About
John is a writer from London (via East Sussex, France and Germany) who travels the globe to meet truly passionate individuals and document their fascinating lives. Driven by a love of adventure, the outdoors and storytelling, he specialises in feature articles, longform reporting and film.
Originality is key to John’s work so he aims to surprise audiences with new ideas, novel perspectives or exclusive access to private worlds. His primary areas of focus are travel, sport, popular science, automotive and culture. Standout pieces include: flying falcons with sheiks in the Arabian Desert; surfing on a man-made wave in Wales; diving with great white sharks off the coast of Mexico; chasing meteorites near the Grand Canyon; skeleton toboggan racing on the Cresta run in Switzerland; riding alongside the first all-female motorbike club in Morocco; talking dark matter with Britain’s most pre-eminent physicist in Oxford; and learning all about quantum computing in New York.
You will find John’s work in the pages and websites of international newspapers and media outlets, such as the BBC, The Guardian, The Observer and Internazionale, as well as magazines including Geographical, Reader’s Digest, Men’s Fitness, Auto Express, Octane, Vice, The Jackal and Loaded. He also creates award-winning multi-platform editorial content for brands such as Audi, Bentley, McLaren, Volkswagen, Richard Mille, Red Paddle Co, RBS, Virgin, The Rugby Football Union and Savills.
John relishes applying his visual imagination, working closely with photographers and directors to enhance narratives using still and moving images. Over the years he has developed, scripted, produced and even co-directed a number of award-winning documentary and commercial films. Standout projects include an ASMR road trip, the McLaren Artura launch film, an ode to traditional sailing in the Scottish seas, an orchestral performance above the Dubai skyline, and a deep dive into the life of Britain’s Worst Boxer.
