I was given a Kodak Brownie camera when I was eight years old and was immediately hooked on photography. Although completely self-taught, I was fortunate, many years later, to work for the Daily Telegraph as a features photographer. It was here that I learnt very quickly the skills required for life on a national daily newspaper. Following the Telegraph, I graduated to Camera Press, an international photo agency specializing in royal, news, celebrity and sports events, as a staff photographer. It was a wonderful opportunity to record our history in the making; from royal tours and weddings, general elections, film premieres to Wimbledon tennis, Henley and fashion shoots. After several years I moved to the Press Association, the UK's principal news agency. My brief was to head up the entertainment division as their chief photographer; a diverse role that took in the principal arts, opera, film, television, ballet, music and theatre. This included everything from the 'Oscars', film festivals, 'Live Aid', Bond films to the Royal Ballet and fashion shows.

After five years I made the decision to become a freelance principally to broaden my experience and achieve the freedom I needed to follow my passion for film. I started working for 20th Century Fox, Columbia, Tristar and several smaller independent film companies. I started travelling all over the world on assignments including two trips to the arctic which was extraordinary; a hugely exciting and rewarding time in my career.

Based in Suffolk, I am currently on a years' sabbatical that has turned into three! My days are filled with gardening, photographing weddings, wildlife, nature and the world we live in.