This is a narrative account of the service career of RAF Veteran David Nigel Hopkins. Known as Nigel, he joined the RAF in 1975 and served for nearly nine years in the RAF Photographic branch. Nigel specialized with air photography and later came to operate as a ground Photographer. The narrative offers the reader an interesting view of an often overlooked branch of the military. Photographs of Nigel's career and related material can be viewed online at the West Wales Veterans Archive on the Peoples Collection Wales website.