Jaimie Baird was born in England in 1952 and brought up in New Zealand from nine years of age. He attended Nelson College as a boarder, completed a Diploma in Horticulture at Massey University, then joined the Department of Agriculture in 1972.

In his early 30’s Jaimie watched a documentary called Style Wars and bought a book called Subway Art. The journey of investigating graffiti and subsequently street art had begun. Despite a fascination with art and graphic design, Jaimie acknowledges he lacked the talent and has never been a street artist. He see himself more as a street photographer and recorder of art history. Witnessing the creativity has been Jaimie’s privilege.