I’ve thought for a while now, that making photographs is like a form of meditation. Because when I am busy making images, I seem to completely forget who I am, and all my daily pressures and worries completely disappear. In fact, I think when we’re busy doing something like making photos, we completely disappear.

In this fascinating interview with comedy writer John Lloyd (famous for Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy, Black Adder (one of the UK’s best comedies, and QI), John explains how having a breakdown in his 40’s, allowed him to gain some insight into what the purpose of life is.

He explains that when we are being as true to ourselves as we can, we completely disappear. Ego goes away, and any concept of ‘I’ disappears. When we do what we love, we become the most true to ourselves, and in doing so, find that being present, is about forgetting who we are.