Bob Anderson grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, where he attended the Glasgow School of Art before graduating from the Derby College of Art, School of Photography in 1970.

Over the following 35 years, he worked as a commercial photographer in North America and Europe while also working on personal photographic projects.

Today, Anderson continues to do personal work, splitting his time between summers in Canada and winters in the high desert of Marfa, Texas, accompanied by his dog, Nell.