Rod lives in a converted shoe factory in Hackney with his wife Adaesi and triplet girls,Mara,Pearl and Evie.He originally trained as a photojournalist and spent many years travelling the globe in countries as diverse as Vietnam and Chile. South America took a particlar hold on him and he has built up an an expansive collection of images in black and white and color slide.He is gradually trauling through his archive putting the images into new contexts and series, some taking book form.His dream is to move to the port of Valpariso in Chile with his family.