Stephen Green-Armytage
Doing books was a natural progression. “Magazine-length coverage is enough for many subjects, particularly in an age of shrinking attention spans. But there are cases when a subject is large, and it is a shame to handle it superficially. It can be frustrating to be dealing with a theme that deserves book-length treatment, but instead be limited to no more coverage than a magazine has space to print.”
Stephen’s first books were all about creatures. Initially there was a children’s book about a cheerful and energetic Jack Russell Terrier called Dudley. Then there were coffee table picture books on various bizarre ornamental birds, both beautiful and intriguing, and sometimes quite funny. “At first I did all the research and writing myself, mostly fairly brief pieces. Now I am working with writers who are experts in their fields. More time for photography. My book Extraordinary Leaves is big and beautiful and full of surprises, though I suppose none of it is funny.
“From time to time people would be interested in ordering prints and enlargements of pictures they had seen in magazines, and now this is happening much more frequently with the books, so we want to make the process easy and efficient.”
