It was the sheer majesty
of Mt Everest that drew me in. Sitting on the top of Kalar Patthar (at 5645 metres) in between shallow breaths, I contemplated how best to capture the quiet beauty of this mammoth of rock and ice. The world slowed down and the sound of nothingness was all encompassing, a beckoning silence they say. I could have sat there forever watching the changing light.
This is one of many moments that has come before my lens.
It started with the sensory magic of a darkroom. Having my Dad as a photographer meant I was lucky to have one at home to play in. The family gene was strong too. My Grandma, a farmer and landscape painter, had a makeshift darkroom of her own in the bathroom of the family villa in the 1940s.
I gained a degree in 3D Design from Unitec New Zealand and a Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Photography 2004 from the London College of Printing.
On my creative journey I have also spent time as a commercial interior designer for Architects, a TVNZ set designer and a 3D designer for a London brand agency, which gave me a great grounding in working for global brands and storytelling.
Travel is a huge part of who I am and along the way I have managed a couple of ski seasons in the French Alps, teaching photography to Tibetan refugees, along with a whole lot of travel to 34 countries .. and still counting, always dreaming up the next adventure. I have driven around Europe in a van, and hiked for months on end in Nepal, volunteered in Calcutta, India and most recently, went backpacking through Asia with my three kids for six months.
No matter where photography takes me, it’s always an adventure I relish formed by the people I meet along the way.
I want my images to convey a sense of time, place and people, and for the viewer to be absorbed in the moment.
Clients: Shepherdess magazine- PCI Fitch London - Toyota Corsa - Natural Parent magazine - Magic Reef Rarotonga - AA Directions magazine - Bay Buzz - LHA Trust for Tibetan Refugees - Hawke’s Bay Living - Flock Events - St George’s -Blackhoof Restaurant - Magdalen Hill - Clearview vineyard- South London Hospice