Tony Preece was born in Blackburn, Lancashire in January 1979. After studying HND Computing at Blackburn College he worked for a national computer manufacturer alongside various duties with Blackburn Rovers Football Club.

In 2001 he moved away from the IT industry spending a small amount of time with an outsourcing organisation in his home town before moving to Leeds in the spring or of 2002. He took up a role with a telephone & internet bank and currently acts as a debt counsellor, helping customers with financial difficulties.

Tony is also a keen photographer, shooting with a Canon EOS 350D (Rebel XT) and uses a Sony Cybershot T100 for backup. His photographs can be seen on this website & are shown on flickr.

Tony was married to Sarah-Jane in April 2008 and currently lives in Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire with his wife and 2 daughters, Milly, aged 3 and Hannah who was born in January 2008.