Jackie is a BA (Hons) Multimedia Design graduate working as a Senior Motion Graphics Designer at Uber in London, UK, where he calls home.
GeckoKid came about as a nickname he adopted for years since he was in his secondary school.
Art and design have been the better part of his life and he has always enjoyed drawing since he was a toddler.
His first moment of fame came from an acrylic painting he did that was displayed at an exhibition in Hong Kong when he was only 9. His digital paintings were featured in the ImagineFX magazine and he has also been commended in photography competitions and had his highly commended work displayed at the National Theatre at the South Bank in London.
Jackie’s father was an electrician and as such he was never too far from a computer. At first only using it as a toy, eventually that grew on to him as the technology matured, and he received his first PC, and he was never seen without drawing with a mouse since until he was bought a Wacom tablet.
Jackie is a big fan of Tomb Raider and it has inspired him on various fields such as game design, architecture and 3D animations. It also triggered his interest in travelling around the world and picking up photography.
When he is not busy at work, you might find him wandering down streets around the globe where he could afford to be with his trusty Kata camera bag.
Current Gear
Canon EOS 7D
Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens
Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM
Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
SMC Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8 (with a Canon EF adaptor)
Jackie also has extensive experience in handling a Canon 5D Mark II, which is his dream camera along with the Canon 16-28mm f/2.8 L.
Thank You
Much thanks to Vincent Lai for the hosting;
Jennifer Nuttle and Dave Thorne for the coding and scripting;
Also Dave Thorne again for writing me a thumbnail maker + uploader;
Chris New, Christian Miksch, Dennis Simcott, Kevin Johnson, Michael Nichol, Katie & Keith Franke, Victor Law, Bryan Topham, Aidan Connor, Keir Edmonds and everyone else for their support through the years!