I live in Greenside, a small village in Tyne and Wear where the farm animals outnumber the humans (almost). I live with my very patient wife, Pam and our two tremendous children Michaela and Ethan. When I'm not out photographing stuff or processing the images we like to make the most of our countryside, long walks with our dogs that never stop running.

I've been know to swing a golf club, generally badly and generally the people around me are in the danger zone, sorry to my father-in-law but the ball in the stomach was funny if not painful.

Having the photography as a full-time job really gives me the freedom to set my own working hours (usually about 18 hours a day!) and it's a great feeling being paid to be creative. Being a part of the greatest day of so many people's lives is a great honour and a responsibility I take very seriously. I work very hard to get the best shots, as anyone who's seen me doing my thing at a wedding will attest, but I also like to have fun and enjoy the banter, I'm certainly not one of those guys you'll see shouting at the wedding guests! And I will always let the guests take their own pictures or take pictures for them"