North East Media News

Issue 129

Did you always envisage a career in the Marketing and Media Industry? When I decided to study photography at university after a year out, I knew that I was going to work in the creative industries. I was very torn before that as I was interested in lots of very different potential careers, from the armed forces to philosophy! What has been your career path so far? Studio photographer > Photography degree > Photography Lecturer > Graphic Design/Print > Photographer > Director/Producer > Creative Consultant. What have been the biggest challenges you have faced so far? The death of the print industry and the last major recession in 2008/9 forced my hand to switch back to photography. It was probably the biggest blessing in disguise but it certainly didn’t feel that way at the time! I’m not ashamed to say that I’ve been through quite a journey to where I…