An FM2. I really love the simplicity of its construction. I still have two original FM2 bodies from the early 80s that work perfectly. I still use them from time to time.

The Z 7. A superb quality camera that I can use with my existing Nikon lenses. I love the stabilisation on the sensor, the exquisite quality of the RAW file and the silent mode for photos in intimate environments.

The Z 8 when it comes out, of course! I hope for an even wider range of high-quality S-line lenses. But honestly, I think that Z 7 is already so good.

In 1989, taking a small dinghy along the river Nile for Swiss magazine Animan. We started in Khartoum in Sudan and a month later, finished at Lake Nasser in Egypt. It felt just great.

I’ve always been freelance, but for the last 15 years, I’ve worked regularly for National Geographic Slovenia.

A scouting trip to Uzbekistan. I’ve started taking photo workshops in different locations worldwide and, hopefully, I’ll have a workshop there again soon.

Primary school, where I was a member of the school photographic circle.

An aquarium, where I took a portrait of a climatologist for Nat Geo through a huge glass tank full of fish, using five powerful studio strobes to get the right light.

A huge, yet-to-be-announced project in Saudi Arabia, commissioned directly by the royal court, with all barriers to shooting there lifted.

In Animan magazine and it felt great. After all these years of getting my work in different magazines, publications and exhibitions, I have come to really enjoy being published.

National Geographic Slovenia, February 2020. Better than a credit, though, is the simple joy of taking photos. I love it now more than ever.

Two planned exhibitions in collaboration with photographer Katja Bidovec, on ‘vanishing cultures’; and portraits of children with rare genetic diseases, shown in Slovenian shopping malls, to raise awareness and funds.

In 1988, on a boat trip along the Ganges in India. I sold my pictures to Animan. The very same day, the editor asked me if I wanted an assignment.

Three years ago. I heard about the Sveti Paro shipwreck, a 16th-century Venetian cargo boat full of precious objects lost near Mljet Island, Croatia. I’ve sold this story to many magazines worldwide.

I would love unlimited finances for my most crazy photo projects. And believe me, I have plenty of them.

Working in the Siege of Sarajevo, in the mid 90s, meant risking my livelihood and my life. But most of the photos were never published because the Bosnian War wasn’t main headline news at that time.

I am sure that I have had setbacks, but I tend to forget them. They were obviously not big enough to bother me seriously.

During my long career, I’ve been mentally prepared for nearly everything. Challenges are just another step in my life and I’ve learned to appreciate all of them.