Paul Rose was born in 1953 and grew up in Manchester, England. After gaining an honours degree in Geology he went on to gain a doctorate in 1980. Paul has been privileged work in a number of countries around the world including South Africa, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico.

In 1998, after many years working as a geologist while still taking photographs around the world, Paul changed careers and became a full time professional photographer. He retired in 2007 in order to concentrate on his personal photographic work.

Paul lives in Lakewood, Colorado with his wife Carol and (currently) two adopted cats.