Coming up through the camera dept. in Australia and London's BBC Ealing Film Studios taught Philip the importance of looking after the "Governor". La Studio de la Fonderie - Paris where Philip discovered how to light as an autodidact. While on a documentary in Australia about Aboriginal art, Philip was asked to shoot for Derin SEALE - Prodigy Films Sydney since then Philip has been in demand for the past 18 years worldwide. With Richard GIBSON's a Message from Fallujah saw Philip win international cinematography awards at the RHODES ISLAND International Film Festival as well as from the Australian Cinematographer's Society. In Total Philip has made about 250 Music Videos and over 400 TVCs. Philip works to find the right ambiance to tell the story for the director without having to make the images look forced or if you like in an effortless chic. Philip is comfortable in almost every climate from the tropics of Indonesia to the Alps in France or the seaside of Iceland.