I threw myself into this artform because photography had given me a new sense of mission and identity.
I think there is something about luxury - it's not something people need, but it's what they want. It really pulls at their heart.
My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'.