About Me
I was born in Melbourne Australia in 1984 to an Australian Father and an English Mother. At the age of three my family relocated to Surrey, England, to be closer to my Mother’s family. In 1991 we relocated again to Dunblane, Scotland, where I went to primary school. I then attended Morrisons Academy in Crieff to complete high school.
Shorty after leaving high school I travelled to Uganda at the age of 17, by myself, to explore East Africa. I wound up spending a large amount of time at the source of the Nile River, staying with Nile River Explorer’s, a white-water rafting outfit in Jinja, Uganda. This early life experience sowed the seeds of my passion for Africa, and raw places. Throughout my 20’s I travelled to Africa several more times, including a year spent living in Uganda, which was used as a base to visit some of Africa’s most remote locations. It was in Africa that I first developed an interest in Photography to share the beautiful places I visited.
In my late 20’s I moved back to the country of my birth, Australia, to live in Sydney and be a commodities trader. During this period of staring at markets all the time, I put down my camera for several years. Nothing really captured my imagination or my desire to create beautiful imagery, which had been built on my experiences in Africa. After a few years I departed Sydney to follow my heart, back to raw country, and adventure, with my camera. I was off to the Northern Territory.
I arrived in the Northern Territory in 2016 and started working as a tour guide on the Alice Springs, Uluru, Kings Canyon circuit, for a couple of years. This experience solidified my love of photographing remote and raw country (and of course, driving). I also discovered a new passion, learning about Western Desert Indigenous culture. After chance visit to Kaltukatjara/Docker River (a remote Western Desert community of 300 people, which lies on the WA/NT border, roughly three hours west of Uluru) I was in love with the landscape, and this love led me to work as a Ranger Coordinator in Kaltukatjara.
Working in Kaltukatjara with Indigenous Rangers was the privilege of a lifetime. The stunning landscape brought me a sense of peace and tranquillity that I had never experienced before, and the complex ranges and lighting conditions provided the perfect opportunity to perfect my photography skills. However, the landscape paled in comparison to the beautiful people (Anangu) who live in this remote part of Australia. Working with traditional owners who were born on country, was a true honour. Learning about the ecology of the region, the Pitjantjatjara language, and Indigenous spirituality, changed my view of the world and western culture, forever. I have chosen to share this experience through my artwork.