Born in London 1962, but currently living in Bath, I have always had a keen interest in photography from an early age, and studied the subject at degree level alongside a BA (hons) in illustration. Since leaving art college, I have worked professionally as a freelance illustrator in publishing, TV and advertising.
I began work on the British Public Schools project in my final year at Brighton Polytechnic by approaching Hurstpierpoint College to ask if I could photograph a day in the life of the school. From that moment on I was hooked on the subject. Fascinated by the history, architecture, and traditions of the independent school system, I decided to expand my study. With a publisher on board, the number of schools nationwide was increased to twenty-five over a five year period. Unfortunately, good timing was not on my side and the recession hit just as I was completing the study in 1990. The publishers pulled out due to the high expense of producing such a large volume and I was unable to bring a new company on board. With over 2000 medium format high quality colour transparencies, I believe that this is the largest such collection, undertaken by an individual, in the World. Hopefully the book will one day see the light of day as the images are now of historic interest due to recent modernization of many independent schools to bring them into line with the twenty-first Century, as well as, in many cases, the introduction of co-education into this once bastion of British masculinity.
Since then, I have maintained my interest in all things traditionally British, but have expanded my work to cover:
- portraits
- promotional work
- events coverage
- editorial & fashion
- purchasing images
Please contact me for information, availability and prices regarding any of the above.
I also have work available to be licensed for reproduction on Alamy and more of my photography on Flickr
Bibliography:
- ‘Wellington College; The first 150 years’ by Patrick Mileham. Publ. Third Millennium Publishing.
- ‘Windsor: fun, facts, history & legend’ by Caroline Wagstaff. Publ. Words of Art.
