Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.

My black-and-white work is more of a celebration and the color work became more of a critique of society.

I go straight in very close to people and I do that because it's the only way you can get the picture. You go right up to them. Even now, I don't find it easy. I don't announce it. I pretend to be focusing elsewhere. If you take someone's photograph it is very difficult not to look at them just after. But it's the one thing that gives the game away. I don't try and hide what I'm doing - that would be folly.

To ask people's permission to take their pictures? Sometimes it feels right to ask, but I will not ask, unless it is essential to do so. If you asked all the time, you would miss everything. With the exception of portraits, it is generally bad news if people are looking at the camera.

Photography is Art and Art is Photography.

I am kept awake by the list of possibilities for shooting more photos and deciding what I must prioritise next.

The knack is to find your own inspiration, and take it on a journey to create work that is personal and revealing.