I began taking an interest in media related subjects in the 1980s especially photography, being self-taught, doing mostly Black & White. Fortunately I was at sea then so had the opportunity for travel to help my photography. During this time I completed the Bureau of Freelance Photographers Photo-Journalism course which taught me how to write correctly and I had a number of publishing successes. 

In 1988 I lived in Gibraltar for a year as manager/trainer of a gym, then in Greece for eighteen months. I had an extra role in the Niko Mastorakis film Hired to Kill. I returned to England in 1992 and attended Southport College full time to study for a BTEC National Diploma in Photography which put the polish on what I had taught myself and received the Licentiate Distinction from The Royal Photographic Society. This was followed by a further year at Wirral Metropolitan doing Media Studies to specialize in Video Production and helped out with a Video Production Company for further experience. During my time back in England I also continued with editorial photography, had a couple of exhibitions and some commercial and social photography assignments.

In 1994 I returned to sea to do more traveling and worked in Australia for a year. This time gave me the opportunity for further writing and I self-published a couple of books on Sports Psychology after eight long years study online for a PhD. 

Having to retire from the sea, I grew more interest in script writing, attending a course at Liverpool University. Since then I have published three novellas and written their film scripts and I am continuing with my photography, video and continuing with further script development.

My script 'The Sword of Calais' has reached the quarter finals of the London International Screenwriting Competition. 'The Siren's Song' reached the Hot 100 Capital Fund Screenplay Competition. 'Home Port' is into the semi finals of Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards and 'Izzat' has been nominated for the Jaipur International Film Festival which was judged in January 2023. 

August 2023 I have won the Best Comedy Script for 'Port Visit' in the Liverpool Indie Film Awards.

September 2023 I have won Best Feature Script/Screenplay for 'Izzat' in Birsamunda International Film Awards.

In November I won Best Historical Screenplay for 'The Queen's Swordsman' the screen adaptation of The Sword of Calais at the London Best Script Awards.