What I loathe is the multi-national conglomerates who must take responsibility for the degradation and pollution of so much of our landscape with their factory farming and greed. Fay Godwin Read Quote
But I was, and still am, an avid reader and so when I first started I chose to photograph many of the great writers in this country to try and earn a living. Fay Godwin Read Quote
Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training. Fay Godwin Read Quote
I have always been a very keen walker, though, and I often took a camera with me on my walks. Fay Godwin Read Quote
I hardly teach. It’s more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process. Fay Godwin Read Quote
Look at lots of exhibitions and books, and don’t get hung up on cameras and technical things. Photography is about images. Fay Godwin Read Quote
I had been working in colour for ten years or so and looked at digital and liked the possibilities it gave me. Fay Godwin Read Quote
I’m not faithful to one particular medium, and it’s what I try to teach to people who work with me. Fay Godwin Read Quote
And in fact I don’t believe there is such a thing as a definitive picture of something. The land is a living, breathing thing and light changes its character every second of every day. That’s why I love it so much. Fay Godwin Read Quote
