Runner up in last year's National Drone Competition and shortlisted for Travel Photographer of the Year (many years ago), I am obsessed with taking pictures. I have travelled across South America, Asia and Europe; from London to Hong Kong by boat, bus and train; from London to Malaga by bike. I have been shot at in Georgia, and bitten by an insect in Australia. I went to university in Italy, Leicester and Hungary and unsuccessfully tried to escape from a police station when working as a teacher in Greece. I also won second prize (20p) in a village photography competition in Suffolk. I am happiest when I am anywhere but London where I grew up and grew bored. I can swear in Norwegian and own a zither.