He believes that whilst life is always in motion, every moment creates a sense of place or personality. Having travelled and worked all over the world, his work is informed by the view that we are more the same than we are different - yet differences reveal our unique stories. Research and collaboration are central to his practice, seeking rapport with and understanding of his subjects, whilst ask
ing questions about who people are and what concerns them. The aim is to fairly represent the subjects of his work, whilst challenging clients and audiences with engaging and creative story-telling. Mick has an MA in Photography, flexible learning at Falmouth University, and holds an MSc Consulting and Coaching for Change, from HEC, Paris, jointly taught with Oxford University. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds, Interdisciplinary Ethics Applied, working on both photographic ethics and data privacy. Full biography on LinkedIn. Ingrid and Mick have been very fortunate having lived and worked all over the world. They now live in Corsley, near Frome, in the South West of the UK. They have 6 children, born in 5 countries on 3 continents β and now 9 grand children. Mick has worked, visited and photographed on every continent except Antarctica (on the bucket list!), with special affection for Asia Pacific. In 1999, the family founded a program building schools in the Khmer Rouge Reconciliation Areas of Cambodia. Mick photo-documented this work, and it was the subject of his MA and a new book. See yatesweb.com. Mick is a member of the International Association of Professional Photographers, and is honoured to have been awarded the Associate Distinction (ARPS) by the Royal Photographic Society. Unfinished Stories from Cambodia has been featured by the RPS Contemporary Group, and his street and documentary work have been featured by Edge of Humanity, Leica LFI Master Shots and others. Mick is a member of Photo|Bath, a group raising awareness of Documentary and Fine Art photography in the region. He is also a member of the Frome Wessex Camera Club, and has been on Flickr since 2005. Over 2 million views. In his "other" life, Mick is an experienced senior exec and board member in global corporations, start-ups and non-profits, now an independent consultant. Previously he led International Markets at dunnhumby, the "Customer Science" Big Data company. Before that, Mick was a regional CEO, having spent over 30 years working in Europe, the USA and across Asia Pacific, with Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson. He was also a Board Trustee of Save the Children (USA), Non-Exec Director and has chaired IPOs.
