Having been a newspaper staffer for over twelve years Ian set up his freelance operation, Flashpoint Pictures, in 2001. Documenting life in the 21st century, Ian has gone on to sell stock images all over the world through online picture library Alamy. These pictures have featured in ad campaigns, on billboards, in books, magazines and newspapers, postcards and even stamps! The Royal Mail used one of Ian’s images in September 2009 on it's first class stamp depicting the work of the fire service.