People belong in nature’s story.
I am a photographer and creative director, curious about people and how their lives connect to nature. I'm originally from the UK, now based on the Portuguese coast, 40 minutes outside Lisbon. My storytelling work moves between regenerative producers, outdoor lifestyle, craftspeople and travel.
It’s the human stories of what drives people’s connection to nature, and how we can rethink food systems and our care of the land, that I keep coming back to.
I’ve always been curious and pretty geeky, obsessively researching the things that pique my interest, and those things have nearly always been to do with the natural world.
Fresh out of a photography degree at Brighton in 2012, I co-founded Another Escape, a print publication about outdoor lifestyle, environmental stewardship, and regenerative living. We ran it obsessively for nine years. Two editorial volumes a year, 10,000 copies a volume in English and 30,000 copies a volume in simplified Chinese, distributed in twenty-something countries. It taught me my craft and a lot about what I actually care about.
These days I work with regenerative businesses, purpose-driven travel and outdoor brands who believe people belong in nature’s story, not separate from it.
Outdoor brands, regenerative businesses, conservation projects, purpose-led travel, and editorial partners. Some for a single campaign, others I’ve kept working with for years.
“The key to telling a story with images is not just an eye for a shot. It is an understanding of light, a knowledge of the subject and the ability to see the detail without losing sight of the subject. Through all our time working with Jody, he not only showed all of these skills, he also demonstrated a desire to collaborate, a wish to be flexible and gave honest feedback in everything.”
Country ManagerPatagonia UK, Ireland & Nordics
The Outsiders
Another Escape featured.
Published by Gestalten.
Print Is Dead Long Live Print
Another Escape featured and interviewed.
Published by Prestel.
So You Want to Publish a Magazine
Another Escape featured and interviewed.
Published by Laurence King Publishing.
The British Journal of Photography
Interviewed and featured.
Monocle: The Stack
Guest.
Loupe Photography Magazine
Feature.
British Airways High Life
Featured.
Culturally Ours
Guest.
British Airways The Club
Feature.
An early harvest regenerative olive oil startup, in Portugal.
Alongside my freelance photography practice I also work part-time as creative director and co-lead storytelling for an early harvest regenerative olive oil startup in Portugal. We’re building in stealth currently, but my work involves shaping the brand, developing the creative direction, storytelling strategy and building asset libraries.
More to be revealed later in 2026.
A nine-year chapter in independent print.
Co-founded in 2012, championing outdoor lifestyle, environmental stewardship, and regenerative living.
Let’s talk about
what you’re working on.
Fully formed or still finding its shape, drop me a line. I’d love to hear about it.
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