Which photographer or artist do you most admire?

Bernd and Hilla Becher

What artwork, where money is no object, would you like to hang on your wall?

John Rocque's map of London, 1746 (I think it counts)

What is the worst commission you have ever had?

Photographing Christmas decorations in a giant greenhouse in the middle of the summer.

What is the best commission you have ever had?

Photographing every religious building in Tower Hamlets - not only fascinating for itself, but also as it allowed the time to explore so much (I did the whole thing on foot)

Which famous artists, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party?

Richard Parkes Bonnington

When are you at your happiest?

Pottering about a city, looking at what there is to be found, and in the safe knowledge that there are some friends not too far away, preferably equipped with some good food and wine.

What is your most treasured possession?

A note from my grandmother telling me to cherish "all the beautiful things you've seen and all the beautiful things you are going to see"

What book are you reading at the moment?

Some of Tony Benn's diaries

What made you laugh recently?

A friend delivering a beautifully crafted diatribe, full of wit and delicious sarcasm.

What really winds you up?

Petty selfishness

What would your dream project be?

Some kind of insane photographic mapping/survey.

What do you do when not working?

Enjoy good company.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

The city in all its various layers & manifestations, physical and historical.

How you would you like to be remembered?

To have encouraged some people to look twice at the world around them.

What music would you like played at your funeral?

Fareweel Regality (no i don't have delusions of grandeur - it's a beautiful song by Terry Conway about friendship and going into the unknown).