Born in South Africa, 1984

Qualified as a Chemical Engineer at Stellenbosch University, 2006

Worked in the petrochemical industry as both engineer and production manager

Currently manage a tar/oil recovery unit and coke calcination unit as well as lead a technical team

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I have always had a love for the arts, in any form - classical opera to postmodern oil paintings. Having dabbled in various genres, the only one where I found outcomes  without frustration was photography: while I can spend days focusing on getting a specific image, while I often find myself in dangerous situations, while I spend most of my money on equipment and photographic travels, while sometimes I get home without my magical set of images, I never feel that time behind a shutter button is frustrating. There is no specific style or subject on which I specialise, rather I prefer to hone skills from birds in flight to night scenes as the variety keeps my ideas freshest.

I bought my first camera when I was 12 - a film camera by Pentax, Espio 120. Little did I know that it would bankrupt and corrupt the rest of my free time - but I am so happy I got it. It was just complex enough to entertain me but little did I know how much freedom of expression I would later desire. After digital became a thing, in 2003 I moved to a Pentax Optio something something that worked really well - it was light and gave pleasing images in an instant. Once I started earning a salary I upgraded to a Nikon long range fixed lens camera - this is where it started in earnest: I could get birds in detail, but not if they were flying. In 2011 I moved to DSLR - Canon 60D with a variety of lenses, a flash and a tripod. Oi vey. After 2 years with this lovely starter camera I knew that I was going to do this professionally, and for a long time, and it will use most of my time for long, and the lenses were going to get long - but the images made me happy. I have printed many in personal album books and on my wall. My images have been sold worldwide for various uses including books, newspapers, magazines, websites and campaigns. 

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Photography is not about the money, it never has been (although sales fund more equipment and adventures) - it is about that next piece of art I can print and hang in my house.