Over the years Ivan has accumulated a huge and comprehensive library from all over Africa, his work has appeared in many magazines, safari brochures and other publications. Most of his sales have been to private safari goers over the years, until his work was seen by some artists who pushed him into doing an exhibition.

The first of these took place in Edinburgh, where the Edinburgh zoo commissioned him as well as Debby Hart, a well known wildlife artist to exhibit at the zoo for a six week exhibition, "it went far better than I had expected and we got some great reviews"

The second exhibition was in a High Street gallery in London - where Ivan and Debby again exhibited for a week and had some very good feedback and reports, including some interest from the local tabloids.

In Ivan’s words:

"I try and capture a little tiny bit of the soul of the moment... I want people to feel my pictures and not simply see them... I try and always find a different angle or composition, so much African wildlife has been photographed by millions of people, its important to get something a bit different... I want my pictures to touch a chord in people and to give them a hunger to see the scene for themselves... " to give the pictures more meaning Ivan often accompanies a picture with one of his poems...