Raised in Birmingham, England, by Polish parents, I attended thirteen schools due to circumstances beyond my control. I suspect this fueled an early desire to explore the world, eventually living in twenty-four towns and cities across seven countries.

At 24, while living in Bath, I found a camera at a bus stop. Three years later, having never worked professionally as a photographer, I set myself the challenge of proving that I could make a living from photography within a year.

I went on to build an international career, shooting for publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Australian, Guardian, Rolling Stone, NME, Q, Uncut, BusinessWeek, Motor Trend and Esquire. My clients have included The Getty Museum, Sony Music, Universal Music, EMI Music, Warner Music, Sony Ericsson, ABC TV, SBS Radio, Westpac Bank and Hodder Headline Books, among many others.

Alongside my photography career and raising my daughter as a single parent, I have spent more than thirty years working across the arts in a variety of capacities. In Australia, I founded several not-for-profit arts associations and artist collectives. In 1993, while Chairman of Regeneration Culture Inc., I was quoted by NSW Premier Bob Carr on the floor of Parliament House in support of developing a stronger creative curriculum in New South Wales high schools.

As founder of M.O.R.E. (Ministry Of Random Events), I designed and built several large-scale sculptures from recycled materials, including The Recycle, a 30-by-20-foot sculpture in Sydney that stands at the entrance to the largest recycling centre in the Southern Hemisphere. I have also created interactive art installations in New York, London, Sydney, Melbourne and at Burning Man.

I am currently developing MORE American Dreams (MAD Voyage), an independent documentary and photography project exploring the American Dream through the lives, stories and aspirations of everyday Americans. Combining photography, film and personal encounters, the project seeks to capture the people and places that reveal what the American Dream means today.