YOU may have heard of a bird's-eye view but a new photography exhibition is taken from a scooter's-eye view.

That is because photographer Miles Pilling known as the"Scooter Shooter" has roamed the streets of Worcester over the past two years on his mobility scooter taking some eye-catching photographs.

Mr Pilling, aged 48, is a former BBC cameraman, journalist and director, who developed a variant of incurable motor neurone disease in 2013, which forced him to give up the job he loved.

However, he has found a new lease of life by using his mobility scooter to get up close and personal with city folk.

He said: "I photograph what moves me from the scooter that moves me.

"Pride made me resist getting a mobility scooter but it's made my life so much easier.

"I was amazed that working from my scooter was like wearing an invisibility cloak. People stopped noticing me.

"The first time I took photos from my scooter, people were literally looking over my head and I got closer and closer, holding up my camera to see just when they would notice me.

"People are generally happy and sometimes quite flattered they have been noticed and I want to photograph them."

Mr Pilling has already exhibited his work in London.

Comedian and actor Russell Brand came to the show and was impressed.

Mr Pilling not only exhibits his pictures but talks about his experiences to raise money for and awareness of neurological charities.

His variant of Motor Neurone Disease is called Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) which is an uncommon form. The more common form is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, the variant Stephen Hawking has, which generally has a shorter lifespan than PLS.

He said: "I'm lucky I have a slowly developing form of the illness because I could have been dead before diagnosis otherwise.

"A few years ago from the outside it looked I had it all - a dream job, good health, a great life.

"I never expected to become seriously disabled by MND and to lose all that.

"It can happen to anybody, so appreciate your lives and be nice to each other!"

Due to his condition, Mr Pilling uses lightweight cameras - a world away from the heavy broadcast cameras he used at the BBC.

And he is determined to keep on taking photographs.

He said: "I want to keep living and experiencing life for as long as I can.

"Even if I get so I can't hold a camera at all, I will create a system that will let me continue to take pictures."

The exhibition takes place at Cafe Bliss, Worcester Arts Workshop, Sansome Street, Worcester, throughout March.

About the subjects of his work, Mr Pilling said: "I hope the snippets of life that I capture with a scooter and a camera give people pleasure.

"I hope the people I have photographed realise I saw something interesting, beautiful or compelling about them.

"That is why I chose to click the shutter."

For more on Mr Pilling's work log on to scootershooter.co.uk and mindfulphotos.org