Reynolds was born in British Columbia, Canada. He was a reporter for the Victoria Daily Colonist from 1973-1981 and later worked in Portugal, Spain and Gibralter for Discover Magazines. He has been researching and writing about the history of Gibralter since 1986 and has been writing for Gibralter Magazine since 1995. He divides his time between Victoria, London, Gibraltar and Portimao in Portugal's Algarve province.