From the age of eight I started taking underwater photographs with a cheap disposable underwater camera. My early passion for the underwater world inspired me to join PADI at the age of 13 and progressed in time to qualify as a Divemaster in October 2009 at the age of 21. I followed my diving hobby into University where I was really fortunate to be accepted into the UK's first BA (Hons) Degree course in Marine and Natural History Photography. The three-year course was based in the University College of Falmouth, Cornwall. This was the perfect way to express my passion for photography in natural history and the underwater world. I produced a book entitled 'Life in the Anemone' for my final major project and in 2010 I was thrilled to learn that I had been awarded a first class honors degree!