Joshua Peg is actually just my screen name. My real name is Tom. I was sure this whole endeavour wasn’t going to work out, so I hid from my inevitable failure behind a pseudonym. Turns out, though, that its gone pretty well, so maybe I should’ve just believed in myself…

Anyway, I’m a photographer who lives in Wales, UK. I’ve lived in Wales my whole life, almost all of it in very rural areas, which is likely why I have such a love of the outdoors.

I see myself as a documentary photographer. I tried to become a landscape photographer, but I just didn’t have the freedom and time to do all the travelling needed to achieve this dream (it’s really the only route you can take to enter that particular niche these days).

I try not to take myself too seriously, because ultimately, I’m just a man with a camera, and some stories to tell.

Here’s a rare bit of honesty for you: I have absolutely no formal qualifications in photography, art or journalism. I had no interest in these things when I was younger. Everything I’ve done in the field of photography and journalism has been self-taught.

In my case, I have to let my body of work speak for me. Feel free to make a personal judgement by my portfolio of work.

What I do have, though, is over 30 years of experience in living a life outdoors. In this time, I’ve accumulated a lot of knowledge across a number of pursuits: Mountain climbing, long distance hiking, off-road driving, mountain biking, kayaking, sailing, practical life skills, and more.

I’ve spent the last 5 years honing my skills in photography, with particular emphasis on adventure and landscape photography. However, recently I’ve shifted my view to being more of a documentary photographer as this suits my particular style and fits in well with my already full life.

I’ve grown a substantial audience in that time, despite it being a heavily saturated niche. I put this down to being an honest and open person, sharing my challenges without trying to sugar-coat the realities of modern life.