My first camera was a pale plastic Kodak with a built in flashgun, using those slightly blue tinted bulbs full of wirewool that singed your fingers if you tried to replace one too quickly. And of course, there was that glorious smell of smouldering plastic after each flashlit shot.

After school, I studied electronics in The Royal Navy and travelled around The Caribbean and The Mediterranean courtesy of HMG. Leaving The Navy, I put my knowledge of guided missile and gunnery systems to good use by getting in to the advertising industry.

My first job was at Collett Dickenson Pearce followed by a couple of years at FGA. My love of photography took over and I decided being the other side of lens was where my future career lay.

So, keeping my Amex card, taking both a deep breath and a large pay cut, I set off on a new career path. I was lucky enough to learn my craft assisting James Cotier and the late Terence Donovan, before setting up my first studio just off Oxford Street.

Over the years I’ve been even luckier, working with some incredibly talented art directors all over the world. I’ve been slung under helicopters. Been accosted in the middle of a shoot by someone straight out of The Sopranos on 133rd Street. Been frog-marched out of Fiumicino airport by armed guards (with 15 models, full crew and 20 trolleys full of cameras and lighting equipment) thanks to the airline client not getting the correct permissions.

Swap all this for a job behind a desk? Not me!

I’ve fully embraced the digital age and own the latest high-end technology. I still shoot film and will use whichever will guarantee the best results for the job in hand. For relaxing I enjoy nothing better than getting a camera out around the streets, halfway up a mountain, into the shorebreak. And, when possible, finning about on a reef with one in an underwater housing.

I have a global network of hand-picked producers and specialist talent at my disposal, including a full underwater team.

Outside of photography, my other interests include diving, marine conservation, sailing and rugby.

Awards include:- Campaign Press & Poster (Silver): D&AD: Cannes Lions: New York One Show: The Association of Photographers: The London International Advertising Awards: ISP Awards ~ 2x Gold and Campaign of the Year: MCCA Awards: Marketing Week Awards:

Clients include:- Amex: BAA: British Gas: BT: Buell: Diageo: Digital UK TV: Fiat: Harley Davidson: Honda: HSCB: Kia Motors: KPMG: Olympus: Orange: McDonald's: Motorola: Norwich Union: Rolls Royce Aero: The AA: The Home Office: Vauxhall and VW.