As I child, I was obsessed with the radio, hiding under the covers, as it was way passed my bedtime, 

listening to anything I could tune in to.  As a full sized person, I still find myself searching for stories 

and adventures to share with people.  Growing up, I found myself better at telling these stories through photography and film.

My very first paid gig was shooting Gang of Four for SOUNDS at The Lyceum Ballroom, London on 25th September 1983.

I worked for them for a couple years before crossing over to The Record Mirror, then YOU Magazine and finally, The Evening Standard,

working along side the very best journalists and reporters in the world

After a few wonderful years there shooting images for Fay Maschler and other features, I started shooting video/film.

I was also fascinated by the world of music and musicians and regularly worked on stories for 

The NME and Melody Maker, Britain's best known music publications.  Working with many of the top

artists of the time, I found myself drawn into the world of music videos and ended up collaborating with

the likes of EMF, ZZ Top, Sepultura, Salif Keita and many others, working all across the globe from Brazil 

to Japan ....... and America, where I lived for 27 years.

My desire to "tell the story" has stayed strong and has recently surfaced in my feature documentary "Fresno."

As America rocks on it's heals, with housing prices dropping as much as 60% in some places, I typically 

found myself asking the question "why?"   Many years ago, I used to get into trouble for asking "why?"  

I remember getting sent out of class during religious studies classes too many times to remember. 

I have a feeling it was all worth it.  As I shot the film "Fresno," I found myself in front of many people 

who really know why, and I'm still not afraid to ask.  I've found that sometimes people who actually 

know the answers, really like to tell you what they know, it's often that no one ever asked them "why?"

My storytelling technique is somewhat mercurial in that I try and keep an open, yet enquiring mind, 

embarking on projects with no predetermined agenda.  I prefer to find out where a story takes me.

I have to admit, this has confounded more than a couple producers types in the past, but then they see 

the result and relax.  It can be a bit like cooking.  Sometimes a bit messy, but, as they say, "the proof is in the pudding."  

Some stories I tell are just for amusement, but others may bring you to tears.  My style of storytelling

is certainly influenced by BBC radio at times, true theatre of the mind.  I have also found great appreciation

in "This American Life" and love the style and composition of the show.  I have been known to describe 

my style of film making as "radio ..... with pictures," requiring the viewer to allow their mind to work a little 

whilst watching.  

I have directed huge multi-camera shoots in the middle of Paris and directed myself in the middle of nowhere.  

Both offer challenges, but with humor and patience, I feel I have successfully mastered both, developing 

many long-lasting, working relationships with filmmakers on several continents.  Not to say that I have nothing

left to learn, as that's often the best bit, just that the past couple of decades of production have taught me

how to get a job done on time and on budget.

To be given the opportunity to tell stories that might actually make this world a better place, is an 

opportunity of a lifetime.  I have participated in several projects with a "better world" as the object in the past, but with the

current political and economic times, there could not be a more effective time to tell stories that matter.