I was born on 25 February 1960, live in Bristol, England, am single and my nationality is British. For those who are into astrology, my sign is Pisces. I learned to dive in 1978 with the University of Bristol BSAC branch whilst studying for a degree in Physics.
An interest in underwater photography developed to the point where I was effectively “semi-professional”. Encouraged by this I decided to pursue diving full time, concentrating on photography and writing, supported by instruction, creating diving web sites and anything else that puts my diving experience to good use.
Over the years I have accumulated numerous diving qualifications. I have remained involved with University of Bristol as a diving instructor and have taught hundreds of students to dive. Many of my students are now instructors themselves. At the time of last update to this page (August 2003) I have completed 3,375 dives.
In March of 1999 I became an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS). My photography and this web site has won a few awards, including “highly commended” in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for my picture of a spawning starfish.
Prior to becoming a self-employed diving photographer and journalist I worked in the computer industry, mainly for IPL Information Processing Limited, based in Bath, England. If you are looking for a good employer in the IT industry, I can recommend them. My final position with IPL was Principal Consultant. My work included technical and management consultancy, project management, system design, programming, sales support, and development and presentation of training courses. Application areas ranged from safety critical avionics systems through to business workflow systems. I am a Chartered Engineer through the British Computer Society.
I can provide prospective customers with references from the diving industry and the IT industry.