| 1940 | (May 13) born in Great Britain |
| 1958-66 | picture expert, Sotheby & Co.(art auctioneers) |
| 1965 | married Elizabeth Chandler |
| 1965-6 | director, Sotheby & Co., Great Britain |
| 1977 | In Patagonia |
| 1978 | received Hawthornden Prize (for In Patagonia ) |
| 1980 | The Viceroy of Ouidah |
| 1982 | On the Black Hill |
| 1987 | Songlines |
| 1989 | Utz |
| 1989 | What Am I Doing Here? |
| 1989 | January, Dies in Nice |
| 1993 | Photographs and Notebooks |
