About

I'm a documentary photographer with a 30-year archive spanning Asia, Latin America, Europe and beyond.

Based in Manchester, UK, I first picked up a camera in my father's darkroom more than 50 years ago. What started as curiosity has become a lifelong habit. My work has been published in the Sunday Times, Lonely Planet, Rough Guides and British Airways amongst others

My work focuses on ordinary lives, faith, family, work and the relationship between people and place. My own wanderlust and a career in international education have given me the opportunity to travel widely and spend time in communities that many visitors never encounter. Not every journey has gone entirely to plan.

These photographs are the result of curiosity, enduring wonder and a belief that every life contains a story worth sharing.

Oh, and getting up early.

Why FrontiersOB?

Frontiers began as an excuse to bring together three decades of photographs that had been quietly accumulating on hard drives, in boxes and on bookshelves. Somewhere along the way it became something more. The frontiers I'm interested in are not just those defined by geography. I'm equally drawn to the boundaries between people and place, tradition and modernity, change and continuity. Most of all, I'm interested in people — and the small moments that reveal something larger about how we live.

A man with sunglasses and a watch sitting at a wooden table in a casual restaurant, resting his face on his hand, with a glass of ice water with lime and a straw in front of him. Istanbul, Turkey
A person taking a photo of a humpback whale tail fin in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, tree-covered shoreline and cloudy sky in the background.
Person taking a photo of a colorful street mural with a smartphone, in front of a yellow building with green window shutters, graffiti, posters, and some people in the background.
Four people are standing in front of a colorful mural on a building wall, with one person taking their photo. One person has a bicycle, and there is a goat present. The mural features a dragon, a skull with hair, and a large portrait of a man with a bandana, sunglasses, and a cigarette. The scene is outdoors, with trees and a fence nearby.

Next Up?

A journey through Central Asia in September 2026, taking in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to photograph life along the Silk Route.

Interested in collaboration, buying some prints or developing a conversation? Get in touch here.