A photographer who wants to see, a photographer who wants to make fine images, must recognize the value in the familiar.

There's only one rule in photography - never develop colour film in chicken noodle soup.

If you do not see what is around you every day, what will you see when you go to Tangiers?

No amount of technical knowledge and competence is, of itself, sufficient to make a craftperson into an artist. That requires caring - passionate caring about ultimate things.

The camera points both ways. In expressing the subject you also express yourself.

Creation and creativity are inextricably linked.

Thirty-six satisfactory exposures on a roll means a photographer is not trying anything new

Consciously and unconsciously, an artist engaged in serious work is always raising or dealing with the question, 'What really matters?'

Not every work of art is or need be a heavily profound statement.

The abstracting of visual elements in order to recognize their particularity has become automatic, but seeing, combining, and creating them as integrated 'wholes' will remain a lifelong challenge.

Every artist is, first of all, a craftperson thoroughly knowledgeable about the materials, tools, and techniques of his or her particular medium and skilled in using many of them.

If you fill the atmosphere with toxins, then you really cannot be surprised if the solar radiation transmission through it becomes toxic to humans.

If you are stupid enough to cheat, then definitely dumb enough to get caught.

Perfection is doing all that you could. And there's not a single thing more you can do.

I have no influence with the rising generation. All my arguments have failed to induce them to set bounds to their wants.

My impression is that the elimination of memories greatly reduces the value of the experience.

Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!

They say men and women can't be friends, but that's not true.

That inspiration comes, does not depend on me. The only thing I can do is make sure it catches me working.

If you only take small risks, you are only entitled to a small life.

(He glared at them while it rang and rang and rang. Grimacing at the delay, Nick glanced toward Kody.) “Do necromancers not have voice mail?” – Nick