Reflection
This popped up on my timeline a few days ago.
Some phone snaps of my old studio setup from almost 10 years ago.
Looking at it now, the messy cables and bad photo quality feel like a lifetime ago, but it was another incredibly busy time; I was juggling so many projects then that stopping for a proper photo wasn't even on the radar, and still isn't, to be fair.
It made me stop and reflect on the journey. I’ve never been driven by competition or the "glamour" side of this industry. For me, it’s always been about two things: a stubborn obsession with finding creative solutions, and a deep love for documentaries and human stories.
Looking back at this era, I was grading Wartime Crime, a 6-part series that ended up being re-versioned into 6 US episodes and hitting platforms like the History Channel UK, AHC, Tubi, Xive TV, Amazon, Peacock, and Roku.
It was intense, fast-paced, and pure hard work.
Fast forward to today, and the industry looks completely different. The tech changed, the workflows evolved, and I made sure to move right along with them.
Resilience is a word that gets thrown around a lot, but staying relevant in this game really does require a mix of adaptability and just never giving up.
This year alone, I’ve already wrapped up a massive music series; For the Record: An Incomplete History of Music, and I’ve recently completed another brilliant new 5-part travel series for the BBC digital channel, airing this Autumn.
I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who has trusted me with their pictures over the last decade, and honestly just humbled that I still get to wake up and do what I love. Here’s to the next evolution, "Scran and Scramble: An American in Scotland next!" 🥂
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