In late 2020, during the depths of the pandemic, I began working on an epic two-part documentary series about the Ancient Maya Civilisation.
I spent four months alone during the grim winter lockdown, planning a five-week shoot across Maya sites in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. It was my creative baby and a longed-for escape from the misery of lockdown, at a time when travel was banned and only a privileged few could leave the UK.
