I am an international travel photographer and photo tour leader, based in Donegal, Ireland. Born in Derry, I went on to teach geography at international schools in Singapore, Togo, Italy, Ethiopia and Brazil – always travelling extensively with my camera.

This naturally brought two of my life’s passions together as a geographer-photographer. My photography focuses predominantly on culture and landscapes; images which reflect a spatial and temporal journey through life, while striving to reflect the need to live in a more sustainable world. By seeking the moment and light in various contexts, we can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

I lead photo tours locally in Ireland, but also in Scotland, Iceland, Ethiopia, Namibia, Chad, South Sudan, Eritrea, India and beyond. With a focus on small groups, the aim is to provide culturally sensitive immersion, photographic guidance and the opportunity for the photographic travel experience of a lifetime.

Over the years, I have been published by National Geographic, 1x Magazine, Lens Magazine, Forbes, The Times, Africa Geographic, Frames, 54 Magazine and many European publications. In 2011, I presented a talk for the Royal Geographic Society using images of Ethiopia to convey an image of diverse, culturally rich tribal life that contrasts with widely held perceptions.

Awards include Travel Photographer of the Year (People and Culture) 2019, Wanderlust Photographer of the Year, 2016, winner of Monochrome Awards, Professional Photographer of the Year, 2019 and Wilderness Safari Photographer of the Year, 2019.

I have had honourable mentions at the International Photography Awards in 2022 and 2023 and was awarded gold and silver in photojournalism at the Refocus Awards in 2023. A finalist six times with Travel Photographer of the Year, I have also had a special mention in 2017 and a commendation in 2019 for the Art of Travel category.

My approach is based on an alternative vision of tomorrow – capturing unforgettable moments through photography that empower us to reflect upon the world around us, and truly be the change that we want to see in that world.

As Henry David Thoreau said, “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see”.