Andy Whale grew up in Dorchester and studied commercial photography in Bournemouth and Poole College of Art. He has produced book covers for Pan Books, freelanced to the Conran Studios, shot for companies such as Habitat, Mothercare, and Conran Design and has also produced work for the Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera, Scrumpy Jack Cider, Harrods, Fortnum and Mason, Dyson, and Adidas. A fellow of the British Institute of Professional Photographers, Andy has set up Seven Springs Studios in Charminster, just outside of Dorchester.