One school holiday as a child, I saw a film on our black and white TV, about a boy who found a magic balloon that followed him everywhere until he was chased by a gang of boys and his balloon was burst. Balloons from all over Paris then came to him and he floated away.
Years later when I came to take my first picture with a balloon, the memory came back to me
and I made it a red one and I have done many balloon pictures since. I rediscovered the film, this time in colour and I smiled all the way through.
