I get up early and open my emails, write cheques and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.

I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar.

You can't learn passion, either you've got it or you haven't.

The easy bit is picking up a camera and pointing and shooting. But then you have to decide what it is you’re trying to say and express.

You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all absurdities and quirky national behaviors can be found.

Dictators are interesting, no?

I never think of photographs as being individual. Always as a group.