Photography has been my passion ever since I received my first camera for Christmas at the age of 11, a Nikon EM. I spent every bit of my pocket money and paper-round earnings on film and developing, and I remember hating the long wait for the results to come back from Boots.

Today, in the digital age, images are instantly displayed on the back of the camera, giving you immediate feedback and a good sense of whether you've captured the shot you envisioned. While many photographers still choose to shoot on film, which has its own merits and encourages a more considered approach due to cost, digital photography allows far greater freedom to be creative and experimental.

I enjoy all aspects of photography, but I have a particular passion for landscape and astrophotography. Landscape work rewards patience. You can visit the same spot a dozen times and never get the same light twice, and chasing that one combination of sky, sea and land that finally works is what keeps me coming back. It also means being outdoors in all weathers and at all hours, watching how a place changes through the seasons and learning to read the conditions before you even lift the camera.

Astrophotography is a different kind of challenge altogether. It demands a real understanding of the night sky, careful planning around moon phases and clear windows of weather, and a lot of technical precision once you're actually out shooting in the dark. There's something genuinely humbling about standing under a sky full of stars, waiting for the right moment, and knowing that what you're capturing has taken millions of years to reach you. Both disciplines are technically demanding in very different ways, yet each offers unique and deeply rewarding experiences, and together they've shaped how I see and photograph a landscape.

Based in Dorset, I'm fortunate to live close to the stunning Jurassic Coast, which provides a wealth of inspiring locations to photograph. More recently, I've been focusing on studio portraiture, an area that presents its own set of challenges, particularly when working with studio lighting and modifiers.

I'm honoured to have had my work published several times in the national press, and to have been featured in Astronomy Photographer of the Year after reaching the final draw.