Hmmm, my profile... Well, I love the fine television works of Joss Whedon. I know the difference between a Phillips and a Robertson screwdriver. I love the way light makes anything beautiful. I love the smell of wood-smoke on a rainy West Coast autumn evening

The three most breathtaking things I've ever seen are the Grand Canyon, the Chagall Windows at the Art Institute of Chicago, and the full moon shining on the snowy mountains of the Bella Coola Valley.

I love to read Jane Austen but I don't like to get in discussions about it. I love all animals except for rodents - those make me jump on chairs and scream like a girl.

If I were on a desert island, the five cds I'd want with me are: An inflatable one, an edible one, one made of quinine, one made of an emergency blanket and the fifth would be 'Fisherman's Blues' by The Waterboys.

I'll go camping any time of year. My collection of Bonne Bell lip-balm is vast and ever-growing. Dorothea Lange is my favourite photographer and my inspiration. My heroes are Muhammad Ali and Princess Leia. Sometimes I eat ice-cream for breakfast. If I were a Muppet I'm pretty sure I'd be Grover.

But more than anything, what I want you to know about me is that I am a photographer. When I'm taking pictures, I am in my exact right place in the world. It's what I love best. It's what I do best. And that love goes into each and every photo I take.

My website: www.tameaburdphotography.com