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My father did advertising photography.

My father, an architectural photographer, was an incurable tinkerer, maker and mender.

My stepfather gave me a Kodak camera when I was 17 years old. I started working at a local photo store in Le Havre, France, taking passport pictures and photographing weddings.

We are similar to a museum. My function is to present old masterpieces in modern frames.

My dad's great. He's an amazing artist. A sculptor. He's wonderful and supportive. I love going to museums with him - we talk about... everything.

My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.

I grew up going to museums. I was privileged to discover art and artists in a very personal way.

My mother and father were interested in the arts.

I have some beautiful 20th-century drawings and a few paintings, but I'm not a collector, and I'm not particularly attached to objects.

I was brought up on art. My father thought I had a great hand at art and sent me to art school. But he did not want me to become a photographer.