Ian began an affair with the camera when his father gave him a Pentax K1000 for his fifteenth birthday. As a schoolboy, inspired by travel and natural history, he wandered between the aloe plants of South Africa capturing whatever fell within range of the lens.

The presence of the aloes epitomized the end of the mundane and the beginning of the evocative. They grow in wild places and it seemed in a figurative and a literal sense, Ian always wanted to be where the aloes grew.

Ian subsequently majored in Geography and Physical Education before completing his training in photography. In the process, the miles of travel added up; by vehicle, bicycle, kayak, sailboat and on foot Ian explored the world and life, engaging a wide range of people along the way.

Since his first tentative submissions to magazines, Ian's work has developed into a highly commended discipline. His photographs and articles have appeared in magazines, text books, coffee table books and calendars in the USA, UK, South Africa and Canada. As such it might be said that Ian's approach to life reflects a passion - the exploration and appreciation of man's interaction with the earth.

Aside from the technical skill required to make a good image, Ian relies on three creative senses. The first is a sense of mood, the second a sense of geometry, and the third a creative use of light. Ian considers there to be a moment of glory in every pursuit, place and person that can be captured on film. It takes endurance, and effort to find that moment and it is tenuous at best… and always fleeting. But the depicted moment has the power to tell any number of stories. His best photographs consequently show a graceful tension between these three elements.

It is the capture of these moments and the outcome of that journey, that fuel Ian's efforts as he takes that daily step beyond the aloe, from mediocrity toward distinction. They now form the inner vision that guides him in the production of images for worldwide use.