Work history:

Picture Editor and Content Provider - Metro Newspaper, including Tablet and Online Editions. As a Digital Journalist, Blogger, Photographer, and Videographer I’ve been embedded as a journalist in Iraq and Afghanistan, covered the Tsunami in Sri Lanka and shot and edited short video for web films. I’ve created Travel and Technology content for the Paper, Tablet and Online Editions. I’ve reported many varied events and interviewed many well-known personalities from the Albuquerque International Balloon Festival to a one-to-one training session with Sir Stephen Redgrave or a one-to-one interview with 50 Cent.

 

2001 - 2003.

Freelance Digital media specialist and content provider - Picture Editor - Sports Picture Editor - Features Writer - Photographer in Digital and film - Videographer for web - Photoshop Production Artist.

 

1999 - 2001.

Picture Editor, The Independent on Sunday. In charge of a large office support staff and a team of world-renowned and award winning photographers. 

 

1998 - 1999.

Picture Editor, The Independent. 

 

1997 – 1998.

Deputy Picture Editor, The Independent.

  

1994 -1997.

Night and Duty Picture Editor, The Guardian. 

 

1991 - 1994

Field Sales (Editorial) Colorific Photo Agency. Sold time sensitive news photography, personality and feature photography to the national press. (This was a time before email, isdn and FTP). The UK agent for a number of well-known photographers including Herb Ritts and Annie Leibovitz.

 

1989 - 1991.

Classified Sales, Transport Press Special Projects Team. Reed Business Publishing. Sold advertising space on some of Reed's busiest titles, Cold calling for the launch of specialist publications

 

1988 - 1989.

Photographic Assistant. Sally Cushing Studio. Assistant to Advertising Studio Photographer

 

1987  - 1988.

Photographic Assistant. Chris Crofton Studios. Assistant to Food Photographer