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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/born-berlin-1931-germany-father-a-british-diplomat-mother-an-american/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

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## More by Fay Godwin

> [After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge so turned to colour. I explored Bradford and produced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/after-land-i-wanted-to-continue-exploring-the-theme-but-i-needed-a/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [I don't get wrapped up in technique and the like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/i-don-t-get-wrapped-up-in-technique-and-the-like/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [But I was, and still am, an avid reader and so when I first started I chose to photograph many of the great writers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/but-i-was-and-still-am-an-avid-reader-and-so-when-i-first-started-i/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [I had been working in colour for ten years or so and looked at digital and liked the possibilities it gave me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/i-had-been-working-in-colour-for-ten-years-or-so-and-looked-at/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [It was 1966 by the time I started taking pictures seriously and books, newspapers and magazines of the time were full of great pictures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/it-was-1966-by-the-time-i-started-taking-pictures-seriously-and-books/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [I had no aspirations to become a landscape photographer at all. In fact it was portraiture that was my beginning, I suppose. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/i-had-no-aspirations-to-become-a-landscape-photographer-at-all-in/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/born-berlin-1931-germany-father-a-british-diplomat-mother-an-american/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [The viewer must bring their own view to a photograph.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/the-viewer-must-bring-their-own-view-to-a-photograph/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/and-in-fact-i-don-t-believe-there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-definitive/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [I've been working with the land for most of my life; walking it and photographing it. And I love it to bits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/i-ve-been-working-with-the-land-for-most-of-my-life-walking-it-and/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [I hardly teach. It's more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/i-hardly-teach-it-s-more-like-a-gathering-of-minds-looking-at-one/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/i-don-t-get-wrapped-up-in-technique-and-the-like-i-have-a-simple-rule/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [I have always been a very keen walker, though, and I often took a camera with me on my walks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/i-have-always-been-a-very-keen-walker-though-and-i-often-took-a/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [I'm not faithful to one particular medium, and it's what I try to teach to people who work with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/i-m-not-faithful-to-one-particular-medium-and-it-s-what-i-try-to/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

> [You can't expect to take a definitive image in half an hour. It takes days, often years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-godwin/you-can-t-expect-to-take-a-definitive-image-in-half-an-hour-it-takes/)

[Fay Godwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-godwin/)

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