This week's First Impressions comes from an artist who could be so self-effacing that he occasionally used a handkerchief to obscure the tools of his trade:
"I, like many another boy, burst into the world of photography with a Box Brownie, which I had used for taking holidaysnapshots."
Entries to First Impressions, The THES, Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield,London, E1 9XY, faxed to 0171-782 3300 or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk
The winner receives a Pounds 20 book token and the closing date for entries is March 18.
Last week's winner, who identified Dava