I was born in 1962 in the ex-coal mining town of Doncaster in South Yorkshire / United Kingdom. Close by were the two Royal Air Force bases of RAF Lindholm and RAF Finningley so I grew up with military aircraft flying low overhead most days.
After leaving school at 15 I worked in coal mining and attended university part time, after 10 years underground I moved on to construction working for a large retailer. I started my own business in 1999 and have worked for myself ever since. I now live closer to London with my wife Christine and our animals, horses and lots of wildlife. Throughout my life aircraft have enthralled me and photography was a natural progression with this interest.

For five years I acted as the official photographer for the now defunct UK Air Crew Association, an organization of ex pilots and crew from the RAF. Many of the members were World War II veterans and it was an honour to work with them and hear their recollections.

I have been associated with the Checksix project in the UK since 2005 and still enjoy learning about the subject aircraft and improving my photography.