AboutMe 

“Learn from the past, enjoy the present and accept the future.”

 

    The world of journalism is going through significant changes. As a fledgling journalist, it is increasingly important to be competent in multi-media platforms. I take pride in my ability to take high-quality photographs and videos, to create or accompany a story.

 

    I grew up in London and was heavily involved in drama and music at school, joining youth theatres and school orchestras throughout my school life. I learned to play the flute and violin when I was younger and have recently taken up the piano.

 

    I like to collect musical instruments from the countries I visit and have a modest collection of drums and wind instruments, as well as a few guitars and ukuleles from around the Pacific Islands.

 

    I have been lucky enough to see a lot of the world, in all its chaos and beauty, and wish to visit South America in the near future.

 

    I moved to New Zealand just before I turned 20 and started studying philosophy and economics at Otago University. It was here that I got heavily into the debating society, travelling around New Zealand to compete in tournaments.

 

    I was selected in my first year to travel to South Korea to compete in Australs, the Australasian debating championships. I had a great experience meeting students from all over the region and exploring Seoul’s rich and varied culture.

 

    Just before my third year, I was offered

a job as director of the Otago student

paper’s TV segment on a local station.

I had very few resources and next-to-no

experience, but I pushed myself to

produce a five-minute segment each

week, with the help of my director of

photography.

 

    It was during this time that I decided to

leave university and go to study journalism.

I utilized the visual skills I picked up whilst

working for the student paper and produced

news videos for the Waikato Independent.

 

   I am currently working for Fairfax at the

Waikato Times and I am continuing to learn 

the tricks of the media trade.

 

    I wish to keep developing my visual and

investigative skills to become one of the best

multi-media journalists in the country.