The Field of Prospects

Abstract

If it was not in colour, which accentuates the lurid orange life jackets, the photograph could date from the early twentieth century archives. Yes, the poses are exaggerated and the frame is not level, but this is the architype exploration geologist photograph. Four of us are stood on a pebble bank of a jungle flanked river, deep in the heart of Borneo. I feel lucky how the unpredictable events of the oil industry that have imposed on my career have resulted in some amazing experiences.