Geoffrey Roy is a former overland tour leader/driver in Africa and Asia. In his current role as a photojournalist, he was official photographer to the veteran explorer Colonel John Blashford-Snell on his 1993 expedition to Guyana, and was nominated for the Travelex Travel Writers awards for a story on the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest in 1996. He is a regular contributor to "Wanderlust "magazine, and has lectured on travel and photography at The Royal Geographic Society, where he is a Fellow.