If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. – Lewis Carroll
Pre 1990’s
Raised in landlocked Brixton, in the heart of South London, I spent far too much time
away from the water in my younger years and throughout my teens. However, holidays were
spent by the sea where I cultivated my obsessions for our wonderful watery world. I
received my first camera, a Kodak Instamatic, for my 10th birthday and immediately
set to work keeping my local film developing and printing shop in business.
The 1990’s
Having thoroughly made the most of my teen years the early 90’s where a time to get
seriously studious and regrettably still mostly away from the ocean. In total, I spent over seven years in Fine Art
education between London, Winchester and Berlin which ended with an MA in Fine Art.
Somewhere along the line, I picked up a Nikon FM2 and a bunch of lenses which meant
probably more time spent in a Darkroom than taking pictures and attending lectures. Towards
the end of my studies saw the dawn of the digital photography era as we know it now so I
eagerly set about learning the new soft and hard tools and toys. With my new found
digital skills near the end of the 90’s I found myself working for a prestigious design studio
firstly as a freelance designer and ultimately the Studio Manager.
2000 and beyond
From 2001 I have worked as a diving instructor, dive centre manager, and dive guide predominantly in the
Gulf of Thailand, which finally got me into the ocean and allowed me virtually endless
opportunities to indulge in my passions for teaching, diving, photography and all things
aquatic. For the past seven years, I have been leading the education department of Core Sea, a
small research field station on Koh Pha Ngan, which continues to give me time for my watery
desires. Take a look at what Core sea does here … www.coresea.com … When I’m not at Core sea
I take the time to explore, dive, photograph and produce the watery works that you will find on this site.
Some things I’ve been in …
Competitions:
Downunderpix contest winner 2014
Underwaterphotography.com annual contest Monthly winner April 2014
Underwaterphotography.com annual contest 2014/15 Runner Up category Sharks
Underwaterphotography.com annual contest 2014/15 Runner Up category Creative
UW Photochallenge Asia Pacific 2014 Placed Winner
Winner ADEX China category Creative 2015
Underwaterphotography.com annual contest 2015/16 Runner-up category Sharks
Underwaterphotography.com annual contest 2015/16 Gold Medal Winner category Macro – Swimming
Underwaterphotography.com annual contest 2017/18 Bronze Medal Winner category Wide Angle – Natural Light
Underwaterphotography.com annual contest 2017/18 Runner Up category Wide Angle – Natural Light
Underwaterphotography.com annual contest 2017/18 Runner Up category Sharks
Publications:
Weekly Featured Photographer on Mozaik UW Cameras June 2014
UWMP 3rd-anniversary edition 2014
UWMP eNews issue 18 – 2014
SCUBA DIVER Australasia Issue 4 2015
SCUBA DIVER Australasia Issue 7 2015
Scubashooters April 2015
Featured Photographer of the week May 2015 on Indahs: Dive, Travel and Photography
Phanganist September 2015
Paris Match November 2015
New York Post November 2015
Daily Telegraph November 2015
Barcroft TV November 2015
“Mola Magic” article Published in DivePhotographyGuide 02/02/2016
‘Photographer of the week’ DivePhotographyGuide 03/2016
Metro.co.uk 29/03/16 ‘Underwater Photography Awards’
The Daily Mail 29/03/16 ‘Underwater Photography Awards’
The Huffington Post 01/04/16 ‘Underwater Photography Awards’
The Telegraph 01/04/16 ‘Underwater Photography Awards’
The Sun Online 11/08/16
“Marine Conservation in the Gulf of Thailand” EZDive Magazine Issue 5 Volume 62 2016
Photography Masterclass Magazine Issue 49 January 2017
ScubaDiver 360 Ocean Planet January No.106/2017
Samran Pinnacle article on scubashooters.net 02/2017
‘pos·er’ in 500px “Winners: Favorites of 2018” gallery