After graduating with a degree in Documentary Photography, I moved to London and started my journey as a professional photographer. My first role was as an Assistant at PJ Gates Photography, a well established studio specialising in photographing exquisite antiques and fine art, the absolute best. Learning the processes of hand printing, colour negative / transparency processing, tungsten lighting and plate cameras, all of which now regarded as more traditional techniques yet, without doubt, these foundations have become the bedrock of all my image making. 

From there, I began a decade of employment working on Exhibition Road, Kensington, home to the big national museums. Working as Project Photographer at The Science Museum, I embarked on three years capturing the most unusual and fascinating objects for ‘Brought To Life’ - the often brutal history of medicine told through the objects in the collection and The Wellcome Trust.

This lead on to my dream position at The Victoria & Albert Museum. Still studio based, I photographed objects from all galleries, with an emphasis on fashion, textile and costume. 'Hollywood Costume', 'David Bowie', 'Alexander McQueen', 'The Glamour of Italian Fashion', 'Shoes: Pleasure & Pain'- to name a few of the ground-breaking major exhibitions I had the pleasure of working on, creating the images for the accompanying weighty books, which now sit proudly in libraries, coffee tables and bookshelves around the world. 

Photography is just the pinnacle of this process: to be involved in that first meeting, discussing big ideas and realising them to fit budget and time constraints and encouraging clients to step away from well-trodden paths. To explore alternative ideas are all part of the planning and preparation that I thoroughly enjoy, to knit everything together, and of course deliver.

A proud moment - 5am in the auditorium, under the stunning Chuilly chandelier, artfully ‘dropping’ Indian fabric to shoot for the cover of The V&A Magazine, the first time a staff photographer had been commissioned to do so in the magazines 20 year history. It all came together perfectly that morning.

The foundation skills of photography I learnt in my early years as an assistant are as crucial today as they were then. I refer back to them for every shoot - both in the studio or out, when on commission or shooting my own personal projects - to produce real images that don’t rely on filters and processing to impress. Whether researched and planned, or a mere momentary or unexpected observation, they are authentic.

My journey has now brought me to live on the coast in the South-East of England. Working hard as a freelancer, my focus remains within the heritage, cultural and historical field, shooting for ancient art dealers, contemporary galleries, artists, trusts and museums in London, across the country and overseas. I find great joy in working with new collections and making new connections, working within gallery and museum teams to help deliver their story and vision.

Much like the proud moment at The V&A, another moment materialised when a series of ancient art details, close ups I’d taken was produced into an exhibition in Mayfair, London, titled ‘Lūx’, meaning ‘light’.

Freelancing affords me the enriching opportunity to work together with local businesses and publications, as well as schools to help GCSE students during practical projects, covering events for local charities and running workshops for sixth form students hoping to become photographers and have a taste of those all important early foundation skills.

My website showcases my photography career as an image-maker, with depth in skillset and experience. Plus, for the first time, I am pleased to present a collection of my prints available to order on a website - no more clunky DM’s on Instagram. It’s a project that’s taken far too long but I hope you see something new, an image you connect with or that you can imagine in your home or workplace.