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.

From the moment the tourist enters the site, everyone has to be photographed in front of every feature of note.... The photographic record of the visit has almost destroyed the very notion of actually looking.

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.

Photographs are interpretations of reality; as such, it is entirely subjective. Most photos are taken with an agenda, to sell something or to make a subject look better than it really is. Think of family snapshots - everyone is smiling and happy.

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.

Criticism is hypocrisy; society is hypocrisy. I'm a tourist. I'm a consumer. I do the things that I photograph and can be criticized of.

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