Joe is a true exploratory kayaker, having racked up countless Himalayan first descents where nobody else dared, from Afghanistan all the way to Bangladesh. Now a guidebook writer and aerial videographer, he’s even got his pilot’s license (though his aircraft is sadly too small for shuttles). Author of Meghalaya Rivers Book.

At age eighteen, Joe headed to India to work as a journalist for the New Indian Express, and with that his love affair with India began. After a second gap year, Joe moved to Aberystwyth, a secluded Welsh town to study international politics. In his second year of studies he was selected for the British Universities Kayak Expedition team and travelled to Venezuela for his first taste of expedition kayaking. In the years since graduating from university, Joe has spent almost as much time in South Asia as he has in Europe. Joe has raised money for women’s education in Northern Pakistan through the release of two British-made kayak films High and Too High. He has working in Delhi as a video editor for the Outdoor Journal, India’s first International active-lifestyle and adventure magazine. Joe shot, edited and directed The All India Kayak expedition, a six-month rolling expedition to explore many un-paddled rivers in India. In 2016, Joe was part of a team that kayaked the Panjshir river in Afghanistan. They paddled around 130 km of whitewater in this war-torn area and, since the trip, have raised awareness about the unique and often-misunderstood region. Now in the UK, Joe runs an aerial-photography business while formulating grand plans for more expiatory trips to far-flung locations.

You’ll find him seeking out the finest whitewater the world has to offer in Norway, slashing turns on empty waves in the north of Scotland and capturing kayakers on film in the most beautiful and innovative ways.