ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH

Sir Ridley Scott is up there for me as a filmmaker. Thelma & Louise has prompted me in my work more than any other and inspired the location to tell our own road trip story.

His vignettes of Arches National Park were shot with picturesque sentimentality and were the defining moments of the movie.

I have long wished to shoot there, but out of respect for him I knew my narrative could

not be lame. Cara Delevingne and I work together regularly these days, and I knew there could be no more powerful lead in this story.

This image features the rare Tamaskan dog breed – genetically almost identical to a wolf.

The rest was up to good fortune and, in particular, the light. We shot in early March when we could secure road permits by the iconic organ rock that features in the classic film.

But the weather had to play ball and the forecast the previous night looked unpromising. However, at 7.10am, there was a shaft of full-on light and we had our moment. The frame is as good as we can do and the reward for many hours of negotiation and contemplation.

I hope Ridley Scott will approve.