Alisdair has worked as a photographer since 1994, and began his career with large format view cameras in the studio and on location. He worked as the assistant to one of Birmingham's busiest advertising photographers for five years, for clients including Bass Taverns, GKN and Cadbury's. In 1999 he graduated from the University of Central England with
a BA (Hons) in Visual Communications (Photography). Here, he experimented with his studio lighting and location knowledge, and developed the location lighting techniques he is now so well known for. In 1999 he turned freelance, specializing in automotive photography, for magazines, books and companies around the world. He was recently awarded first prize in the Audi/Guild of Motoring Writers Photographer of the Year 2010.

He has been commissioned by Total911, 911 & Porsche World, Autocar, Octane, Trucking, Retro Cars, Mini Magazine, Practical Classics, Land Rover Monthly, TotalBMW, Classic Ford, T3, Pistonheads, Fast Ford, Practical Caravan, Practical Performance Car, MG Enthusiast, Total Vauxhall, Japanese Performance, Auto Retro (France), 4x4 Magazine (Japan), Haynes Publishing, The Crowood Press, Pindar Plc, Trax Portable Access and The Camping and Caravanning Club, in addition to photographing private client's cars and car collections internationally.