The viewer must bring their own view to a photograph.

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

I don’t get wrapped up in technique and the like. I have a simple rule and that is to spend as much time in the location as possible. You can’t expect to take a definitive image in half an hour. It takes days, often years. And in fact I don’t believe there is such a thing as a definitive picture of something. The land is a living, breathing thing and light changes its character every second of every day. That’s why I love it so much.

You can't expect to take a definitive image in half an hour. It takes days, often years.

I like photographs which leave something to the imagination.

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