Magnum photographers were meant to go out as a crusade ... to places like famine and war and ... I went out and went round the corner to the local supermarket because this to me is the front line.

Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.

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 do read many of the photography magazines from the UK and abroad.

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

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.

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