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.

I am not as cross about Thatcher now as I was in the 80s. Begrudgingly, I can see that some of her policies helped modernise Britain.

I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct.

Taking photos is a form of collecting.

I am a big fan of Jim Jarmusch and I do love big screen documentaries.

I am not a huge follower of music and tend to like one CD and play it to death, usually when I am washing up.

With photography, I like to create a fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society's natural prejudice and giving this a twist.