ABOUT 

 

I was born in Newcastle and I'm a proud Geordie.

When I was 13, my elder brother showed me his new camera: a Zenith E.

After warning me not to drop it, he let me have a hold.

I can still picture him, as I clumsily focused on his face. That was it - the moment which decided my future. 

I knew right then that I wanted to become a professional photographer.

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Leaving school at 17, I persuaded a local commercial studio to let me hang around (in return for sweeping their floor!) and was eventually allowed to assist, before finally printing the black & white work. The rest, as they say, is history.

 

My career since then has covered most branches of photography and has given me a wonderful opportunity to see much of the world.

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I have owned and managed several studios; training about 30 men and women to become professional photographers in their own right.

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For the last 20 years, my life has been in South Devon. The drama of this coastline has enabled me to shoot seascapes - by far the most challenging and rewarding of all the genres. The ever-changing sky, wind and, of course, tide means you have control over nothing. You need the perfect balance of sheer luck and hard-won skill.

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Looking through the lens requires me to view a subject with the intensity of a grown man's experience, whilst also recapturing the wonder of that 13-year-old boy.

 

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