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 Copy Share Image
After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge so turned to colour. I explored Bradford and produced… — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
But I was, and still am, an avid reader and so when I first started I chose to photograph many of the great writers… — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
I had been working in colour for ten years or so and looked at digital and liked the possibilities it gave me. — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
It was 1966 by the time I started taking pictures seriously and books, newspapers and magazines of the time were full of great pictures… — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
I had no aspirations to become a landscape photographer at all. In fact it was portraiture that was my beginning, I suppose. I have… — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to… — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
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… — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
I've been working with the land for most of my life; walking it and photographing it. And I love it to bits. — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I don’t get wrapped up in technique and the like. I have a simple rule and that is to spend as much time in… — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
I have always been a very keen walker, though, and I often took a camera with me on my walks. — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
I'm not faithful to one particular medium, and it's what I try to teach to people who work with me. — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
You can't expect to take a definitive image in half an hour. It takes days, often years. — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
