Bertie is one of the founder-owners of India Beat. He has been travelling to India since the age of 12 and has spent many years living in Jaipur.

Bertie’s background is in fashion photography. After leaving school, he worked under the legendary photographer and creative director Michael Roberts, an experience that gave him an extraordinary introduction to the world of high-profile fashion production. His knowledge of photography, production and the creative industries has since enabled India Beat to manage some remarkable fashion shoots in India, working alongside leading international photographers and fashion editors for publications including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Net-a-Porter.

Travel, however, has always been Bertie’s greatest passion. Many of India Beat’s bespoke journeys have their origins in his own adventures and discoveries, combined with a lifelong fascination with history, culture, art, nature and wildlife. This personal approach is at the heart of the trips he creates, and has led to Bertie being invited to design and accompany a wide range of private journeys around the world.

No two trips are alike. Over the years, Bertie’s travels have included conversations about space travel with astronauts, unexpected meetings with former KGB agents, exploring Egypt in the company of a world-renowned Egyptologist, private shopping with Vogue editors, dinner in Royal Palaces and extraordinary safari experiences far from the usual tourist trail.

His photography offers another window into the places and experiences that inspire him, capturing his enduring fascination with India’s landscapes, wildlife, people and culture: @india_beat.

If you are considering your next journey – wherever in the world it might be – Bertie would be delighted to hear from you. He loves nothing more than talking travel, sharing ideas and dreaming up the unexpected. Just make sure you have a little time to spare: these conversations are rarely short.