My icons range massively as I’ve admired various people from time to time. In terms of old school photography you can’t beat people like Nan Goldin, Guy Bourdin and Helmut Newton. They all explore the idea of the image beyond that of just a photograph. I generally believe that if you look at a photo for longer than 20 seconds then it’s succeeded in its purpose, as by then you’re not just looking at it but submitting to it.

Todays icons are harder to pin down as there are more flash-in-the-pans but people like Steven Meisel, who’s shot every Vogue Italia cover for the last 15 odd years, are those graduating to the next stage of ‘eternals’ for me.