I was born in 1955 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and could not wait to get away. From early in1974 until late 1976, in three separate trips, I travelled in Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal. On my second journey I borrowed from my Grandfather an old Ilford camera, and a friend recommended that I also took a bag of Black and White Tri-X film.

After travelling I realised that I needed to advance my understanding of image making and photography so went on to study Fine Art in Sheffield. After graduating in 1981, I worked professionally as a freelance photographer for BBC Television, whilst continuing my own photographic projects, originally working with film and print in the darkroom and then eventually also digitally.

The subjects that attract me now are those that focus the viewer on objects that might otherwise be overlooked and with subject matter that could often be seen as mundane. This means that I often work with still life, but with the aim of moving this traditional genre away from beautification and documentation towards realism and critical observation.