I don't get wrapped up in technique and the like.

I don't get wrapped up in technique and the like.

I've been working with the land for most of my life; walking it and photographing it. And I love it to bits.

I had no aspirations to become a landscape photographer at all. In fact it was portraiture that was my beginning, I suppose. I have always been a very keen walker, though, and I often took a camera with me on my walks. But I was, and still am, an avid reader and so when I first started I chose to photograph many of the great writers in this country to try and earn a living.

But I was, and still am, an avid reader and so when I first started I chose to photograph many of the great writers in this country to try and earn a living.

Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training.

I hardly teach. It's more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process.