About me
I'm half Australian and half German, this makes me laid back and uptight. I take my work seriously, but not myself.
From a young age I've had a passion for light and working with people. I started my professional life in photography, being a bit ambitious I travelled from Australia to live and work in Europe, first arriving in Switzerland to practise my totally useless French as an assistant photographer. Next stop was Germany (thanks Dad) then finally ending up and settling in the the UK, London has been my home for the last 20 years.
My work as a commercial photographer and DOP has taken me from the Jungles of Indonesia to the frozen plains of Canada and a bunch of places in between. I've even received awards in the USA.
After a fortunate and successful career in Photography I decided to learn more about 'film', I wanted to be working at the same level with motion as I did in stills. This journey took many years (I was naive) but 100% worth it. I've been lucky to work long term with some of the biggest brands in the world, think of a large computer company named after a common fruit.
These days my USP is the ability to deliver film (motion) and photography (stills) from the same production, as I understand both mediums deeply, creating a quality and consistency across the delivered branded content. This approach not only saves time and money, it also helps you stand out in a sea of sameness.
Whilst it was great to operate as a solo 'Photographer' film making (video) is much more of a team sport so I helped create a production company called 'My Perfect Cousin' We are building and growing a great team of people. My passion for light continues as does nurturing young talent.
