In The States I Would Have No

Close Encounters Are Bad. Bad For The Animal, As It Causes Stress, And Bad For Me For Exactly The Same Reason.

So About Twenty Years Ago I Gave Up On Painting - And Got Into Terrible Debt After Buying A Load Of Camera Gear!

I Carry A Notebook Full Of Sketches Of Pictures I Want To Take - They Are Really Scruffy Sketches, But At Least I Am Going Out There With A Clear Objective.

I Also Like Flyfishing - Maybe I Would Have Figured A Way To Make A Living Out Of That?

My First Serious Project Was Photographing Badgers - Very, Very Difficult As They Are Shy And Nocturnal.