I got into photography quite late in life.
After school I travelled for a while and I worked in the film business for a couple of years but I didn’t really like it. Like a lot of the best things in life I sort of bumbled into the profession. I’d always taken pictures but never professionally. I never had a game plan by any means. I really admire younger photographers. They’re incredibly astute in terms of careers, planning, and knowing what they want and going after it.
I’ve always been interested in what’s going on in the world. I guess growing up in Ireland I grew up with a social conscience and an interest in injustice. I wouldn’t say I was actively political, I wasn’t into student politics or anything like that, but I was interested in what was going on around me.