Fay Godwin
Fay Godwin
Fay Godwinwas a British photographer known for her black-and-white landscapes of the British countryside and coast...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth17 February 1931
enjoyed paying turn using
I enjoyed using a camera, and thought that I could do something more with it. To turn photography into a paying hobby, you could say.
land bits walking
I've been working with the land for most of my life; walking it and photographing it. And I love it to bits.
photography book looks
Look at lots of exhibitions and books, and don't get hung up on cameras and technical things. Photography is about images.
mind gathering process
I hardly teach. It's more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process.
photography country avid
But I was, and still am, an avid reader and so when I first started I chose to photograph many of the great writers in this country to try and earn a living.
photography technique photographer
I don't get wrapped up in technique and the like.
photography mother children
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.