International Photojournalist and Photographer

Avril Nichol, the editor and publisher of the informative 'Speech and Language Therapy in Practice Magazine' has decided that her Winter 2011 edition will be the final issue. The cover image and feature essay discuss the trails and 'beta testing' of the newly designed 'Makaton iPad app' with students living and learning in the Derwen College in Oswestry.

The iPad app was an instant success with the students at the college which is specifically designed to empower young people who have learni

Twenty one novice mountain walkers braved difficult conditions to trek to the summit of Snowdon yesterday on Saturday 24th September 2011.

The team were fundraising for I CAN, the Childrens' Communication Charity. They hoped to raise more than £5000 to support work with young people in the UK who have speech and communication difficulties.

Conditions on the trek, which took over seven hours to complete, were trecherous with rain and strong winds throughout the ascent to the highest mounta

The link to the ICAN Children's Communication Charity - Secondary Talk - programme launch. Images taken by Stephen Ford Photography. ICAN is a specialist Children's Communication Charity based in London UK.

A shoot for the front cover of Speech and Language Therapy in Practice Magazine Spring edition 2011.

The shoot was for an office party for Kingspan group employees and organised by the Office Party! Office Party employed me to take some photographs of the event for the participants. Lots of fun!

A second shoot for the London based UK charity ICAN at the Dormer's Wells school in West London.

A publicity and commercial photoshoot for ICAN charity "Secondary Talk" project. The shoot schedule included the need for images showing isolated students in the classroom as well as children and adults in speaking and listening communication scenarios. Nothing posed, all natural and reportage photography for use in the charity's advertising brochures. Stephen Ford has an enhanced CRB certificate for working with young people under 18 years and this was renewed in March 2011.

A team of "Royal Mail" trekkers completing their 3 peaks challenge with the ascent of Snowdon, having already completed Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike. Very wet!