soldier looking for a role on Civvy Street. He started working for builder Charles Hodge, who had created a clever niche market to shoot images offshore as one of the few people in the area able to process colour film, plus he had his own plane, so became the go-to person to take pictures and turn them around fast.

“There is nothing better than having the chance to do a job you enjoy.” So says Alan O’Neill, who has braved the elements, nature, and logistical challenges of capturing the ever-changing offshore industry for four decades. When he started, Twitter was something birds did and streaming happened to your eyes in chilly weather, and now the digital world has transformed his working life. Whether it is braving tough weather to get shots of a gas platform, or sitting on the edge of a helicopter in snowy conditions to capture an overhead shot of an oilrig, Alan and his team at CHPV have done whatever it takes to get that all-important image. It is all a far cry from his initial move to Lowestoft after leaving the Army. Alan spotted an advertisement in the British Journal of Photography for a wedding photographer, complete with accommodation which was perfect for a demobbed soldier looking for a role on Civvy Street. He started working for builder Charles Hodge, who had created a clever niche market to shoot images offshore as one of the few people in the area able to process colour film, plus he had his own plane, so became the go-to person to take pictures and turn them around fast.

The East is on the brink of a wind-power revolution, with a number of major offshore farms poised for permission.

The East is on the brink of a wind-power revolution, with a number of major offshore farms poised for permission.

‘The EU needs to be the starting point for the development of hydrogen as a global commodity.’ This was the opening line of industry body Hydrogen Europe’s statement as the EU announced its bold new strategy to champion hydrogen.

‘The EU needs to be the starting point for the development of hydrogen as a global commodity.’ This was the opening line of industry body Hydrogen Europe’s statement as the EU announced its bold new strategy to champion hydrogen.

Miss Hope Springs is the creation of singer-songwriter and performer Ty Jeffries who tells John Bultitude more about his comedy creation and how she was inspired by his own life surrounded by household names.

Miss Hope Springs is the creation of singer-songwriter and performer Ty Jeffries who tells John Bultitude more about his comedy creation and how she was inspired by his own life surrounded by household names.