Andy Shaw Collenette

Andy Shaw Collenette

Born and raised in Guernsey, Channel Islands (the temporary home to Renoir and Victor Hugo).


Diagnosed with dyslexia at a time when the authorities did not accept its existence Andy/Shaw found in art and photography a way to express his surrounding in the way he saw it. Andy/Shaw also seems to have inherited his father’s artistic gene who was a gifted painter and had the knack of capturing the atmosphere of a scene with a few brush strokes.


After leaving school Andy/Shaw worked as a draftsman in a local architect’s office before moving into the leisure industry.


"To me, photography is a hobby, a way to relax and has a feel-good facture. Sometimes the shot works sometimes it doesn’t but it’s still something I’ve created. I hope others get as much enjoyment out of my photos as I do taking them."