Graduating in Zoology from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England in 2002, he subsequently changed career direction into photography. To date he has lived and worked across the world. His most recent work has specialized on social and environmental issues in Asia, with specific emphasis on China. This approach has resulted in receiving a travel grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting (2009), being the first recipient of the David Alan Harvey Fund for Emerging Photographers (2008), receiving sponsorship from FujiFilm UK (2006) and during 2004-2005 he was selected to undertake a one-year paid internship at the prestigious photojournalism agency Magnum Photos. His work has been published internationally, in print and online, in leading publications, and exhibited worldwide.