[b. 1961] British documentary photographer
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I was attracted to it [the office life] because it’s such an ordinary subject and hardly anyone had ever photographed office life. We couldn’t find any photos. So it was considered a nothing subject. The subject with zero importance to photographers, writers, filmmakers must be interesting, because it’s part of our lives.
The most interesting photography... observes what most of the world ignores and dismisses as dull or "too ordinary".
I am interested in things that are often hidden or neglected, or considered unworthy of being photographed. I am also interested in living up things that have been photographed. As a story teller I am interested in both public and private issues and by showing aspects of both in my work it seems that I am looking both inward and outward – this is quite an interesting thing to do.
Everything is interesting, even your doorstep.
Photography helped me to articulate things I thought or felt but definitely could not say - it gave me the confidence to speak and was incredibly liberating...
