Born Wellington 1954, started work at the National Film Unit, then Vidcom Auckland as a video tape editor. Moved to Wellington to learn film editing subsequently started his own post production company. He then in 1984 set up his own film production company Airdate, which lasted for a successful 15 years. Semi retired from the film industry in 2000 to follow his long time passion for photography working for a variety of clients and producing and exhibiting works of his own.With wife Leanne set up the art home-ware company – Home Base Collections in 2008 and has now started a new venture combining both film and photography