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(at the bottom of the page ;)

If neither time nor money would be an issue, what / who would you photograph where and how, if you haven’t already?

George Munday: I don’t think there are any particular people/personalities that I would like to photograph. I love shooting landscapes, but I have been photographing empty places for a large part of my photographic life and I would like to spend more time photographing places with people. The locations could be villages or individual buildings, but it’s important that people are an integral part of their character. My preference is for places that are fairly isolated and perhaps with a spiritual dimension (I should emphasise that I am not a religious person), and in a location that is dramatic. A good example of this would be the Greek Orthodox Monastary on the top of the cliff in Meteora which would bring together the elements mentioned earlier.

What advice would you give someone desperate for inspiration?

George Munday: I’ve never been in that position. But if I were I would suggest buying or borrowing books that feature the work of other photographers. Make sure that you’re on your own, turn the TV off, put some evocative music on and sit down and look at each picture slowly and jot down any thoughts that appear. And visit art galleries. If inpiration fails to come after that, then it might be time to consider another interest…!

Who / What inspires you and who would you want to see featured in this magazine?

George Munday: Many of the photographers that inspired me are no longer with us, Brassai for street photography, Arnold Newman for portraiture, Eugene Smith for documentary work – and they’re all dead. Of the living photographers, landscapist Michael Kenna would probably be the one to go for. I really like (most of) his work.

And now, time to answer them yourself!