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

It was 1966 by the time I started taking pictures seriously and books, newspapers and magazines of the time were full of great pictures that helped to inspire me.

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.

The viewer must bring their own view to a photograph.

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

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

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