Hi,

Just a quick message to say how saddened I am by the sudden death of
Neil Lawson.

Although I never met Neil in person I was always impressed by his polite
and friendly manner and his generosity. As most people are aware Neil
ran his own photography business at www.whiteplanes.com specialising in,
but not limited to in any way, aviation photos – especially those of
gliders and the spirit of soaring. As a keen but not particularly
talented amateur photographer I could only look on in amazement at the
quality of Neil’s work and the essence that they captured.

Most readers here will also know that Neil supplied most of the photos
for the calendar at www.gliderpilot.net. Something which he did without
charge and without ever grumbling whenever I had to send a reminder at
the end of each month to get the next month’s photo!

My thoughts are with Neil’s family and friends at this difficult time
and also with everyone involved in the tragic accident of a few days ago.

Neil, you will be sorely missed by a community now deprived of your
visual reminders of why we love our sport.

Andy