About
I grew up on Merseyside and now live in Bolton, Lancashire.
I left school with precious little in the way of qualifications, so went to secretarial school, then joined the RAF to fly a typewriter.
After four and a half years, the lure of civvy life was too much for me, so I left and spent many long years imprisoned in various offices (civvy life not being as exciting as I had thought). I then decided to go back to school and learn photography. During this time, I worked as a freelance photographer for the Southport Visiter, Liverpool Echo and music and lifestyle magazines. I eventually gained BA(Hons) in Photography and Video at Bolton Institute and never looked back.
I currently work at The Bolton News, lecture at Bolton Community College and am studying for a MA in International Photojournalism, Documentary and Travel Photography at the University of Bolton and have just finished working on 'Leap', a book made with Ian Beesley, my fellow MA students and Bolton Lads' & Girls' Club.
I left school with precious little in the way of qualifications, so went to secretarial school, then joined the RAF to fly a typewriter.
After four and a half years, the lure of civvy life was too much for me, so I left and spent many long years imprisoned in various offices (civvy life not being as exciting as I had thought). I then decided to go back to school and learn photography. During this time, I worked as a freelance photographer for the Southport Visiter, Liverpool Echo and music and lifestyle magazines. I eventually gained BA(Hons) in Photography and Video at Bolton Institute and never looked back.
I currently work at The Bolton News, lecture at Bolton Community College and am studying for a MA in International Photojournalism, Documentary and Travel Photography at the University of Bolton and have just finished working on 'Leap', a book made with Ian Beesley, my fellow MA students and Bolton Lads' & Girls' Club.