Born in Melbourne, he travelled widely as a child as his family went on various postings overseas. After graduating from RMIT in Melbourne, he went to live in Hawaii and gained a Masters degree at the University of Hawaii. He worked in Hawaii for four years afterwards and then moved to Japan where he began to develop an interest in cameras and video. In 2005, he returned to Australia and began a new job working as a cameraman in Cairns. As a sideline, he began shooting and selling stock footage of wildlife. A few years later, he moved to Townsville to pursue another work opportunity and has been living in Townsville since.