ABOUT ME

I have always had a camera in my hand since a very young age. It wasn't until after university that my father gave me a Canon film camera to experiment with that my photographic really began to develop. (excuse the pun!). He refused to show me the ropes and said I would gain much more knowledge if I learnt how to use to camera intuitively. I then took my camera away with me to the Alps for 6 months to capture winter sports in action. I found the process of learning on a film camera rather time consuming and very expensive in terms of processing the film.

As soon as I got back to England I bought my first Digital SLR and a set of different lenses. This digital progression opened a huge doorway for me, and as I was already working as part of a web and graphic design team, I found I had the foundation of skills needed to process the digital images efficiently. In between working in design and taking long breaks to travel extensively to new countries, I did as much photography and extreme sports as I could manage, thus allowing me to build up a good portfolio and to start forming a business plan in my head.

In 2006 I took the step of going freelance at the age of 24… And I have only occasionally looked back! Since then I have watched my business grow, expand and develop. I now have a wide variety of subjects and clients who I photograph for. More recently I have put my design skills to good use and set up a web design business which I co-own: acroweb.co.uk.

I photograph a variety of subjects ranging from:

My work has since appeared in many watersports publications, resulting from overseas adventures, and my work can also be widely seen across the web:

"My love for life and light has led me to extensive travels over the world. I hope my work appeals to you as much as it has shaped me into who i am today."

For further information, please contact me.



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