Look and Listen

Biography

Paul was brought up in Leeds, West Yorkshire, where he lived for the first twenty odd years of his life. He was married at Eighteen and had four sons, Dale, Shane, Paul and Adam. Throughout his life he has suffered from Depression and Obsessions, which have taken over his life to varying degrees. Paul took an interest in Photography early in his life but never did anything about it until his late thirties, when he purchased his first DSLR, which opened up a whole new world for him. He became and still is an excellent Photographer with work available in many formats and in different mediums. At Forty Two years old, Paul suffered a breakdown and went to seek medical help, where he was diagnosed as having Bipolar Disorder. Paul currently lives in Scarborough, working as a Photographer and Writer, with his first book 'A History of Madness' available now and his second book expected to be available the end of 2011/12

Inspiration

My writing started after reading Bill Oddie's 'one Flew into The Cuckoos Egg' so I suppose he has a lot to answer to! I don't really have any other influences as such, I seem to have created my own style from many many authors.