Allan Wright was born and educated in Glasgow and studied Geology and Geoscience at St Andrews. Following this he worked in Oil Exploration in Aberdeen, Norway, Vietnam, Libya and Bangladesh. Since 1986 he has worked as a freelance photographer and has published postcards, calendars and CD Roms. His books include On the Rigs (written with George Gunn, Keepdate Publishing) and Arran and Galloway (both written with Tony Bonning, Cauldron Press Ltd).