He started as a stills assistant in fashion & advertising in 1970, moving into moving images in 1973. After shooting news, documentaries and music videos he made the move to  commercials in 1985.

He won awards from:-

SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) Eastman Gold medal

BKSTS (British Kinematograph, Sound & Television Society) appointed Fellow

BSC (British Society of Cinematographers) Bert Hardy Technical Achivement

ACS (Australian Cinematographers Society) honorary member

NSC (Netherlands Society of Cinematographers) full member