I build things that transport people to places they can't physically reach.
Explore POV started as a personal project -capturing New Zealand from a motorhome during COVID. Three years of tinkering with immersive video later, I flew to LA on Vision Pro launch day, discovered my videos wouldn't play, and built an app to fix it.
"The closest thing to teleportation." - Apple
The Journey
From a kid with a camera to Apple's App of the Year
First Camera
Age 11. A Casio EXILIM EX-Z3 with a 256MB memory card. Every birthday through my teens, I asked for the newest camera. I was hooked.
Thailand Dive School
At 17, I flew to Thailand alone to film dive students. Sold highlight reels at the bar every night. My first commercial video work.
GoPro Recognition
Won the GoPro Creators Challenge. My cinematic techniques caught their attention -cinema-quality footage from a pocket camera.
New Zealand
One-way ticket to Christchurch. Almost no money, no contacts. Just a feeling that this was home. My grandfather emigrated here in the 1950s.
The Motorhome Years
COVID emptied New Zealand. For three years, I drove every corner of the country in a motorhome, quietly perfecting VR180 video capture.
Vision Pro Launch
Flew to LA to be first in line. My videos wouldn't play. So I taught myself Swift and built an app to fix it. Six weeks later, Explore POV launched.
App of the Year
Apple named Explore POV the Vision Pro App of the Year. A kid from Norwich with a camera became the creator of "the closest thing to teleportation."
What I'm Building
Explore POV
The #1 immersive video app for Apple Vision Pro
170+ destinations in stunning 16K resolution. The closest thing to being there.
Visit explorepov.com
Explore Immersive
Immersive video for impact
Bringing immersive experiences to healthcare, education, and conservation.
Visit exploreimmersive.comLet's Connect
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