Born Sydney. Biology teacher 1958. Graduate nurse RNSH 1963. Hostess Club Mediterranee Sicily and Tahiti 1966-67. Writer & photographer specialising in travel and lifestyles in eastern countries. Member British Guild of Travel Writers since 1975. French speaking.

1965-71	Travel writing Australian media. PATA Awards 1970-71 articles on Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Bali & Grand Award Burma
1972-74	Freelance London, photography – The Times M.East Supplements
1975-81	Freelance writing and photography Middle East/Arab Gulf States
	Member UK press corps, Royal Visit to the Arabian peninsula
1980	Editor, writer and photographer – Sudan Airways magazine
1982-89	Writing and photography, S.E.Asia, Sub-Continent, Middle East
1990-2005	Writing and photography, Africa and Arab States of the Gulf
	Founded stock image library Middle East Pictures
	Founded World Religions Photo Library www.worldreligionsphotolibrary.com
	Founded COPIX travel & lifestyle photo library www.alamy.com/portfolio/copix

Books

• The Gulf States and Oman (Croom Helm), 1978
• An Insight and Guide to Jordan (Longman), 1980
• An Insight and Guide to Pakistan (Longman) 1981
• Cooking the Middle Eastern Way (Prion) 1984-99
• People at Work in the Middle East (Batsford) 1984
• South East Asian Food & Drink (Wayland) 1988
• Middle Eastern Food & Drink (Wayland) 1988
• Australian and New Zealand Food & Drink (Wayland) 1989
• The Netherlands (Wayland) 1989
• Essential Thailand (AA) & Essential Bali (AA) 1990
• Essential Seychelles (AA) & Essential Malaysia (AA) 1992
• Independent Travellers Guide to Morocco (Collins) 1990
• Morocco (Moorland) 1994
• Cairo/Luxor City Guide, Photography (Collins) 1991
• Photography Chronicle of Progress UAE 25 years (Trident Press) 1996
• Contributing writer & photographer GCC Year-Book (ISC) 1997/2005
• Visitors Guide Arab States of the Gulf States (JPM/Switzerland) 1998
• Co-author & photographer, Insight Guide UAE & Oman (APA) 1998-2002
• Photography Microsoft Encarta 1997-2010
• Travels with My Hat: A lifetime on the road (Christine Osborne Pictures) 2013
• Among Believers: A pictorial journey (World Religions Photo Library) 2016
• The Gulf States and Oman, Routledge Library Editions: History of the Middle East Vol. 6 (Routledge London & New York) 2017
• Old Gulf Coast Days: Qatar 2018
• Old Gulf Coast Days: United Arab Emirates 2018
• Old Gulf Coast Days: Sultanate of Oman 2018
• Wajid & the Perfect Pearl: Tales from Old Araby 2023

Articles

More than 500 illustrated articles published in 30 countries