Over the past thirty years, he has divided his time between television and photo-journalism. He was a foreign correspondent for NIR-TV based in Tehran, reporting extensively from around the world – the civil war in Lebanon, the first democratic elections in Portugal, the uprising in India and assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the coronation of the cannibal “Emperor” Jean-Bedel Bokassa in the Central African Empire. This was followed by a period as On-Screen News and Current Affairs Reporter/Producer for Granada TV from where he went to the BBC as writer/producer and then to Channel 4 “Cutting Edge”.
Throughout his career in television and the media, he has taken a special interest in documenting the world’s festivals, rituals, ceremonies, and celebrations. Let’s Celebrate 365 is the result of this life-long interest and work, and an exhibition derived from these is currently touring England and Europe.
As a photo-journalist, he specializes in Travel Reportage and contributes to The Sunday Times, The Telegraph Magazine, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, The Guardian, Mail on Sunday, Bunte, Conde Nast Traveller, GEO, Stern, Epoca, Wanderlust and many other travel-related magazines. His reportages have been recognized with two UNESCO awards.
AWARDS
2001 – Sunday Telegraph/Travel Photographer of the Year
2001 – Daily Telegraph/Travel Photographer of the Year
2005 – Association of Photographers Best Single/”Daily Life”
2005 – BBC News Photographer of the Year “Work” Award
2006 – Elected Fellow of Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)
2009 – UNESCO/HPA Nomination Award: “Tribes of the Omo Valley”
2011 – UNESCO/HPA Documentary Award: “Nagaland”
Jeremy is a regular contributor to the press, TV, and Radio and has spoken at Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival, Stowe School, Royal Geographical Society, and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society.