I’m an artist and activist, a lover of wildness and wonder, justice and joy.

In the face of so much destruction and division around the world, I stay hopeful by making things. Books and prints but also social businesses and community enterprises. I hope you’ll enjoy discovering a few of them as you explore this website.

I’ve enjoyed an eclectic career spanning the arts, activism, social enterprise and government. I was the Co-Founder of The School of Life, and before that Curator of Public Programmes at Tate. I’ve worked as a Special Advisor on Social Action for the UK government, and as Faculty Lead at Year Here, supporting young people to develop innovative solutions to systemic inequality. I love teaching and find many of my best ideas come from hosting expansive and courageous conversations with people of all ages and backgrounds. If you want to be in one of those conversations, have a look at the Courses page of this website to see what’s coming up.

After more than two decades in creative change-making, I’ve seen how both how inspiring and how exhausting it can be to keep fighting the good fight. Today, much of my work focuses on individual and collective resilience. With my partner Sarah, I run Turadh, a social enterprise in Scotland that provides spaces of rest and renewal to people working for the common good.

I am the author of several books, including Everyday Wonder, Looking at Trees, The Mindful Photographer and Street Photography Now. I love collaborating with other creative minds and hands to make prints and publications that tell hopeful and helpful stories.

At the heart of everything I do is a commitment to shaping a world that works for all. I’m supported by wise teachers and inspiring peer communities, and open to meeting anyone else who wants to meet these challenging times with courage and imagination.

I send out an occasional newsletter in which I share things I’ve been looking at, thinking about, reading and making. I’d love to share it with you. You can sign up below.