Paul has worked as a staff photographer for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Melbourne Age and The Australian Financial Review and as a freelance photojournalist for The Australian, The Sun Herald, The London Times, The Guardian, Associated Press Agency and Agence France Presse.

Paul was in South Africa to witness the end of apartheid in 1993 to 1994. And has spent two years in Jerusalem 1996 to 1998, documenting the Israel/Palestine conflict. He has also worked as a sound recordist and camera-man for TCN Nine television news.

In 2001 he produced his first book It’s Only A Job with friend and colleague, Phil Thornton. And in 2005 took up the position of Photo Editor for The Business Review Weekly Magazine based in Melbourne, Australia.

Paul is currently working as a multi-media photo/videographer and journalist for the Marketing and Communications Unit of The University of Wollongong, Australia.