Biography

I was given my first camera at around ten years old, and quickly broke it attempting to photograph crabs in a rock pool. Gladly, the replacement lived a long and happy life out of salt water, and was the tool used to create my first video. I edited it on a school laptop using Windows Movie Maker, and it still lives in a dormant little corner of the internet somewhere.

Skip forward ten years, and I managed to stumble upon a Saturday job in my local outdoor shop. After a few months of fitting walking boots and selling expensive jackets, I asked my boss if I could post a few photos on the company Instagram. For some reason, he agreed. Eventually, this resulted in the creation of a marketing department—something the two owners were insistent would never happen—and a YouTube channel. The owner of said outdoor shop and I would head out every week to film overviews of products that we liked, hoping to give those at home a better look into what we were selling if they couldn’t visit in person. Quickly, this channel gained traction, and not before long we were acquiring tens of thousands of views per week. This format continued for a few years until, after forty years of hard graft, the two owners decided to retire. We had created the blueprint to which other retailers based their channels on, something I’m still incredibly proud of to this day.

I began to film and photograph for more companies, brands and people. I filmed documentaries, products, adventures, podcasts and so much more; some of which I’ve featured below. I took on my own challenges and filmed them using the gear I’d acquired from years in that outdoor shop. I gained confidence in both my abilities as a photographer but also as an outdoor enthusiast. I invested in better equipment until I was fully self-sufficient, allowing me to create this website you’re reading today.