Nigel Felangue (b. 2 Dec 1939 d. Aug 2024)
Nigel was born on the 2nd December 1939 in Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, London UK which coincided with the beginning of World War 2. He lived with his parents and elder sister in West Hampstead, London. In 1942 Nigel’s father joined the SOE (Special Operations Executives). He was captured after being parachuted into France on his second mission in 1943. He was hanged with 13 other agents in Flossenberg, 1945 just shortly before the NAZIS surrendered. During the war Nigel and his sister were among children to be evacuated from London to a convent in the countryside for their safety during the Blitz. Both these events had a strong impact on Nigel throughout his life.
Nigel’s primary school years were spent at Lycee Francais de Londres. He then went onto Challoner Boys School Finchley for his senior years from there he went to the Polytechnic in London.
In 1987 Nigel graduated from UNSW obtaining a BA under the mature aged students scheme.
Nigel worked as a cinematographer/ photographer in England until 1959 when the family (his mother and sister) immigrated to Perth, Western Australia. While in W.A. he worked as a still photographer for TVW for 2 years before resigning to set up his own photographic studio, Savoir Faire Photographers.
In the late 1960’s the family moved to NSW where he opened a studio with a partner called ‘The Photographic Eye’ in Double Bay. He closed the studio after eight years. During his life in Sydney Nigel had a variety of positions as a cinematographer, still photographer and film editor. He also wrote a number of photographic articles for the Daily Telegraph and ran a series of courses on making home videos at Parramatta Evening College. He was a passionate photographer and rarely went anywhere without a camera. He loved wandering around the city and countryside taking photographs. He also liked to play around with special effects using a variety of lenses when taking photos and in the developing of his photos. With the transition to digital cameras he liked to explore the use of computers to edit and add effects to his images.
He also loved extreme sports, especially scuba diving and skydiving.
Nigel had two children. A son to his first wife in 1970 and a daughter to his second wife in 1987. He was also a lover of animals and his two American Akitas helped keep him positive during his illness in his final months.
Nigel joined the ACS shortly after it started and always looked forward to the monthly get-togethers.
