His international reputation growing quickly, Mitchell was engaged to shoot editorial for the very top international fashion magazines: Vogue and Elle. He was also a pioneer in Asia as the first successful foreign photographer on the dynamic Thai fashion scene, shooting extensively for top publications. His work became recognized by the advertising industry and he continued to expand into the commercial world and built up a considerable roster of clients such as Singapore Airlines, Mercedes-Benz, Sony, Hong Kong Bank, Ericsson. As imitators clamored to emulate his classic styling in stills, he segued to explore the moving image in both personal and commercial work through film. He welcomed the opportunity to direct projects for the National Kidney Foundation in Singapore which dealt with severe disability and terminal illness in children. He was also invited to be the Director of Photography to shoot the Royal Thai Anti Drugs campaigns as his interest in working in the fashion industry due to its superficiality dwindled. In the mid nineties beginning to diversify into the fine art arena, he received requests from private collectors interested in his fine art works at which point he began to shoot in color more frequently and he continues in this vein today, to develop a body of work considered highly collectable. This work has now been made available to a wider audience after exhibitions in Shanghai and Singapore. Having sold out many of the older collections of early work his more contemporary print work is now available in strictly limited editions. The artist divides his time between his homes in Bangkok and Singapore, energized by the dynamism and color of the region.

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