Shadows on the Bakery. Strong midday sun casts sharp shadows of the window boxes and old lamp onto the walls of this 370-year-old baker's shop in Zurich, Switzerland.

After the Storm. Descending into a valley after a superb day's walking in the Swiss Engadin, I was caught in a sudden thunderstorm. As it cleared, and with the air now fresh, I couldn't resist this silhouette of the trees against the brightening sky. My friends – who live in the valley – were concerned for my safety as they know only too well the danger of the frequent storms in the area, but I was well below the storm itself by this time.

Donate to Tate. The huge Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, the inspired gallery of modern art on London's south bank, which was created in the old Bankside power station. [April 2002]

Home from the Sea. On the beach at Cromer on the north Norfolk coast, on New Year's Day 2002 (the East Anglian New Year's Day photo seems to be becoming a tradition!). A small crowd of interested spectators was gathering as the fisherman drove the tractor and trailer into the sea to recover his boat – the only way to do it on this shallow beach – while a perfect blue sky is reflected in the wet sand. The 200mm lens on the F3 again, and Ektachrome E100VS film.

Blue Lagoon, Cumbria. Looking down at a sapling on the shore of Ullswater, in the English Lake District. after a walk over Place Fell. The colours were just changing in Autumn, and nicely offset the sky blue reflected in the lake.

Dome at the V and A. Looking up into the dome at the entrance of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, with its superb Chihuly Chandelier. A digital photo taken in October 2001, at the end of a four month exhibition featuring the exciting and prodigious glass artist Dale Chihuly... Luckily I had the then quite new Coolpix 995 with me, and there were notices saying that Dale Chihuly encourages people to photograph his work. This chandelier is actually a permanent installation. I shot it by setting the self timer, leaving the camera on the floor under the chandelier and walking away. No-one seemed bothered and I was well pleased with the result. / more...

The Lead Singer. Jen, lead singer of London band blusher, at a gig at the Li'l Backyard Club. It was dark - very dark! - the only light coming from three random- position, random- colour lights (one of them is the red light here). So I was using Fuji Provia 1600, rated at ISO3200, and exposures around 1/8 sec at f/4.

The Day They Announced Foot and Mouth. Taken on the Minox at the end of a very wet day in the Lake District, at the end of February 2001. Water had seeped in the top of my gaiters and my boots were full. The Minox was soaked, despite being carried in its case. But I was drawn to the shapes and contrasts as the Herdwick sheep huddled together, and I grabbed a couple of shots, planning to come back the next day with different film and a different camera if the weather was the same, to try to make the most of these grey atmospheric conditions. / more...

Timespan. The old and the new in the beautiful city of Vienna.

On The Beach. On the shore at Dunwich on the East Anglian coast, on New Year's Day 2001. A sudden burst of sunshine lasting only a few minutes. Luckily I had a 200mm lens on the F3 and had just gone back to fetch a tripod. Time for a dozen shots before the light went, as the groups of people (and one or two dogs) walked towards me; this was number 11, about the only one where the foreground couple is large enough in the frame to be a centre of interest, and there are no serious overlaps of the figures in the distance.