Photographer
Programme Director in Creative Media.
Lecturer in Photography, Film & Multimedia
Founder of CAMERA
Host of WTF-Stop Podcast
Trustee @ Postive View Foundation (2021 to 2024)
Sunderland Till The End
Selected Clients:
The Guardian - BBC - M&C Saatchi - Sunday Times - Cap Gemini UK - IKEA - Black Star - COI - Schnieder Group - Aricotvert - Helix 3d Ltd - Colas - Parceline - The Independent - General Medical Council - Kingfisher PLC - IBM -Deeper Media - Coca Cola - Peleton - KPMG - Opportunity Now - The MLA - Ideology - Le Point Magazine - Newsweek - CH4 - Stern - Barts NHS - Boodle Hatfield - Surface - Direct Selling Association - Merlin Entertainment Ltd - QVC - Hippodrome Casinos - Addison - MetLife - IBM - Boots - Trend Micro - Springer News - Agence VU - REA - Tyco - TES - Crisis - John Brown Publishing - Addison Group - Action Contre la Faim - Candis - Pearson New Entertainment - IPC Media
Books:
Over Land and Sea (Topsafe 2026) Hard Cover Buy
Coal Faces (Image & Reality 2024) Hard & Soft Cover Buy
Life's a Ball 90s (Fistful of Books 2021)Hardcover. Offset colour 140 pages Buy
Birdmen (Bluecoat Press, 2018) Duotone 156p ISBN 9781908457448 Buy
Hold Still: A Portrait of our Nation in 2020 (NPG 2020) Buy
UK at Home (Against All Odds Productions, 2008)
My Sikh Life (Wayland, 1997)
Eating Disorders (Wayland, 1997)
Coal Faces (Image & Reality 2024) Hard & Soft Cover Buy
Life's a Ball 90s (Fistful of Books 2021)Hardcover. Offset colour 140 pages Buy
Birdmen (Bluecoat Press, 2018) Duotone 156p ISBN 9781908457448 Buy
Hold Still: A Portrait of our Nation in 2020 (NPG 2020) Buy
UK at Home (Against All Odds Productions, 2008)
My Sikh Life (Wayland, 1997)
Eating Disorders (Wayland, 1997)
Zines:
Kosovo Crisis Macedonia 1999 (Fistful of Books 2020) Buy
Monkwearmouth Colliery 1991 (Fistful of Books 2020) Buy
Kingsnorth Gardens - Drug Bags (CAMERA 2019) A5 170gsm Colour Silk
#IFoundshoppingLists (CAMERA 2019) A5 24p 170gsm Colour Silk
#IFoundPost_Its (Camera 2018) A5 22p 130gsm Colour Gloss
Collections:
Fifty Crows Foundation. San Francisco
National Portrait Gallery
Martin Parr Foundation
Awards:
2022
DYCP. Arts Council England.
D31 Photography Prize. 1st Place.
2020
EKC Group. Oustanding Contribution to the Community during Covid 19.
Hold Still. National Portrait Gallery. Finalist.
2018
Kent FE Teacher of the Year.
2017
EKC Group Star Award. Teacher of the Year.
EKC Student Vote Award.
2016
EKC Student Vote Award.
2010
Digital Camera. Photographer of the Year - Documentary - Highly Commended.
Everyman Pro-Photo Contest - Portraiture - 2nd and 3rd Place.
London Photographic Awards - Portraiture - Bronze Medal Winnner.
2009
ePhotozine B&W Award - Shortlisted.
Terry O’Neil Award - Shortlisted.
The Everyman Pro-Photo Contest - Honourable Mention.
London Photographic Awards - Portraiture - Bronze Medal Winnner.
2008
Black & White Spider Awards - Nominee.
2007
Terry O’Neil Award - Shortlisted.
Terrence Donovan Medal - The Royal Photographic Society - Winner.
National Geographic - All Roads Award - Nominated.
London Photographic Awards - Portraiture - Highly Commended.
2006
Black and White Photography Magazine - Photographer of the Year.
National Geographic - All Roads Award - Nominated.
2005
National Geographic - All Roads Award - Nominated.
1995
British Airways Award for Youth Acheivement - Shortlisted.
1994
BP Oil - Young European Artist - UK Winner.