I am a photojournalist based in London. I have been a news and editorial photographer for over 30 years (seems to have flown by). In my career starting out covering the 'troubles' in N. Ireland shooting in black and white film, I have covered the genocide in Rwanda, volcano eruptions in Montserrat, Gulf War II, and dozens of assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well numerous other jobs including Hurricane Katrina. I was seriously injured whilst on assignment in Helmand Province, Afghanistan when an I.E.D. blast hit the U.S. Marine M.R.A.P. in which I was travelling in on the 9th of Jan. 2010. I lost my lower legs and broke my back and spent 4 months in hospital. I returned to work later that year. Post injury assignments have included dispatches from Gaza, Iraq, Yemen, Ivory Coast, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia numerous European jobs including the death of Pope Francis & his funeral Mass.