He studied pharmacy in Liverpool and worked in London as the night manager at the Piccadilly branch of Boots, while also working as a part-time photographer for the Manchester Guardian.
Vyštudoval farmáciu v Liverpoole a pracoval v Londýne v pobočke firmy Boots v londýnskej ulici Piccadilly ako nočný manažér a súčasne čiastočne pracoval ako fotograf pre Manchester Guardian.