I was born in Kent, England, in 1968. I completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of East London in Cultural Studies in 1989 and shortly afterwards started working, doing picture research, editing, writing, photography and design for various magazines and national newspapers. I worked abroad as English teacher in Portugal (1994) and Brazil (2002). I have been a creative artworker, graphic designer and creative director for print and web since 1995 working mainly in marketing, communications and advertising. Most importantly, I was married to Marina in 2006.