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Passion... Inspiration... Desire... the three words by which I live my life. Born on the 24th June 1989, and based in West Sussex, England, I live each and every second with the overwhelming passion and dedication to achieve my dream of photographing the people and places that inspire my world.

Growing up as a child with a natural love of all things creative, I had no doubts that this is what I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing. Whether that was drawing my favourite Formula 1 cars when I was 5 years old, designing the next Hard Rock Cafe for a school project, or creating album banners for my favourite music artists. It wasn't until towards the end of my GCSE's that my passion for photography inparticular developed. As much as I'd experimented with a multitude of different medias such as sculpting, building and painting, photography was one area in which I hadn't explored in so much depth. For the following 2 years I studied photography at A-Level, and it was then that I knew I had found the media for me. Everything from capturing those inspirational moments, to the never ending challenge of taking the 'perfect' photograph.

Every single moment of my life is devoted to achieving my ultimate dream of professionally photographing Formula 1 motor racing, and other world class motorsport such as WRC and DTM. I have always had a tremendous passion for motor racing, so much so that I truly believe it's a passion which I was born with. It wasn't until 1994, at the age of 5, when I feel I became the definition of a devoted F1 fan, and the rest is history. Motorsport comprises a massive part of my heart, and I couldn't imagine a more honourable job than to photograph the people who have inspired my life in such a valuable way. However above all of that is my passion for photography and creativity. It's not only the challenge of taking the photos, but also the challenge of what photography is all about to me. Finding that new technique, going that extra bit further, and always learning. I thrive on the task of capturing the emotion, the atmosphere, the inspiration, and the fans of which I am one. I couldn't imagine anything more perfect...

At the age of 18, in May 2008, a photograph of mine was published as the cover of Spain's leading wrestling publication 'SoloWrestling Magazine'. Since then, my photographs have appeared in a further 4 issues, as well as their website. Following this, my images were published in UK publication "The Wrestling Magazine", 'POWER SLAM'. Over the last couple of years I have had the great privilege of photographing for British Wrestling promotion 'Premier Wrestling Federation'.

In 2009, I worked with 'imagination2image' to photograph motorsport events across the UK, such as Ford's RSOC Event at Donington Park. Most recently in 2010 my photos of Speed Racing were published on the series' official website, as well as working with the FIA Historic Formula One and F2 World Championships.

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