Dr. Peter Wood

Peter Wood was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Southern Africa, in 1962. After leaving high school to join the army for a year, he wound up in London, where he began a successful career in photography. This eventually took him to Hong Kong-which he has called home for the past two decades. Wood's unique upbringing, as well as his identification as a gay white African, ultimately inspired him to write his memoir, Mud Between Your Toes: A Rhodesian Farm .

Peter Wood was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Southern Africa, in 1962. After leaving high school to join the army for a year, he wound up in London, where he began a successful career in photography. This eventually took him to Hong Kong-which he has called home for the past two decades. Wood's unique upbringing, as well as his identification as a gay white African, ultimately inspired him to write his memoir, Mud Between Your Toes: A Rhodesian Farm . See less