Quotes from Mary McCartney

Id love to visit India; it looks like such an interesting place, so vibrant and full of colour.

Mum always had a camera with her on her shoulder, so I just thought everyone took pictures. Sometimes shed set her camera for us and wed take the pictures.

After leaving college I got a job as a photo editor. Then, looking through my mum's photo archive inspired me to take it seriously.

I have all my contact sheets filed, from the first photograph I took to the present day.

With my mum, I grew up watching her taking photographs, but with your parents, you just go, Those are my parents. Then you get to a certain age and, if youre lucky, you have the opportunity to talk to them.

Ive been in photography for over 20 years now, and I dont think people commission me because of my name. At some point, the commissions would have dried up if I didnt do what I do well.

Mandarin Oriental hotels are great at making you feel at home. They remember things: for instance which pillow you like. You can get ones filled with buckwheat or lavender.

There's not a lot of pink in my home, definitely. But I like the chaos, luckily.

My mum was quite a wanderer. She had a real sense of adventure and a cheekiness to her, which is something I like and that I try to take into my style of work.

I got a Leica film camera and just started wandering the streets. What really touched my heart were those unexpected and unplanned moments of life observed.

My dad, hes quite fun - he likes those unexpected pictures as well, so hell mess around and go wandering with me to get his picture taken.

The things that you dont plan are always things that give you that extra buzz.

Ive always loved Jamaica as its weather is so different from that in England. Theres something lovely, too, about walking along the beach in the evening, with sand between your toes, the sound of waves lapping and the breeze rustling the leaves.

To have a beautiful sandy beach in Scotland seems like such a contradiction.

If I eat too righteously, I turn to crisps and crappy chocolate bars.

I dont have a problem with taking photos on phones as they are pretty good quality now. But if you are really interested in creating more artistic images, it would be worth exploring a proper camera at some point!

I have a really early childhood memory of being in a darkroom with Mum when I was four or five.

I can whistle really loudly. You know the two-fingered whistle? That. People are usually really surprised that I can do it.

When I became a photographer, I took Mums talent for granted. She would take pictures out the car window and then they became these books or a print on the wall.

Interrupting people mid-sentence is my worst habit. I cant help myself. I get overexcited in the middle of a conversation and I just butt in.

The best thing is when you make something up, and then someone asks for the recipe.

When I go back through my work, I can see that I knew what I wanted to do. As a younger woman it took me a while to get the confidence and to try, but if anything, my eye has remained the same - though I've obviously learned along the way.

Thats part of what I love about photography - the images I like are the ones that look the most relaxed, but a lot of skill goes into making them look that that relaxed.

I love those long country lanes where you have overhanging trees and really dappled light.