Welcome.

I first went to sea as a deckie aboard

a 1920's launch, long-line fishing

during school holidays from 7 yrs of age.

Exposure to the wonders of maritime Auckland

totally changed my formative inner city perspective.

I was entrusted with my mother's precious

Kodak Instamatic and so began my

twin passions.

Career Path

An indifferent school career was not wasted

by escaping to the school darkroom.

My portfolio gained me photographic employment in the

government department of

Scientific and Industrial Research

D.S.I.R

Returning from travel in the US and Mexico I was photographer at the Auckland City Art Gallery

I eventually left to pursue a documentary project

"The Road People of Aotearoa"

Raising my son as a solo parent then became my priority

I resolved to start building a Maritime Stock Library to fund my photographic documentation of classic and heritage vessels .

I Lived aboard my yacht for ten years at

Waiheke Island in Aucklands Hauraki Gulf

During Employment as

Technical Photographic Instructor

at 'Elam' school of Fine Arts at the

University of Auckland.

Currently

Free-lancing in my areas of speciality

Maritime Photography

and

Art documentation

as

`Art DocumentA'

Running

High Tide Gallery

A high profile window space for emerging

photographic artists.

Print On Demand Digital Publishing

as

The Original Light Transport Card Company