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.

Maybe black and white is the best medium for landscapes, I don't know.

I have always been a very keen walker, though, and I often took a camera with me on my walks.

I had been working in colour for ten years or so and looked at digital and liked the possibilities it gave me.

I have always loved reading, so was interested in the literary world, and took many literary portraits.

Look at lots of exhibitions and books, and don't get hung up on cameras and technical things. Photography is about images.