He retired from the University of Hertfordshire as Deputy Vice Chancellor in 2005 and then for eight years he was Chairman of West Hertfordshire NHS Hospitals Trust (Watford General, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans City Hospitals). He qualified as a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society in November 2006. In 2007, he was successful in becoming an Associate and in 2009 he was elected to a Fellowship of the Society. In 2010 he became a member of the Zoological Photographic Club (www.zpc-naturefolio.co.uk/).