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.

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

Choosing sepia is all to do with trying to make the image look romantic and idealistic. It's sort of a soft version of propaganda.

I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos.

Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary.

For those aspiring to make a living from travel photography, it's a sad fact that the boring shots are the shots that are going to make you money.

I always take photographs when I attend a funeral. Most people there know who I am and expect me to be there with my camera.