PAUL KENNY
What first sparked your interest in artistic expression? My father was an engineer and worked in a factory, but he was always doodling. His big ambition was for me to become a draughtsman: from his position that was the height of sophistication, so he encouraged me to do a lot of technical drawing. It went on from there. I’m probably the last person left on Earth who’s got an A-level in Geometric and Engineering Drawing.
You studied Fine Art at Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic – was that where you got interested in photography?
Mapping the Strandline, Sea, Metal, Plastic, 2016 From Paul’s Sea Works 5 series.
It was probably the year before, when I did my foundation course at Salford Technical College. You do everything during that year, including etching, sculpture and photography. I went through my Fine Art course as a sort of sculptor. I also did some photography on the course. Fantastic magazines like Creative Camera used to arrive every month, and I started getting interested in photography.
When did you start working in the landscape?
As I was brought
