I took my first photograph with a simple Kodak camera and with my father’s help developed the black and white film and made my first print — at the age of 10. I was hooked. I learned traditional black and white photography and print-making. I worked for a long time with a simple 35mm viewfinder film camera, a couple of prime lenses, and a hand-held light meter which led to a strong appreciation for light.

At University I was Director of Photography for the student newspaper and nominated in the The Guardian Student Media Awards. Post graduation, a career in technology took me to over 35 countries around the world, and enabled me to hone my travel photography skills. I was an early convert to digital cameras for the increased quality and control and have never looked back.

Today, my photographs regularly appear in national newspapers, magazines, travel guides, and academic texts, and on jigsaw puzzles, TV shows and websites including National Geographic TV, The Times and The Daily Telegraph, BBC History Magazine and Frommers’ Travel Guides. You can also find prints of my work on the walls of wineries, hotels, offices, restaurants and private homes.